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Author: Joel A. Rippel
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780873515580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor athletes, fanatics, and trivia buffs alike, Minnesota's first and only comprehensive sports almanac features 125 glorious years of winning, losing, and playing the game.
Author: Mark W. Seeley
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780873519779
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSecond edition of the popular weather almanac! Whether planning your garden, settling a bet, or making neighborly small talk, this fascinating guide will give you all the facts and figures, all the trials and tales you need.
Author: Jack W. Plunkett
Publisher: Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 507
ISBN-13: 1593921403
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA guide to the business side of sports, teams, marketing and equipment - a tool for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, employment searches or financial research. It contains trends, statistical tables, and an industry glossary. It includes over 350 one page profiles of sports industry firms, companies and organizations.
Author: Jack W. Plunkett
Publisher: Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Published: 2007-06
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 159392089X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA market research guide to the business side of sports, teams, marketing and equipment - a tool for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, employment searches or financial research. It contains trends, statistical tables, and an industry glossary. It includes over 350 one page profiles of sports industry firms, companies and organizations.
Author: Zeke Fuhrman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2019-11-19
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 179607263X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProfessional sports returned to Minnesota in 1961, a year after one of the most successful pro sports franchises left Minneapolis for Los Angeles in 1960. Since then, a history of last-second losses, historically bad teams, draft busts, missed calls, terrible trades, disappointing playoff runs, blown leads, under-qualified front office staff and coaches and untimely injuries. Yet, this fan base stays loyal. For some reason. 'Land of 10,000 Aches' goes deeper into the most heart-breaking, gut-wrenching, soul-crushing, even-I-could-make-that-field-goal moments in Minnesota sports history with first-hand accounts from players, coaches and fans. Everybody remembers where they were for the good things: the Minneapolis Miracle, Kirby Puckett's Game Six home run. But were you face down in disbelief when Garrett Hartley kicked the Saints to the Super Bowl? Or forced into an emotional fetal position watching the Eagles hang 38 unanswered points on the NFL's best defense? Until names like Sal Bando, Ron Schock, Claude Osteen, Ed Thorp, Gordie Peterkin and Sergei Krivokrasov make your stomach turn, you have a long drop into the doldrums of Minnesota melancholy. This book is your guide down.
Author: Kate Roberts
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780873515948
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fabulous showcase of individuals, events, and inventions that have made Minnesota.
Author: Gerry Brown
Publisher: ESPN Books
Published: 2007-11-06
Total Pages: 980
ISBN-13: 9781933060385
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor over 10 years, the ESPN Sports Almanac has been the definitive source for answers to most every sports question. From record-holders to champions, auto racing to the Iditarod, ballparks, business news, and Who's Who to the dearly departed athletes of the year past, the ESPN Sports Almanac 2008 tracks them in hundreds of photos, thousands of tables, countless facts and figures, plus expert analysis from ESPN's most popular personalities (Chris Berman, Dan Patrick, Stuart Scott, Mike Golic, Mike Greenberg, Dick Vitale, et al.). Add fan input from ESPN.com's SportsNation polls, along with ESPN's unique brand of humor, and this latest edition will keep the ESPN Sports Almanac the reigning champion and a New York Times best-seller.
Author: Joel Rippel
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2023-06-12
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1439678200
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwin Cities sports fans are well-versed in disappointment, but the last 120 years of Minneapolis and St. Paul sports have also produced forgotten milestones. Most know of the Vikings' Super Bowl woes and the Twins' record-setting postseason losing streak. Few know that the first full-time college basketball coach originated here and that a Babe Ruth home run record supplanted a local player's achievement. Fewer still know about near misses like John Wooden almost becoming the University of Minnesota basketball coach in 1948 and Billie Jean King turning down an offer to join the Twin Cities' World Team Tennis franchise. Longtime Twin Cities journalist Joel Rippel documents these subjects and other forgotten or unheralded stories.
Author: Frank M. White
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Published: 2016-02-01
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 1681340054
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA century before Kirby Puckett led the Minnesota Twins to World Series championships, Minnesota was home to countless talented African American baseball players, yet few of them are known to fans today. During the many decades that Major League Baseball and its affiliates imposed a strict policy of segregation, black ballplayers in Minnesota were relegated to a haphazard array of semipro leagues, barnstorming clubs, and loose organizations of all-black teams—many of which are lost to history. They Played for the Love of the Game recovers that history by sharing stories of African American ballplayers in Minnesota, from the 1870s to the 1960s, through photos, artifacts, and spoken histories passed through the generations. Author Frank White’s own father was one of the top catchers in the Twin Cities in his day, a fact that White did not learn until late in life. While the stories tell of denial, hardship, and segregation, they are highlighted by athletes who persevered and were united by their love of the sport.
Author: Alex Halsted
Publisher: Triumph Books
Published: 2016-05-01
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 1633194809
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith more than a half century of Twins history, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Minnesota fan should know. It contains crucial information such as important dates, player nicknames, memorable moments, singular achievements, and signature calls. This guide to all things Twins covers Cretin-Derham Hall, the origin of Homer Hanky, and memorabilia collecting tips from Clyde "the Collector" Doepner. Updated for 2015, author Alex Halsted includes new chapters on manager Paul Molitor, star pitcher Kyle Gibson, All-Star Brian Dozier, and more!
