Powerful moments in sports : the most significant sporting events in American history /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction; 1 White Sox Give Baseball a Black Eye; 2 Curse of the Bambino; 3 Gertrude Ederle Owns the Channel; 4 Jesse Destroys Field, Nazi Racial Theories; 5 Louis vs. Schmeling: Foes and Friends; 6 Jackie Robinson Breaks Through; 7 The Shot Heard 'Round the World; 8 Here Comes the NFL: The 1958 Championship; 9 Muhammad Ali Flattens Shady Sonny; 10 The Silent, Poignant Protest of 1968; 11 The Guarantee of Super Bowl III; 12 Ping-Pong Diplomacy; 13 Fight for Fairness: Title IX; 14 Superhorse; 15 The Battle of the Sexes; 16 715; 17 Death of the Reserve Clause; 18 Magic vs. Bird Puts the Madness in March19 "Do You Believe in Miracles?"; 20 The Rise and Fall of Tiger Woods; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author