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Title: Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles
Author : Steven Gietschier
Release Date : January 13, 2017
Genre: Sports & Outdoors,Books,History,United States,
Pages : * pages
Size : 5138 KB

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What were the iconic sports moments of the last century? In Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles , a team of sports aficionados climb onto their bar stools to address that never-solved but essential question. Triumphs and turning points, rivalries and record-setters ”each chapter tracks down the real story behind the epic moments and legendary careers sports fans love to debate. Topics include Abner Doubleday and the origins of baseball; the era-defining 1979 duel between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson; how Denver and Cleveland relive The Drive; the myths surrounding the Ali-Foreman Rumble in the Jungle; Billie Jean King’s schooling of Bobby Riggs; the Miracle on Ice; and ESPN’s conquest of the sports world. Filled with eye-opening lore and analysis, Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles is an entertaining look at what we think we know about sports.