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6 produkter
Sweet William
The Life of Billy Conn
E-bok, 2024
502 kr
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An Irish working-class hero of Pittsburgh, Billy Conn captured hearts through his ebullient personality, stellar boxing record, and good looks. A light heavyweight boxing champion best remembered for his sensational near-defeat of heavyweight champion Joe Louis in 1941, Conn is still regarded as …
Sweet William
The Life of Billy Conn
Häftad, 2010
289 kr
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An Irish working-class hero of Pittsburgh, Billy Conn captured hearts through his ebullient personality, stellar boxing record, and good looks. A light heavyweight boxing champion best remembered for his sensational near-defeat of heavyweight champion Joe Louis in 1941, Conn is still regarded as …
Branch Rickey in Pittsburgh
Baseball's Trailblazing General Manager for the Pirates, 1950-1955
Häftad, 2000
396 kr
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Branch Rickey was one of the most important and charismatic figures in all of baseball, the archetype for all general managers who would follow. His contributions to the game were both numerous and highly significant; they include the desegregation of the majors, airline travel to road games, and …
Best Man Plays
Major League Baseball and the Black Athlete, 1901-2002
Häftad, 2003
396 kr
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It has been said that sport is the great leveler, that on the playing field everyone is of equal status. Through the years, however, few institutions have better embodied America's ideals and prejudices than baseball. Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers marked the first time an …
Fight for Old DC
George Preston Marshall, the Integration of the Washington Redskins, and the Rise of a New NFL
Inbunden, 2016
529 kr
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In 1932 laundry-store tycoon George Preston Marshall became part owner of the Boston Braves franchise in the National Football League. To separate his franchise from the baseball team, he renamed it the Redskins in 1933 and then in 1937 moved his team to Washington DC, where the team won two NFL …
Strangers in the Bronx
DiMaggio, Mantle, and the Changing of the Yankee Guard
E-bok, 2015
170 kr
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Rare is the athlete who captures the imagination of a generation. In Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, sports culture had two such figures. Undoubtedly, DiMaggio and Mantle are two of the most revered names in baseball literature. However, there is one particular moment that has been overlooked by …
