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1976 National Champion Pitt Panthers - Miracle on Cardiac Hill (Hardcover): David Finoli 1976 National Champion Pitt Panthers - Miracle on Cardiac Hill (Hardcover)
David Finoli
R660 Discovery Miles 6 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Pittsburgh Pirates' 1960 Season (Hardcover): David Finoli Pittsburgh Pirates' 1960 Season (Hardcover)
David Finoli
R781 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R128 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pittsburgh Pirates (Hardcover): David Finoli Pittsburgh Pirates (Hardcover)
David Finoli
R781 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R128 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Birthplace of Professional Football - Southwestern Pennsylvania (Hardcover): David Finoli, Tom Aikens Birthplace of Professional Football - Southwestern Pennsylvania (Hardcover)
David Finoli, Tom Aikens
R612 Discovery Miles 6 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Forbes Field (Hardcover): David Finoli, Thomas Aikens Forbes Field (Hardcover)
David Finoli, Thomas Aikens
R781 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R128 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Baseball in Altoona - From the Mountain City to the Curve (Hardcover): David Finoli Baseball in Altoona - From the Mountain City to the Curve (Hardcover)
David Finoli
R781 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R128 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
When Cobb Met Wagner - The Seven-Game World Series of 1909 (Paperback): David Finoli, Bill Ranier When Cobb Met Wagner - The Seven-Game World Series of 1909 (Paperback)
David Finoli, Bill Ranier
R958 R661 Discovery Miles 6 610 Save R297 (31%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 1909 World Series featured Hall of Fame players Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner and was the first championship to extend to Game Seven, the final and deciding game. This work examines the entire regular season of both the Tigers and the Pirates but pays special attention to the seven games of that World Series. Each player is given his due, with a complete biographical sketch. Includes 60 photographs, complete club statistics, box scores for each game, and tables on the acquisition of each player as well as information on how they departed.

The Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time All-Stars - The Best Players at Each Position for the Bucs (Paperback): David Finoli The Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time All-Stars - The Best Players at Each Position for the Bucs (Paperback)
David Finoli
R362 Discovery Miles 3 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Let's say you're the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, deciding which players should start in Game 7 of the World Series against the American League champs. But instead of choosing from the current roster, you have every player in the team's 131-year history in your clubhouse. Who's your starting pitcher: lefty John Candelaria, steady Bert Blyleven, Cy Young winner Doug Drabek, or crafty Rip Sewell? Who bats cleanup-hitting-machine Honus Wagner, home-run champ Ralph Kiner, Willie "Pops" Stargell, or the hugely talented Barry Bonds? Combining career stats, common sense, and a host of intangibles, veteran sportswriter Dave Finoli imagines an embarrassment of riches and sets the all-time All-Star Pirates lineup for the ages.

Classic Steelers - The 50 Greatest Games in Pittsburgh Steelers History (Paperback): David Finoli Classic Steelers - The 50 Greatest Games in Pittsburgh Steelers History (Paperback)
David Finoli
R519 R442 Discovery Miles 4 420 Save R77 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When it came to football in the 1930s, the college sport was king. But in 1933, former boxer and minor league baseball player Art Rooney, who had quarterbacked the squad at Duquesne University, purchased a team for Pittsburgh for $2,500. Thus began the legacy we know as "Steeler Nation." At the time, no one could have imagined that the Pirates, as they were originally named, would become a treasured possession for Pittsburghers. For the first 40 years, the franchise was a national joke. With only one playoff performance-a 21-0 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles for the eastern division title in 1947-highlights were minimal for a team that regularly found itself at the bottom of the standings. Then in 1969, Art Rooney's son Dan hired Chuck Noll from the Baltimore Colts to coach his team. Noll replaced undisciplined players with future hall of famers. By 1974 the team won its first world championship and went on to capture four Super Bowl titles in six years. Noll's legacy for excellence continued with four more Super Bowl appearances and two championships in 2005 and 2008, garnering the franchise a league record of six Super Bowl wins. Classic Steelers includes these six championship tilts and takes citizens of the Steeler Nation on a play-by-play tour of the most memorable games in the team's history. Author David Finoli recounts in vivid detail the thrilling gridiron performances that have made the Steelers so special to their legions of fans.

