From the Gridiron to the Battlefield
From the Gridiron to the Battlefield

Author: Danny Spewak

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-09-08

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1538157632

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The remarkable story of a championship college football team and the sacrifices the young athletes made when Pearl Harbor forced their country into war. As the United States veered towards war during the fall of 1941, the University of Minnesota football team completed an undefeated national championship season—just fifteen days before the strike on Pearl Harbor. After the attack, players left behind college football stardom to command PT boats in the South Pacific, sweep mines on the beaches of Normandy, and join the invasion of Iwo Jima along with so many others from the Greatest Generation. In From the Gridiron to the Battlefield, Danny Spewak shares the struggles and triumphs of the Golden Gophers’ 1941 season, recalling how players battled on the field even with the threat of war hanging over their heads. When the United States finally entered the war, every member of the team participated in the war effort in one way or another. As Spewak recounts, some players remained stateside in the U.S. Navy, others sailed to the Pacific Theater and faced direct combat at Iwo Jima, while another earned a Purple Heart for his heroism at Normandy. Now more than 80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, From the Gridiron to the Battlefield reveals the sacrifices and courage of the Greatest Generation through the eyes of the 1941 Golden Gophers.

The Only Way I Know
The Only Way I Know

Author: Cal Ripken, Jr.

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1998-04-01

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1101191643

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There aren't many Americans who didn't feel a lump in their throat watching Cal Ripken, Jr. take a historic jog around the bases on the evening of September 6, 1995—the night he smashed Lou Gehrig's record number of 2,130 consecutively played games. But, as "the hardest working man in baseball" will tell you, he was just doing his job. And now he tells you just how he does it, why he does it, and how it makes him feel. With the candor and grace that have endeared him to fans everywhere, Cal Ripken, Jr. tells the story of his journey to the major leagues: of his early childhood and life with a baseball manager for a father; his stint in the minors, working his way up from the Rookie Leagues to Triple-A; and finally to the permanent call from Baltimore where he began the drive to an All-Star career. Cal talks with warmth of his mentors and teammates, and with honesty of the Orioles' roller-coaster ride from the pennant to a lamentable 0-21 start in the eighties. He reveals his innermost thoughts on the game, and leads us through his strategies at the plate and on the field. Best of all, Cal reveals what makes him tick: his commitment to the game, to his family, to his career, and to the team. In this rich and rewarding memoir, we find out why he's credited with putting the "great" back into America's greatest game: it's the only way he knows.

Nfl - Stadiums
Nfl - Stadiums

Author: Source Wikia

Publisher: University-Press.org

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781230849720

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This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online. Pages: 222. Chapters: Alamodome, Aloha Stadium, Alumni Stadium, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Arrowhead Stadium, Astrodome, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Baker Bowl, Balboa Stadium, Bank of America Stadium, Bellevue Park, Borchert Field, Braves Field, Buffalo War Memorial Stadium, Busch Memorial Stadium, Candlestick Park, CenturyLink Field, Cinergy Field, City Stadium, Clemson Memorial Stadium, Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Comiskey Park, Connie Mack Stadium, Cotton Bowl, Dyche Stadium, Ebbets Field, Edward Jones Dome, Estadio Azteca, FedEx Field, Fenway Park, Forbes Field, Foxboro Stadium, Frank Youell Field, Frankford Stadium, Franklin Field, Giants Stadium, Gillette Stadium, Gilmore Stadium, Griffith Stadium, Hagemeister Park, Harvard Stadium, Heinz Field, Houlihan's Stadium, Husky Stadium, Invesco Field at Mile High, John F. Kennedy Stadium, Kezar Stadium, Kingdome, League Park, Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Manning Bowl, Memorial Stadium, Memorial Stadium, Memorial Stadium, Met Life Stadium, Metropolitan Stadium, Miami Orange Bowl, Mile High Stadium, Milwaukee County Stadium, Minersville Park, Municipal Stadium, National Football League stadiums, New 49ers Stadium, Nickerson Field, Nippert Stadium, Normal Park, O.co Coliseum, Paul Brown Stadium, Pitt Stadium, Polo Grounds, Pontiac Silverdome, Qualcomm Stadium, Ralph Wilson Stadium, Raymond James Stadium, Reliant Stadium, Rice Stadium, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Robertson Stadium, Rogers Centre, Rose Bowl, Rubber Bowl, Shaw Stadium, Shea Stadium, Soldier Field, Spartan Municipal Stadium, Sportsman's Park, Staley Field, Stanford Stadium, Sun Devil Stadium, Sun Life Stadium, Texas Stadium, Three Rivers Stadium, Tiger Stadium, Tiger Stadium, Triangle Park, Tulane Stadium, University of Detroit Stadium, Vanderbilt Stadium, Veterans Stadium, Wembley Stadium, Wisconsin State Fair...