01694cam a2200325 i 4500 1164469020 TxAuBib 20160125120000.0 111031s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011042752 9781401324384 140132438X (OCoLC)757483753 DLC eng DLC YDX BTCTA BDX YDXCP MLY KSA JTH TxAuBib rda Ballard, Chris. One shot at forever : a small town, an unlikely coach, and a magical baseball season / Chris Ballard. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, 2012. viii, 254 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-254). In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois playing with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats defied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of 370 teams to become the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final, a distinction that still stands. There, sporting long hair, and warming up to Jesus Christ Superstar, the Ironmen would play a dramatic game against a Chicago powerhouse that would change their lives forever. 20160125. Baseball Illinois Macon History. High school athletes Illinois Macon History. Macon (Ill) Social life and customs. TXKIP