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| The Award Winning Aggies to Rams Available at the CSU Bookstore and Rams Bookstore |
The first ever complete history of football at Colorado
State University hit the shelves of the CSU and Rams
Bookstores shelves August 14th. Both stores have the
books ready to pick up today or order online for out
of town customers.
Packed with 634 photos that span from 1893 to the
New Mexico Bowl win in 2008, Aggies to Rams is a
large hard bound book with stories, traditions and
stadiums that have made CSU football great for so
many years.
At $45 plus tax/shipping, that comes out to $.07 per
photo plus the written
history of Aggies and Rams football. With only 1,500
copies individually
numbered, Aggies to Rams will make a great holiday
gift, so get yours now.
Click here or on the picture of the book cover to link
to the CSU Bookstore
website. Remember, 80% of net sales will go toward
CSU Athletic
Scholarships.
Or you can call the bookstore at 970-491-1500. If
you are on campus at
the Lory Student Center, ask for Fran Wilson so you
can buy your copy now.
State University hit the shelves of the CSU and Rams
Bookstores shelves August 14th. Both stores have the
books ready to pick up today or order online for out
of town customers.
Packed with 634 photos that span from 1893 to the
New Mexico Bowl win in 2008, Aggies to Rams is a
large hard bound book with stories, traditions and
stadiums that have made CSU football great for so
many years.
At $45 plus tax/shipping, that comes out to $.07 per
photo plus the written
history of Aggies and Rams football. With only 1,500
copies individually
numbered, Aggies to Rams will make a great holiday
gift, so get yours now.
Click here or on the picture of the book cover to link
to the CSU Bookstore
website. Remember, 80% of net sales will go toward
CSU Athletic
Scholarships.
Or you can call the bookstore at 970-491-1500. If
you are on campus at
the Lory Student Center, ask for Fran Wilson so you
can buy your copy now.
| 80% of all net sales will be donated to the CSU Athletic Scholarship funds, so support the Rams and take home this great piece of history. |
| In 2007 Colorado Aggies.Com was established to preserve the history of football at Colorado State University first by preserving the pre-1957 Aggie era and later all of football at CSU. In 2009 the first book written about the 116 year history of CSU football was completed and the website transformed into a preservation of all CSU athletics. Eventually this website will hold information about all sports including information about coaches and athletes. Regular feature articles about different sports and of course football will help keep not only the Aggie athletic tradition alive, but the Rams tradition as well. Colorado Aggies.com is a privately funded website maintained by a 1993 CSU graduate with a degree in history and passion for Colorado State University history. It is not associated with the university, but it does help inform and update CSU athletic history for the school as well. We are constantly trying to grow this site and add more photos and stories to bring CSU sports fans the best historical information possible. Email your comments and suggestions |
This website was last updated September 3, 2010. |
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| Aggies to Rams Wins 2010 Fort Collins Historical Society Award |
Ft. Collins, CO – April 6, 2010 – In the final 2009-2010 meeting of the Fort Collins Historical Society tonight, author John Hirn
was presented with the 2010 award for Excellence in the Field of Historic Research and Writing for his book
Aggies to Rams: The History of Football at Colorado State University. The 17-year labor of love that Hirn wrote, researched and
self-published in August 2009 chronicles the history of football at Colorado State University from its inception in 1893 to the 2008
New Mexico Bowl. Packed with over 600 photos, many rare and not seen in over 100 years, and spread in a collectable hard-
bound book of 448 pages, Aggies to Rams is the only book that covers the history of football at Colorado State University.
Author John Hirn was a CSU history student in 1992 and worked for the Silver Spruce yearbook as the sports editor when he
wrote an article for the first version of Aggies to Rams to celebrate the 100th anniversary of football at Colorado State. Over the
next 17 years, working off and on to research the book, Hirn finally finished his project in 2009 and decided to publish it himself.
Hirn said, “I took a do it yourself approach and decided to not only write the book from my research, but also lay it out on my
home computer and fund the printing as well. My sister helped me with the editing, along with some other close friends, and on
August 13th I received 1,500 books in my garage.” During the fall of 2009, Hirn sold the books to the CSU Bookstore and Rams
Bookstore, achieving the best seller status in the general books category at the CSU Campus Bookstore.
