978-1-58838-086-9
1-58838-086-6
$23.95 hardcover
5 X 8
160 pages
NewSouth Books
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This is the story of how a
kid born during the Great Depression in Quicksand, Kentucky, became, in
his day, the youngest college president in America, and of how he
learned to lead. But this is not really a story about that kid, but
rather about his four extraordinary teachers. The story begins in 1957
when Wireman meets the master of basketball, Adolph Rupp, who launches
Wireman’s leadership odyssey. The journey continues for more than
forty years with three other mentors: Jack Eckerd, the king of retail;
Bill Lee, the world’s nuclear engineer; and Hugh McColl, America’s
premier banker. Here, Wireman shows us how his four "big guys"
excelled and inspired others around them to succeed as well.
about the author
Now retired as President Emeritus of
Queens University of Charlotte, N.C., where he lives, Billy O.
Wireman knows a few things about leadership. Since his youth, he has
led virtually every organization in which he has been involved. He has
written hundreds of articles, essays, speeches, and book reviews.
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