Assistant football coach for Southern Methodist University and head coach at the University of Texas at Arlington, Chuck Curtis was born in Midlothian, Texas, on July 15, 1935, to farmers John and Bonnie Curtis. From humble beginnings in the throes of the Great Depression, Chuck Curtis would go on to become one of the most successful quarterbacks in TCU history, one of Texas football's most interesting figures, and an Elder of the Palo Pinto Cowboy Church.
Through conversations with his collaborator, Brian Honea, Coach Curtis chronicles his greatest achievements on and off the...