Aggies to Rams is not just a labor of love, but Hirn decided to designate 80% of the net profits as a gift back to the CSU Athletic
Scholarship fund. Hirn said, “This is my hobby and I love CSU athletics, so I figure it could be a great way to give back the history
to my alma mater and also support current and future student-athletes.”
At tonight’s ceremony, Hirn thanked archivist Lesley Drayton and her staff at the Fort Collins Museum Archives where a large
amount of his research for the book took place. He also thanked his wife Nicole for her support through his many nights of writing
and researching the book. There are still a limited number of books available for purchase from the CSU Bookstore in the Lory
Student Center on the CSU campus and also at the Rams Bookstore at 130 West Laurel Street in Fort Collins. There will not be a
second printing which will keep this book a collector’s item for many years to come.
was presented with the 2010 award for Excellence in the Field of Historic Research and Writing for his book
Aggies to Rams: The History of Football at Colorado State University. The 17-year labor of love that Hirn wrote, researched and
self-published in August 2009 chronicles the history of football at Colorado State University from its inception in 1893 to the 2008
New Mexico Bowl. Packed with over 600 photos, many rare and not seen in over 100 years, and spread in a collectable hard-
bound book of 448 pages, Aggies to Rams is the only book that covers the history of football at Colorado State University.
Author John Hirn was a CSU history student in 1992 and worked for the Silver Spruce yearbook as the sports editor when he
wrote an article for the first version of Aggies to Rams to celebrate the 100th anniversary of football at Colorado State. Over the
next 17 years, working off and on to research the book, Hirn finally finished his project in 2009 and decided to publish it himself.
Hirn said, “I took a do it yourself approach and decided to not only write the book from my research, but also lay it out on my
home computer and fund the printing as well. My sister helped me with the editing, along with some other close friends, and on
August 13th I received 1,500 books in my garage.” During the fall of 2009, Hirn sold the books to the CSU Bookstore and Rams
Bookstore, achieving the best seller status in the general books category at the CSU Campus Bookstore.
Aggies to Rams is not just a labor of love, but Hirn decided to designate 80% of the net profits as a gift back to the CSU Athletic
Scholarship fund. Hirn said, “This is my hobby and I love CSU athletics, so I figure it could be a great way to give back the history
to my alma mater and also support current and future student-athletes.”
At tonight’s ceremony, Hirn thanked archivist Lesley Drayton and her staff at the Fort Collins Museum Archives where a large
amount of his research for the book took place. He also thanked his wife Nicole for her support through his many nights of writing
and researching the book. There are still a limited number of books available for purchase from the CSU Bookstore in the Lory
Student Center on the CSU campus and also at the Rams Bookstore at 130 West Laurel Street in Fort Collins. There will not be a
second printing which will keep this book a collector’s item for many years to come.
| Fans Have Voted for their Favorite CSU Football Uniform Style and the Results surprised us The artwork of Andrew Quirk and historic photos make the uniforms of the past come alive |
| 20th Anniversary of the Freedom Bowl Season - Preview (Fall Camp and Media Day) It was 20 years ago this fall that the Rams shocked the football world. All year, Colorado Aggies.com will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first team to win a bowl game at CSU. |
In 2010, CSU Volleyball coach Tom Hilbert is projected to surpass legendary
basketball coach Jim Williams as the all-time winningest head coach in school
history. We will continue to follow Hilbert's continued success at CSU and
countdown to when he will pass JJ Williams on the all-time list of CSU wins for a
head coach.
basketball coach Jim Williams as the all-time winningest head coach in school
history. We will continue to follow Hilbert's continued success at CSU and
countdown to when he will pass JJ Williams on the all-time list of CSU wins for a
head coach.
| Tom Hilbert's Countdown to History: |
| Jim Williams Men's Basketball 1955-1980 352-293 |
| Tom Hilbert Women's Volleyball 1997-Present 337-86 (as of 9/5/10) |
| Countdown to 353 16 Projected date to # 353 = October 30 @ San Diego State |
| The 1977 CSU Recruiting Film has been found! Watch it on YouTube |
Narrated by the legendary John Facenda of NFL Films, this 15-minute film has all
of the sound and film quality of the great NFL Films style. This very dated film,
edited and written by NFL Films director Phil Tuckett is a masterpiece for CSU
football history.
of the sound and film quality of the great NFL Films style. This very dated film,
edited and written by NFL Films director Phil Tuckett is a masterpiece for CSU
football history.
| Part 1 of 1977 Film |
| Part 2 of 1977 Film |
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