HUNTINGTON â Former Marshall football coach Bob Pruett will sign his coachâs biography âPurpose and Passion: Bobby Pruett & the Marshall Years,â authored by sports writer Bill Chastain, at Dutch Miller Kia, 6400 U.S. 60 East, from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7.
The book has a foreword by Chad Pennington, former New York Jets and Miami Dolphins quarterback, who starred at Marshall under Pruett in the late 1990s.
Pruett coached the Marshall Thundering Herd for nine seasons from 1996 to 2004. His overall record was 94-23 and included one Division I-AA National Championship and two undefeated seasons.
âPurpose and Passionâ is published by Mid-Atlantic Highlands and contains pictures showcasing major stars and moments from Marshall football. An appendix provides complete stats from Pruettâs tenure at Marshall, all wins and losses from nine seasons, and all team and individual player awards. It is $28.