Author : Richard Goldstein
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,65 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
A historical account of how World War II affected professional baseball including anecdotes and accounts by players.
Author : Jack Seibold
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 3079 pages
File Size : 47,38 MB
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1613216998
The all-time roster of Michigan State University athletics reads like a who’s who. Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Steve Garvey, Bubba Smith, Robin Roberts, Mateen Cleaves . . . the list grows with each new season. This book, now in its second edition, covers the complete history of MSU men’s athletics. The Spartan Sports Encyclopedia 2e, organized chronologically, chronicles more than a century of Michigan State athletic history in an easy-to-read format, highlighting over 7,000 athletes and coaches from 15 sports. Included are vignettes about Spartan seasons and celebrities and an ultracomplete review of scores and statistics. This fantastic reference book is a must-have for any Spartan fan. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 27,1 MB
Release : 2006-09-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780978719500
Author : Joe De Sena
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 36,47 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0544286170
An introduction to Spartan Races (races meant to challenge, to push, to intimidate, to test) from one of the "founding few" and creators, Joe De Sena.
Author : Lynn Henning
Publisher : Publicity Group
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 24,79 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780961872601
Spartan Seasons provides a behind-the-scenes account of Michigan State University sports from 1950 through early 1988. First published in 1987, it was reissued in 2003. Spartan Seasons has been widely praised as an accurate and insightful look inside the world of big-time collegiate athletics.
Author : Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 12,22 MB
Release : 2007-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1416561609
Full of passion, courage and magic, Spartan is an enthralling novel of the ancient world.
Author : David Finoli
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 29,91 MB
Release : 2002-09-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786413700
Like virtually every other aspect of American life, baseball was affected by World War II. Many of its players left the playing field for the battlefield, but the game continued, played by those who stayed behind. Wartime baseball entertained a nation in desperate need of a diversion and a morale boost in a time of crisis. This book studies baseball during World War II, with both a statistical analysis of the game and stories of its players--those who went to war and those who did not. It provides recaps for each season between 1942 and 1945, and season-by-season recaps and highlights for each team. Starting lineups of the war years are compared to the starting lineups of 1941 (the last year of peacetime baseball) to show how dramatically the war changed the game. A list of players who went to war is provided, along with a list of players who replaced them on the roster if they were starters or starting pitchers. Brief statistical sketches of players who went to the war discuss their play before and after and how they were replaced. Other lists include wartime players who lost their starting jobs in 1946; minor league players who died in the war; and Negro League players who were drafted.
Author : Bruce Kuklick
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 14,27 MB
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0691222169
Shibe Park was demolished in 1976, and today its site is surrounded by the devastation of North Philadelphia. Kuklick, however, vividly evokes the feelings people had about the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Phillies.
Author : Robert Fredrick Burk
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 31,69 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0807849081
A history of baseball since 1921 describes the "paternalistic era," when racial segregation was rigidly maintained, and the "inflationary era," when unions fought for increasingly higher pay and occupational mobility.
Author : Terry Tibbetts
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 26,19 MB
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781938908156
In November 1955, Colonel Earl Red Blaik, the head football coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point, told his team he did not relish the prospect of crossing the field the next day in front of one hundred thousand fans to congratulate the arch rival Navy coach on a victory. Then a player announced, Colonel, youre not going to take that walk tomorrow. His quarterback, Don Holleder, had served notice that he was about to lead his team to the greatest win in Army football history. In the first authoritative biography of Don Holleder, former sportscaster Terry Tibbetts shares the inspirational story of how Don overcame limited academic skills to attend West Point; grew to be an All-American football end; volunteered to become quarterback when the coach needed leadership; and sacrificed his football career to serve his country in Vietnam. Along with remembrances from Dons daughters, his West Point roommates, fellow players, and Army colleagues, Tibbetts presents a candid glimpse into the journey of a man whose life was not just about winning, but also about finding the courage and perseverance to overcome great obstacles. The inspiring story of Don Holleder is a model for anyone willing to work hard to achieve, win, and most of all, place the team above self.