When the Bucs Won it All - The 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates (Paperback): Bill Ranier, David Finoli When the Bucs Won it All - The 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates (Paperback)
Bill Ranier, David Finoli
R934 Discovery Miles 9 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The 1970s were both successful and tragic for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They won five NL Eastern Division crowns and the 1971 World Championship, but lost the great Roberto Clemente in a plane crash and pitcher Bob Mosse in a car accident during this time. By the end of the 1970s, the Pirates were a good team, but no longer were considered favorites to win a World Series. Thanks to a fantastic finish in 1978, the Pittsburghers gained new hope for the 1979 season. As intriguing as the season was, it wasn't until the evening of August 25th that the Pirate fans really started to believe ""it"" could truly happen. The history of that magical ball club is covered here, from how the 1979 world champion team was built, to a thorough look at the season and post season, to how ""The Family"" finally fell. Also included are biographical sketches of each player who appeared on the team's roster that year and a section of complete statistics.

Breaking Barriers - The Chuck Cooper Story (Paperback): David Finoli, Chuck Cooper Breaking Barriers - The Chuck Cooper Story (Paperback)
David Finoli, Chuck Cooper
R530 Discovery Miles 5 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pittsburgh's Greatest Athletes (Hardcover): David Finoli Pittsburgh's Greatest Athletes (Hardcover)
David Finoli
R814 R681 Discovery Miles 6 810 Save R133 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Kings on the Bluff - The Next Chapter (Paperback): David Finoli, Robert Healy Kings on the Bluff - The Next Chapter (Paperback)
David Finoli, Robert Healy
R530 Discovery Miles 5 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Roll Out The Stoney's - The Story of Stoney's Beer (Paperback): David Finoli Roll Out The Stoney's - The Story of Stoney's Beer (Paperback)
David Finoli
R407 Discovery Miles 4 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pittsburgh's Greatest Teams (Hardcover): David Finoli Pittsburgh's Greatest Teams (Hardcover)
David Finoli
R784 R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Save R127 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Foundation - The Resurgence of Wilkinsburg Football 1996-1999 (Paperback): David Finoli The Foundation - The Resurgence of Wilkinsburg Football 1996-1999 (Paperback)
David Finoli
R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Steel City 500 - A decidedly subjective ranking of the greatest athletes to ever play on Pittsburgh's diamonds,... The Steel City 500 - A decidedly subjective ranking of the greatest athletes to ever play on Pittsburgh's diamonds, gridirons, rinks, rings, courts, tracks and more (Paperback)
Chris Fletcher, David Finoli
R737 Discovery Miles 7 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We're gathered here: To select and celebrate the Steel City 500, the greatest athletes in Western Pennsylvania history. A few notes of explanation as you're getting your beer and preparing to argue with the choices. First, in the case of team sports, we're limiting our picks to those who competed here at either the collegiate or professional level. That same rule doesn't hold true for individual sports (more on that in a minute). Therefore, of our great legacy of NFL quarterbacks like Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, Joe Montana and Dan Marino, only Marino qualifies for inclusion on the Steel City 500 list (No. 20), based upon his exploits at the University of Pittsburgh. Likewise, Donora's Stan "The Man" Musial doesn't crack the list, despite being one of the 20 greatest baseball players of all time, because he unfortunately never played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. For us, high-school athletics paled in comparison, so we chose to identify those who competed at a higher level. (However, we'e not nuts, so we included a separate listing of great athletes who hailed from but never played here.) How did we choose the 500, you may ask, and was there beer involved? Carefully and yes. We cast a wide net in determining what athletes and indeed what sports to include. Among the 500 you'l find the expected football, baseball, hockey and basketball players. But you'll also find boxers, swimmers, jockeys, wrestlers, sprinters, long jumpers, golfers and tennis players' and a whole host of others who competed in individual sports. We have a number of Hall of Famers. Some from Cooperstown and Canton, but also others from Danai Beach, Florida, home of the Fishing Hall of Fame as well as the Basketball, Hockey, College Football, Track, Soccer, Bowling and Tennis halls of fame just to name a few. We don't have any figure skaters because we don't consider it a sport but rather an activity. But who in their right mind can come up with rankings when you're comparing and contrasting across different sports? How do you determine that a great running back ranks higher than a power-hitting first baseman? Good question. There were a number of factors weighed: Records held and other awards/achievements, longevity/number of great seasons in Pittsburgh, championships, inclusion into halls of fame and impact. That's why Louise Fulton comes in at No. 194. As the first African-American woman to win a title on the Women's Professional Bowlers Association Tour in the midst of the Civil Rights movement, she had impact at a turbulent time. And yes, we'll probably hear it for ranking a horse, Adios, at No. 32. But before you say nay (or is it neigh?), take a look at our reasoning. Chances are you might not agree with where some of our competitors fall in the list. Barry Bonds outside the top 20? You'll see why. That's the beauty of this project, the discussions that are sure to ensue. The other highlight for us is to be able to showcase many of the top athletes you may not have heard of or have been overlooked. Western Pennsylvania has a great sporting heritage. Join us in celebrating it.

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