In 1979, San Francisco was in turmoil attempting to recover from the assassination of two of its leaders: Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.
In Don Shula: A Biography of the Winningest Coach in NFL History, acclaimed sports historian Carlo DeVito captures the story of one of the greatest coaches in sports history.
Alabama's Crimson Tide has been the most dominant college football team in America for the past decade, winning five national championships and five conference titles.
This updated edition in the best-selling ';Tales from the Sidelines' series captures the memorable moments, colorful characters, outstanding players, and championship seasons that are part of the Broncos' storied history.
Straight from the mouths of the legends of the Silver and Black, Cheating Is Encouraged recapitulates the many as infamous stories from the last team to play outlaw football.
Beginning with their founding as the Dallas Texans of the American Football League in 1960, the Kansas City Chiefs have been one of professional footballs most storied franchises.
Since their dominance of professional football in the 1960s, the Green Bay Packers have reemerged as one of the elite teams in the NFL, with Super Bowl championships in 1996 and 2010.
After enduring decades as one of professional footballs worst teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers began their streak of dominance in the 1970s, recording four world championships in that decade alone.
A Coach in Progress depicts the catastrophe of the Southern Airways flight that crashed en route to Huntington, West Virginia, in 1970, killing all seventy-five passengers on board: players, coaches, and boosters of the Marshall University football team, as well as the flight crew.
This Day in Philadelphia Sports, first published in 2014 and now newly updated in paperback to cover events from the 201415 season, offers a concise 366-day approach to looking back at the history of Philadelphia sports.
All parties seem to be in agreement that the rivalry between the University of Miami and the University of Florida is as nasty and historical as they come; going back to the thirties, its the state of Floridas oldest major rivalry.
The fever that is college basketball on Tobacco Road started from a small outbreak in Raleigh, North Carolina, when Indiana basketball legend Everett Case became the coach at N.
The annual NCAA Basketball Tournament, which has become known as ';March Madness' has emerged as a major sports event, matched only by the Super Bowl and the Olympics.
It was fitting that Alabama and Clemson put on one of college’s football’s greatest ever championship games on a magical January night in Glendale, Arizona, with a dazzling display of athleticism, power and heart.
Bowl Full of Memories: 100 Years of Football at the Yale Bowl covers the Yale football from its inception in 1872 and pays tribute to the historic Yale Bowl, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014.
From Art Modells founding of the Baltimore Ravens in 1996 to the decision to draft Ray Lewis and Jonathan Ogden, to victories in two Super Bowls in the past 15 years, the Baltimore Ravens short history has been full of highlights.
The accepted narrative in football-crazy Texas is that racial integral came to the states national sport in the mid-1960s, generally associated with Jerry LeVias celebrated arrival at SMU in Dallas.
Featuring exclusive interviews with Unai Emery, Monchi, Morgan Rogers and more, this is the behind-the-scenes account of Unai Emery's Aston Villa revolution, from the award-winning bestseller Guillem Balagu .
In Football Stories: Salah, young readers will find out how Egyptian superstar Mo Salah went from being a small kid with big dreams to one of the giants of international football!
