Glory to Gardner: 100 Years of Football

Glory To Gardner: 100 Years of Football in The Chair City - by Mike Richard –Written in 1993, this book chronicles the history of football in Gardner dating back to the first team at the high school in 1893. A year-by-year breakdown of the sport includes game scores and scoring plays from every game, the names of every player who ever played and the 336 page book is illustrated with more than 200 photographs. Special sections include biographies on every Gardner High football coach, detailed histories of the two Gardner semi-pro football teams - the Gardner Merchants and Hillside Gymnasts and other tidbits and trivia that you will pick up and read again and again. Whether you strapped on the helmet and pads for the orange and black, or cheered for the Wildcats from the stands at Stone Field, this book is a must for anyone who can still, in their minds, hear the cleats climbing the ramp to the hallowed gridiron.The book is available at $25 & $3 mailing costs by contacting Mike Richard at 101 Temple St. Gardner, MA 01440. Discounts are available if 3 or more copies are purchased. Do you have a question to ask Mike? Send a message to Rich0725@aol.com .

About the Author – Mike Richard has been writing for The Gardner News for the past 30 years. He has written the weekly sports column "The Sporting Goods" since 1985 and has written "The Gardner Scene" for the past five years. Referred to as the "unofficial historian of Gardner," he has researched and produced detailed histories of the Greater Gardner area as well as being the top local authority on Gardner sports. In 1993 he wrote "Glory To Gardner: 100 Years of Football in The Chair City" to coincide with the centennial of football at GHS.
Mike has also been in the education field for the past 30 years, teaching English at Gardner High since 1989 and then five years ago became a guidance counselor at the high school. He is also the founder and chairperson of the Gardner High School Athletic Hall of Fame, of which he is also an inductee. He is also vice president of the Gardner Museum and a member of the Gardner Historical Commission. He and his wife Peggy are the parents of two grown children - Casey and Lindsey.