Why Mizzou's 1960 football season is so compelling, with Brendon Steenbergen: Eye on the Tigers
On the latest episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Eli Hoff talks with author Brendon Steenbergen about Respectable Roughnecks, Brendon's recent book about the 1960 Missouri football team. They talk about what makes that season so transcendent, from first-ever competitive achievements to MU's first Black football player to the legacy of that era in today's game.
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On the latest episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Eli Hoff talks with author Brendon Steenbergen about Respectable Roughnecks, Brendon's recent book about the 1960 Missouri football team. They talk about what makes that season so transcendent, from first-ever competitive achievements to MU's first Black football player to the legacy of that era in today's game.Â
It's been party time in Austin and Norman as the Southeastern Conference adds its two newest members — removing newbie status from Missouri.
Brendon Steenbergen, who wrote a book about Missouri's 1960 football season, was fascinated by the firsts that struck the Tigers that year.
