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Sports in Cleveland

Author : John J. Grabowski

Publisher : Indiana University Press

Page : 176 pages

File Size : 16,68 MB

Release : 1992

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780253207470

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Whether football or baseball, golf or track, sports have played an important part in Cleveland's history. Bob Feller, Jesse Owens, Bill Veeck, Larry Doby, Lou Boudreau, Jim Brown, Bob Lemon, Hank Greenberg -- they are only a few of the hundreds of personalities who have made Cleveland one of the great sports capitals in the country. Over 150 photographs bring alive the proud tradition of sports in Cleveland. The book, written with a keen interpretive sense, documents how sports began from disorganized, confined contests to their present incarnations as near religions. -- The Plain Dealer



The Great Book of Cleveland Sports Lists

Author : Bill Livingston

Publisher : Running Press Adult

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 12,14 MB

Release : 2008-12-16

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0786741694

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Sports talk in America has evolved from small-time barroom banter into a major media smorgasbord that runs 24/7 on TV and radio. With hundreds of billions of dollars generated annually by pro and college teams in major markets nationwide, sports fans across the country are more dedicated than ever to their teams. And when it comes to sports talk—especially all-sports radio—it’s all about entertainment, information, prognostication, analysis, rankings, and endless discussion. Prominent sports-media figures in each of the three target cities—Cleveland, Detroit, and Washington, D.C.—engage in this phenomenon with a compilation of sports lists sure to delight as well as stir up debate within these already-buzzing sports communities. List topics include: • What were the most lopsided trades in local sports history? • Who were the most overrated athletes to play in our town? • What local athlete had the best appearance in TV or film? • What was the most heartbreaking loss in local sports history? • What was the greatest single play in local sports history? • Who are our team’s most hated rivals? • Plus dozens of “guest” lists contributed by famous local sports and entertainment celebrities. With franchises in three of the four major pro sports—the Browns (NFL), the Indians (MLB), and the Cavaliers (NBA)—plus a dedicated following of the Ohio State University athletics, Cleveland’s fans are some of the most rabid and knowledgeable in the country, and Bill Livingston and Greg Brinda are the acknowledged authorities on Cleveland-area sports.



Hidden History of Cleveland Sports

Author : Marc Bona

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 1 pages

File Size : 32,23 MB

Release : 2021-06

Category : History

ISBN : 1467146129

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Cleveland sports history goes well beyond The Shot, The Fumble, The Drive and so many other ignoble moments. Many of the city's most illustrious sports tales are long-forgotten chapters of tribulations and tragedy, of fleeting fame and enduring milestones. There are forgotten firsts, such as football's first pass and the invention of baseball's slider having ties to Cleveland. There are overshadowed tragedies like a fatal crash involving an Indians pitcher occurring the same year two of the team's hurlers were killed in a high-profile boating accident. And then there are the near misses--like George Steinbrenner coming within seconds of owning the Indians and a famous musician who almost became a Cleveland Brown. From basketball to boxing, hockey to Heisman, journalist Marc Bona chronicles more than a century of unremembered tales.



The Top 20 Moments in Cleveland Sports

Author : Bob Dyer

Publisher : Gray & Company

Page : 332 pages

File Size : 16,62 MB

Release : 2007-04

Category : History

ISBN : 1598510304

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Relive the most memorable and sensational events in Cleveland sports history. Many of them are known by shorthand: Red Right 88. The Drive. The Fumble. The Shot. Beer Night. Some were gut-wrenching. Some, like the 1964 NFL championship game, were glorious. All are highlight of the shared experience of all Cleveland sports fans.



Hidden History of Cleveland Sports

Author : Marc Bona

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 182 pages

File Size : 42,51 MB

Release : 2021-06-28

Category : History

ISBN : 1439672709

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Cleveland sports history goes well beyond The Shot, The Fumble, The Drive and so many other ignoble moments. Many of the city's most illustrious sports tales are long-forgotten chapters of tribulations and tragedy, of fleeting fame and enduring milestones. There are forgotten firsts, such as football's first pass and the invention of baseball's slider having ties to Cleveland. There are overshadowed tragedies like a fatal crash involving an Indians pitcher occurring the same year two of the team's hurlers were killed in a high-profile boating accident. And then there are the near misses--like George Steinbrenner coming within seconds of owning the Indians and a famous musician who almost became a Cleveland Brown. From basketball to boxing, hockey to Heisman, journalist Marc Bona chronicles more than a century of unremembered tales.



Return of the King

Author : Brian Windhorst

Publisher : Grand Central Publishing

Page : 342 pages

File Size : 50,12 MB

Release : 2017-04-11

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1538759683

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In this New York Times bestseller, get the inside scoop into LeBron James's return -- and ultimate triumph -- in Cleveland. What really happened when LeBron James stunned the NBA by leaving a potential dynasty in Miami to come home to play with the Cleveland Cavaliers? How did the Cavs use secret meetings to put together the deal to add star Kevin Love? Who really made the controversial decision to fire coach David Blatt when the team was in first place? Where did the greatest comeback in NBA history truly begin-and end? Return of the King takes you onto the private planes, inside the locker-room conversations, and into the middle of the intense huddles where one of the greatest stories in basketball history took place, resulting in the Cavs winning the 2016 NBA title after trailing the Golden State Warriors three games to one. You'll hear from all the characters involved: the players, the executives, the agents, and the owners as they reveal stories never before told. Get the background on all the controversies, the rivalries, and the bad blood from two reporters who were there for every day, plot twist, and social media snafu as they take you through the fascinating ride that culminated in a heart-stopping Game Seven.



Cleveland's Finest

Author : Vince McKee

Publisher : Clerisy Press

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 50,47 MB

Release : 2015-10-19

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1578605741

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Cleveland's Finest has in depth, extremely personal interviews with some of the top names in Cleveland sports. Each interview is a no-holds-barred tell-all of the most intimate and sometimes controversial details of the largest impact moments in Cleveland's sports history. This is the first book written from the player's point of view, mixed in with the media that covered it and the fans that watched. This book will change the way the entire sports nation looks at Cleveland. Finally, the true stories are told!



The Cleveland Indians

Author : Franklin A. Lewis

Publisher :

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 50,65 MB

Release : 1949

Category : Baseball

ISBN :

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Surviving the Drought

Author : Gregory G. Deegan

Publisher :

Page : 111 pages

File Size : 25,34 MB

Release : 2007-01-01

Category : Sports spectators

ISBN : 9780936760247

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The Cleveland Rams

Author : James C. Sulecki

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 287 pages

File Size : 35,8 MB

Release : 2016-10-24

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1476626456

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In 2016 the Rams left St. Louis for Los Angeles—having departed L.A. for St. Louis in 1995—and caused much heartbreak among fans. NFL teams are notorious for decamping to more profitable markets and the Rams’ history of opportunistic moves goes back to 1946, when they left Cleveland, their original hometown, where fans had cheered them to a championship a month earlier. The move to L.A. from Cleveland shocked the NFL and shook up its power structure. It also jolted the all-white league into reintegration, prepared the way for the Browns, and made the Rams the only NFL champs ever to have spent the following season in a different city. This is the story of how the Rams went from a home-grown Ohio team funded by local businessmen to the first major-league franchise on the West Coast, and how their departure jumpstarted a chain of events in Cleveland that continues to this day.