Twin Cities sports : games for all seasons /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Anderson, Sheldon R., 1951- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, 2020.
Series:	Sport, culture & society (University of Arkansas Press)
Subjects:	Sports > Minnesota > Minneapolis Metropolitan Area > History. Sports > Minnesota > Saint Paul Metropolitan Area > History. Sports > Social aspects > Minnesota > Minneapolis Metropolitan Area. Sports > Social aspects > Minnesota > Saint Paul Metropolitan Area. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

From parks to recreation: the Minneapolis Parks System, 1880s-1920s / Shannon Murray
Fairways open to all: a history of golf in the Twin Cities / Thomas B. Jones
Aces on ice: the glory days of speed skating in the Twin Cities / David C. Smith
The end of Jim Crow and the decline of Minnesota Gopher football / Sheldon Anderson
From the Cedar-Riverside Marines to the Purple People Eaters: professional football in the Twin Cities / Dick Dahl
Just for "kicks": the world's game comes to the Twin Cities / Tom Taylor
"The state of basketball": Minnesota's storied hardcourt history / Sheldon Anderson and David C. Smith
The Minneapolis Lakers: the first NBA dynasty / Stew Thornley
Minnesota ice: the eleventh hockey province / David C. Smith and Sheldon Anderson
From D.C. Follies to frostbite falls: Calvin Griffith and the Senators' move to Minnesota / Jon Kerr
The Minnesota Twins, Tony Oliva, and the Cuban baseball players / Blair Williams
Of "King Tuts" and "Kewpies": professional boxing in the Twin Cities / Scott Wright
"How 'bout dat, you turkey necks!" The heyday of Twin Cities pro wrestling / Sheldon Anderson and Brad Lundell.