Ebook: Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles : The Most Iconic Moments in American Sports
Author: Steven Gietschier
- Tags: Sports-United States-History-Anecdotes., SPORTS & RECREATION / History.-bisacsh, SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays.-bisacsh, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.-bisacsh
- Year: 2017
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press
- City: Champaign, United States
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- epub
What were the iconic sports moments of the last century? In Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles , a team of sports aficionados climb onto their bar stools to address that never-solved but essential question. Triumphs and turning points, rivalries and record-setters "each chapter tracks down the real story behind the epic moments and legendary careers sports fans love to debate. Topics include Abner Doubleday and the origins of baseball; the era-defining 1979 duel between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson; how Denver and Cleveland relive The Drive; the myths surrounding the Ali-Foreman Rumble in the Jungle; Billie Jean King's schooling of Bobby Riggs; the Miracle on Ice; and ESPN's conquest of the sports world. Filled with eye-opening lore and analysis, Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles is an entertaining look at what we think we know about sports.
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