Kansas City vs. Oakland
Kansas City vs. Oakland

Author: Matthew C. Ehrlich

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2019-08-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780252084492

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A driving ambition linked Oakland and Kansas City in the 1960s. Each city sought the national attention and civic glory that came with being home to professional sports teams. Their successful campaigns to lure pro franchises ignited mutual rivalries in football and baseball that thrilled hometown fans. But even Super Bowl victories and World Series triumphs proved to be no defense against urban problems in the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s. Matthew C. Ehrlich tells the fascinating history of these iconic sports towns. From early American Football League battles to Oakland's deft poaching of baseball's Kansas City Athletics, the cities emerged as fierce opponents from Day One. Ehrlich weaves a saga of athletic stars and folk heroes like Len Dawson, Al Davis, George Brett, and Reggie Jackson with a chronicle of two cities forced to confront the wrenching racial turmoil, labor conflict, and economic crises that arise when soaring aspirations collide with harsh realities.Colorful and thought-provoking, Kansas City vs. Oakland breaks down who won and who lost when big-time sports came to town.

Kansas City vs. Oakland
Kansas City vs. Oakland

Author: Matthew C. Ehrlich

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2019-08-15

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0252051505

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A driving ambition linked Oakland and Kansas City in the 1960s. Each city sought the national attention and civic glory that came with being home to professional sports teams. Their successful campaigns to lure pro franchises ignited mutual rivalries in football and baseball that thrilled hometown fans. But even Super Bowl victories and World Series triumphs proved to be no defense against urban problems in the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s. Matthew C. Ehrlich tells the fascinating history of these iconic sports towns. From early American Football League battles to Oakland's deft poaching of baseball's Kansas City Athletics, the cities emerged as fierce opponents from Day One. Ehrlich weaves a saga of athletic stars and folk heroes like Len Dawson, Al Davis, George Brett, and Reggie Jackson with a chronicle of two cities forced to confront the wrenching racial turmoil, labor conflict, and economic crises that arise when soaring aspirations collide with harsh realities.Colorful and thought-provoking, Kansas City vs. Oakland breaks down who won and who lost when big-time sports came to town.

Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders

Author: Aaron Frisch

Publisher: The Creative Company

Published: 2005-07

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781583413883

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Discusses the Super Bowl record of the National Football League's Oakland Raiders.

The Oakland Raiders Story
The Oakland Raiders Story

Author: Allan Morey

Publisher: Bellwether Media

Published: 2016-08-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1681032643

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Known for being tough and relentless, the Oakland Raiders have often fought their way to the top of the NFL. Their first Super Bowl win in 1977 was under the direction of John Madden, one of the NFLÕs most famed icons. The Madden NFL video game series is named after him! Learn how the Oakland Raiders beat out their competition in this engaging title.

Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs

Author: Brian Lester

Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1617872318

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Get your football fanatic readers into the action. Inside the NFL uses chronological narratives to tell the beginnings of the Kansas City Chiefs, relate the greatest and lowest moments of the team, introduce the best players and coaches, and share other fun facts that help round out Chiefs' history. Mini-biographies, sidebars, fun facts, fantastic quotes, and full-color, action-packed photographs will bring the NFL to your library.