The Untold Story of an Original Harlem Globetrotter and Negro Leagues Al
Ted Strong Jr. (1917-1978) was a two-sport athlete, a major star of the Negro Leagues and one of the original Harlem Globetrotters. His prominence in the Negro Leagues led Branch Rickey and other white baseball league owners to consider Strong as one of several possible players to integrate major league baseball, and he was a key force on the ......
Call it the forgotten rivalry. The Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers may not share geographical boundaries, and today they don't even play in the same division, but for a period of time in the 1970s Dodgers vs. Reds was the best rivalry in Major League Baseball. They boasted the biggest names of the game--Johnny Bench, Steve Garvey, Pete ......
NFL Scrapbook is packed with rare photographs, images and on-the-page facsimile memorabilia and provides an incredible insight into the history of the NFL and its legendary players and coaches. Spanning the decades and covering all the NFL's most iconic eras, we uncover the fascinating stories and incredible accomplishments of the greatest ......
In Liverpool F.C. - Legends we've collected stories on dozens of Liverpool FC's most celebrated players managers and games. With expert commentary and lavish photography, you'll explore and rediscover the attributes that made these players, managers and teams iconic, as well as the moments that propelled them to greatness. From past greats like ......
NBA Scrapbook is packed with rare photographs images and on the page facsimile memorabilia and provides an incredible insight into the history NBA and its legendary players and coaches. Featuring a wide variety of superb on the page rare memorabilia from the archives covering the NBA's hugely successful history including match tickets match ......
Populism and Professional Wrestling in the Sunbelt South: From Rasslin' to Sports Entertainment traces the history of professional wrestling in the South within the Trans-Mississippi Region between the 1950s-1990s. Examining professional wrestling through the lens of kayfabe, also known as the perception of the realism and the suspension of ......
Updated for the Womens World Cup 2023 Information. The companion volume to the Encyclopedia of Socceroos Centenary Edition (2022), this is a 120,000-word Encyclopedia, with players and data to end March 2023 just in time for the Womens World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand.
The word legend is thrown around all too readily these days, but there can be no doubt that the Manchester United players featured in this book are the very best to have ever graced a football pitch. They are true legends of the club and the game. Spanning the decades and covering all the Manchester United's most iconic eras, we uncover the ......
On Saturday August 15, 1992, a multi-billion dollar behemoth was born, as the inaugural season of the Premier League kicked off, changing the face of English football forever.
Now, as well as the best players from the British Isles, English football would be able to attract some of the top talent from around the globe – ......
