Razorbacks – Word, Image and Sound

John McDonnell: America’s Winningest Coach

February 28, 2016

This story first appeared in the summer edition of Arkansas magazine in 2008. When John McDonnell was in high school, growing up in County Mayo, Ireland, his younger brother Frank was running track. Frank, who already loved the sport, asked John for help. John played soccer but had never run track competitively, but he agreed … More John McDonnell: America’s Winningest Coach

From Idiom to Idol: The Razorback in Arkansas’ Culture and History

March 1, 2011

There is not a closer association between a fabled beast and a mythic people in the whole of America than between the wild razorback hog and its Arkansawyers. The razorback is the only animal that plays so well into the Arkansaw stereotypes, both those cherished by Arkansawyers about themselves and those meant as derogatory quips … More From Idiom to Idol: The Razorback in Arkansas’ Culture and History