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Friday Night Lights, 25th Anniversary

In Friday Night Lights, Pulitzer Prize-winning author H. G. Bissinger unforgettably captures a high school football season (1988) in the life of Odessa, Texas: the coaches, parents, fans, and—most of all—the players, who carry an entire city’s self-respect on their shoulders. On the 25th anniversary of the publication of the most celebrated sports book of our era, we take a look back at we take a look back at Robert Clark’s photographs of Friday Night Lights.

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Jul 28, 2015

Friday Night Lights, 25th Anniversary

Mike Winchell, Brian Chavez and Ivory Christian

Friday-Night-Lights-Mike-Winchell-Brian-Chavez-Ivory-Christian-X159806_TK2_007.jpg — Robert Clark

Mike Winchell

Robert Clark

Boobie Miles

Robert Clark

Brian Chavez and father Tony

Friday-Night-Lights-Brian-Chavez-father-Tony-X159806_TK2_006.jpg — Robert Clark

Jerrod McDougal and Greg Sweat

Friday-Night-Lights-Jerrod-McDougal-Greg-Sweat-X159806_TK2_015.jpg — Robert Clark

Ivory Christian

Robert Clark

Don Billingsley

Friday-Night-Lights-Don-Billingsley-X159806_TK2_008.jpg — Robert Clark

Robert Clark

Boobie Miles and LV

Friday-Night-Lights-Boobie-Miles-LV-X159806_TK2_001.jpg — Robert Clark

Boobie Miles

Robert Clark

Coach Gary Gaines

Friday-Night-Lights-Coach-Gary-Gaines-X159806_TK2_012.jpg — Robert Clark

Mike Winchell and H.G. Bissinger

Friday-Night-Lights-QB-Mike-Winchell-writer-Buzz-Bissinger-017025228FINAL.jpg — Robert Clark

Robert Clark

Boobie Miles

Robert Clark

Coach Gary Gaines

Friday-Night-Lights-Coach-Gary-Gaines-X159806_TK2_014.jpg — Robert Clark

Chad Payne and Tracy Rickerson

Robert Clark

Robert Clark

Robert Clark

Robert Clark

Boobie Miles

Robert Clark

Robert Clark

Robert Clark

Robert Clark

Robert Clark

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