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Honolulu Stadium

Author : Arthur Suehiro

Publisher : Watermark Publishing

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 35,23 MB

Release : 2008-12-01

Category : History

ISBN : 9780977914371

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Book Description

A re-issue of the popular hardcover edition (originally published in 1995). The colorful story of Honolulu Stadium recalls a golden era when Honolulu was young and sport was king. During the historic half-century from 1927 to 1976, this landmark arena hosted high school football, the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders, the Hula Bowl, stock car racing, boxing matches, ethnic baseball leagues, sports heroes from Babe Ruth to Joe Louis, and big name entertainers from Irving Berlin to Elvis Presley. Includes hundreds of historic photos and rare memorabilia, as well as the priceless memories of athletes, coaches, fans and many others. With a foreword by sportscaster Al Michaels, this is the complete story of Honolulu Stadium - a classic American ballpark and the heart and soul of a community. A past Hawaii Book Publishers Association award winner for excellence in nonfiction writing.



Hawai'i Sports

Author : Dan Cisco

Publisher : University of Hawaii Press

Page : 684 pages

File Size : 38,60 MB

Release : 1999-01-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780824821210

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Traces the history of Hawaiian sports and lists local records



Harry the K

Author : Randy Miller

Publisher : Running Press Adult

Page : 438 pages

File Size : 48,77 MB

Release : 2010-03-09

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0762440341

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To Philadelphia Phillies fans, he was the soundtrack of summer. To millions of football fans across America, he was the "Voice of the NFL." And as open and giving as Harry Kalas was throughout his professional and personal life, there are countless layers of the man that have remained unknown . . . until now. Author Randy Miller interviewed more than 160 people -- including all of Harry's surviving family, many of his close friends from childhood to present, numerous colleagues from baseball and the NFL, and even Harry's longtime personal psychologist -- to craft a loving and shockingly honest portrayal of one of the most celebrated broadcasters in the history of sports. With incredible details from all phases of his life -- from his upbringing in the Chicago suburbs, to his Hall of Fame broadcasting career in baseball, to his ubiquitous voiceover work with the NFL, to his personal vices for drinking and women, to his legendary friendship with Richie "Whitey" Ashburn, to his ongoing feud with on-air partner Chris Wheeler -- Harry the K: The Remarkable Life of Harry Kalas will surprise, delight, and enlighten all fans of the man they called "Harry the K."



The Playing Grounds of College Football

Author : Mark Pollak

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 473 pages

File Size : 16,76 MB

Release : 2018-11-16

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 147663260X

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College football teams today play for tens of thousands of fans in palatial stadiums that rival those of pro teams. But most started out in humbler venues, from baseball parks to fairgrounds to cow pastures. This comprehensive guide traces the long and diverse history of playing grounds for more than 1000 varsity football schools, including bowl-eligible teams, as well as those in other divisions (FCS, D2, D3, NAIA).





Asian Pacific Americans and Baseball

Author : Joel S. Franks

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 225 pages

File Size : 34,82 MB

Release : 2008-07-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0786432918

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With the rise of stars such as Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, and now Daisuke Matsuzaka, fans today can easily name players from the island country of Japan. Less widely known is that baseball has long been played on other Pacific islands, in pre-statehood Hawaii, for instance, and in Guam, Samoa and the Philippines. For the multiethnic peoples of these U.S. possessions, the learning of baseball was actively encouraged, some would argue as a means to an unabashedly colonialist end. As early as the deadball era, Pacific Islanders competed against each other and against mainlanders on the diamond, with teams like the Hawaiian Travelers barnstorming the States, winning more than they lost against college, semi-pro, and even professional nines. For those who moved to the mainland, baseball eased the transition, helping Asian Pacific Americans create a sense of community and purpose, cross cultural borders, and--for a few--achieve fame.





Wally Yonamine

Author : Robert K. Fitts

Publisher : U of Nebraska Press

Page : 366 pages

File Size : 25,63 MB

Release : 2008-01-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 080321782X

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Wally Yonamine was both the first Japanese American to play for an NFL franchise and the first American to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II. This is the unlikely story of how a shy young man from the sugar plantations of Maui overcame prejudice to integrate two professional sports in two countries. In 1951 the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants chose Yonamine as the first American to play in Japan during the Allied occupation. He entered Japanese baseball when mistrust of Americans was high and higher still for Japanese Americans whose parents had left the country a generation earlier. Without speaking the language, he helped introduce a hustling style of base running, shaking up the game for both Japanese players and fans. Along the way, Yonamine endured insults, dodged rocks thrown by fans, initiated riots, and was threatened by yakuza (the Japanese mafia). He also won batting titles, was named the 1957 MVP, coached and managed for twenty-five years, and was honored by the emperor of Japan. Overcoming bigotry and hardship on and off the field, Yonamine became a true national hero and a member of Japan s Baseball Hall of Fame.



Aloha Elvis

Author : Jerry Hopkins

Publisher : Bess Press

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 34,75 MB

Release : 2007-02

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9781573062732

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For Elvis fans and those interested in Hawaii's music history, Aloha Elvis describes Elvis' love for the islands and includes over 100 photographs, some never before published, of Elvis and the people and places he encountered in Hawaii.



Beau Jack

Author : Robert Mullins

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 22,48 MB

Release : 2020-01-17

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1476637210

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 Among the great lightweights of the 1940s and 1950s, Boxing Hall of Famer Sidney "Beau Jack" Walker (1921-2000) was virtually orphaned by his parents and eked out a living as a shoeshine boy. He honed his craft fighting battles royale for wealthy white members of the prestigious Augusta National Golf Club, eventually receiving financing for his career from club founders. He went on to win two lightweight titles and set numerous records. He was the draw for the highest admission paid for a ringside seat--$100,000--and was named "Fighter of the Year" in 1944. Like most black pugilists of his day he struggled against discrimination in the sport. Despite this, he sustained an impressive 18-year professional career--117 fights, 83 wins, 40 by KO. Walker retired from the ring penniless and went back to shining shoes, the money set aside for him by his handlers mysteriously depleted.