Purpose and Passion: Bobby Pruett & the Marshall Years is the authorized biography of Marshall University former head football coach Bobby Pruett. From the 1996 season up through his retirement in 2005, Coach Pruett led Marshall's Thundering Herd to victory in six Mid-American Conference divisional titles, five Mid-American Conference championships and won five out of seven bowl games, establishing the record along the way as the winningest football coach in Marshall University's history. With a foreword by New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington, numerous interviews with former and present Marshall players, and photographs from on the field and off, Purpose and Passion... takes a detailed look at the career of the coach who did more than just reinvigorate Marshall's football team—he made them champions!
