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Book SynopsisMaggie Dixon, a 28-year-old women’s basketball coach at the United States Military Academy, led the West Point team to its first appearance in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Four weeks later, Maggie died suddenly, leaving behind a devastated family and a group of heartbroken players. Despite their tragic loss, friends, family, and team members took comfort in knowing that the values Maggie instilled in themselves and others would live on. In The Legacy of Maggie Dixon: A Leader on the Court and in Life, Jack Grubbs looks at the remarkable accomplishments of this young woman. Drawing on interviews with Maggie’s brother, friends, colleagues, and student players, Grubbs provides an engaging portrait of a woman who achieved the pinnacle in her sport through hard work, determination, and enthusiasm, attributes that continue to inspire those who knew her. In addition to chronicling the events surrounding her golden season at West Point, the book offers a study in the power of inspirational leadership that Maggie embodied. The Legacy of Maggie Dixon captures the wonderful impact she had on those around her in such a short amount of time.
Trade ReviewMaggie Dixon was truly an example of what all coaches aspire to be. Her legacy remains in the relationships she made, the lives she touched, the memories she left behind. Read this book! You will be inspired by the life of a true original. -- Geno Auriemma, Hall of Fame head coach, University of Connecticut women’s basketball, 11-time national champion, 8-time AP College Basketball Coach of the Year
One season at West Point but endless lessons about inspirational leadership, the Maggie Dixon story is one of the saddest but most compelling in the rich annals of Army Athletics. Jack Grubbs has produced an instant classic about a humble, fun-loving, “Army Strong” coach who left indelible imprints on a generation of future Army leaders. -- Daniel W. Christman, Lieutenant General (Retired), USA; 55th Superintendent, West Point
The Legacy of Maggie Dixon: A Leader on the Court and in Life is one of the most compelling sports books you will ever read—heartwarming and heartbreaking. This is a book that needed to get written and Jack Grubbs, who has a pulse on West Point, was the absolute right guy to do it. I can't wait for the movie! -- Bill Madden, member of the writers’ wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame and author of the New York Times best-seller Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Foreword by Jim and Marge Dixon, Jamie Dixon, and Julie Dixon Silva Chapter 1: Overtime Chapter 2: Fortress on the Hudson Chapter 3: The Search Begins Chapter 4: The Bruno Connection Chapter 5: The Search Ends Chapter 6: First Win of the Season Chapter 7: Of Carrots, Sticks, and Slates Chapter 8: The Unfolding Season Chapter 9: Adversity Chapter 10: Big Mo Chapter 11: A Season Ending Well Chapter 12: March Madness Chapter 13: Championship Day at West Point Chapter 14: Women in the Arena Chapter 15: One Basket at a Time Chapter 16: Thirteen Seconds to Euphoria Chapter 17: The Volunteers Chapter 18: Spring Returns to West Point Chapter 19: See You on the Court Chapter 20: Leadership, Love, and Legacy Epilogue: To Support and Defend Index About the Author
