History of sport

Canadian-born George "e;Mooney"e; Gibson (1880-1967) grew up playing baseball on the sandlots around London, Ontario, before going on to star with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League.

Award-winning sports writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle.

Professional football today is an $8 billion sports entertainment industry and the most popular spectator sport in America, with designs on expansion across the globe.

';Over two decades, Brett Favre was as compelling a figure as any in the National Football League.

Eintracht Frankfurt: ein liberaler und weltoffener Fußballverein in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus.

Easily the best baseball book ever produced by anyone.

Winner: North American Society for Sport History Book AwardIn the 1970s sitcom The Odd Couple, Felix and Oscar argue over a racing greyhound that Oscar won in a bet.

The call came for Tommy Bowman unexpectedly and yet he followed with conviction.

Walter "e;Smokey"e; Alston is best known for his long and successful tenure as manager of the Dodgers--first in Brooklyn, then in Los Angeles.

Big names have always dominated baseball, and one of the biggest in recent history is Roger Clemens-the Rocket.

America and Canada both saw historic sports milestones in 1993.

The 1957 PCL season faced uncertainty about the impending "e;invasion of major league baseball"e; in 1958.

This book brings to life one of baseball's greatest sluggers, Willie Stargell.

The first book in the new Lyons Press GAME CHANGERS sports series answers the questions: What were the 50 most revolutionary personalities, rules, pieces of equipment, controversies, organizational changes, radio and television advancements, and more in the history National Pastime?

First published in 1987 with the aim of deepening understanding of the place of women in the cultural heritage of modern society, this collection of essays brings together the previously discrete perspectives of women's studies and the social history of sport.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 - SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEARSports Report is as much a 75-year history of sport as a BBC radio institution and Pat Murphy pays handsome tribute to a programme that is still followed affectionately by millions.

With Following the Ball, Todd Cleveland incorporates labor, sport, diasporic, and imperial history to examine the extraordinary experiences of African football players from Portugal's African colonies as they relocated to the metropole from 1949 until the conclusion of the colonial era in 1975.

Why are Americans obsessed with the home run in sports, business, and even life?

The baseball glove is a ubiquitous item, a crucial piece of equipment in the game of baseball, and it offers the opportunity to examine the production of material culture and social practice at numerous levels.

In 1868, the first ever documented bicycle race was held in a Paris park, and to the locals' chagrin, was won by a Briton.

For over 60 years, the color barrier excluded Black ballplayers from the major leagues, forcing them to form their own teams and leagues.

The 50 Greatest Players in Braves History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of Major League Baseball's oldest and most iconic franchises.

In October 1969, the New York Mets stunned the sports world by defeating the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in a memorable World Series.

1999 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Book AwardSport Matters offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of modern sport from a sociological perspective.

The Great War has been largely ignored by historians of sport.

Spanning the colonial campaigns of the Victorian age to the War on Terror after 9/11, this study explores the role sport was perceived to have played in the lives and work of military personnel, and examines how sporting language and imagery were deployed to shape and reconfigure civilian society's understanding of conflict.

Baseball's ranks are filled with those whose careers may not have been as spectacular as Ruth or Mays but who played essential roles in the game's history, like footnotes in a great book.

The 2003 World Cup was of vital importance to the participating countries.

In this inspiring, down-to-earth memoir the revered goalkeeper and American icon idolized by millions worldwide for his dependability, daring, and humility recounts his rise to stardom at the 2014 World Cup, the psychological and professional challenges he has faced, and the enduring faith that has sustained him.

In 2016, the Super Bowl, the climactic spectacle of American professional football, celebrated its 50th anniversary.

There has been an explosion in the quantity of sports history literature published in recent years, making it increasingly difficult to keep abreast of developments.

Soccer has long been known as 'the beautiful game'.

Waite Hoyt was much more than a baseball player.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to hunting, with information on equipment, history and origins, riding, training hounds, and much more.

Al Simmons, at top form in the Roaring Twenties, sparked one of baseball's greatest dynasties, the Philadelphia Athletics, to multiple championships, before becoming just another ballplayer.

More than a century ago, the barrel-chested strongman clad in leopard skins, Roman sandals and carrying an oversized barbell was a common performer in fairs, circuses and vaudeville theaters.

The Olympic Games have become the world's greatest media and marketing event-a global celebration of exceptional athletics gilded with corporate cash.

Covering the post-Civil War period through the 1950s, this richly illustrated--300 photographs!

Sport's "e;concussion crisis"e; has been characterized by controversial scientific discoveries, athlete suicides, and high-profile lawsuits involving professional sports leagues, while provoking widespread media coverage, changes to game rules, and debate about the future of many popular sports.

Why did killing a fox mean liberty?

Received the Hal Higdon Journalism Award, recognizing serious journalism about running from the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA, 2007).

The best-selling collection of football facts, stats and stories is back!

Sport has been practised in the Greco-Roman world at least since the second millennium BC.

This book is the first academic all-island history of either rugby union or association football, two of the three most popular male sporting pastimes in Ireland, across the seven decades that followed the political partition of that country between 1920 and 1922.

Winner, 1997 Seymour Medal for Best Biography--Society for American Baseball Research.

This book highlights sport as one of the key inspirations for an international range of modernist artists.

At the intersection of sport, entertainment and performance, wrestling occupies a unique position in British popular culture.

It is generally forgotten that cricket rather than rugby union was the 'national game' in New Zealand until the early years of the twentieth century.

1999 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Book AwardSport Matters offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of modern sport from a sociological perspective.