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Can you guess the most memorable sports moments to happen in the
Big Apple? Collected together for the first time, The 20 Greatest
Moments in New York Sports History chronicles the most memorable
sporting events to be held in New York, ranking them based on
importance and effect on the sport (and city). Broken down into
four parts, each event will include the storyline that led up to
the moment, original materials from the media coverage of the
event, a column from a local journalist to lend perspective, and
finally first-person accounts from the men and women that made
these moments happen. Veteran journalists Todd Ehrlich and Gary
Myers dive deep into each of these moments, sharing why they are so
special and the reason we still talk about them today. Including
original interviews and information previously unreleased, The 20
Greatest Moments in New York Sports History is not only for the New
York sports fan, but anyone who appreciates the amazing effect that
baseball, basketball, football, hockey, tennis, golf, boxing, and
numerous other sports can have on our cities and country as a
whole. So...which event will be at the top? Roger Maris breaking
The Babe's Home Run record? Willis Reed hobbling onto the count
before game seven against the Lakers in the 1970 NBA Finals? David
Tyree's "Helmet Catch" in Super Bowl XLII? Mark Messier's guarantee
before the 1994 Stanley Cup? Tiger Woods dominating on Bethpage's
"Black Course" to win the 2002 US Open? Or perhaps the bout at
Madison Square Garden between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier? There's
only one way to find out!
The inside story of the Super Bowl champion 1986 Giants, the
extraordinary friendships that resulted--and stunning revelations
about the hardships they faced, based on new interviews with Bill
Parcells, Phil Simms, Mark Bavaro, and Bill Belichick. The 1986 New
York Giants are legendary. A championship team coached by Bill
Parcells and his wunderkind assistant Bill Belichick, featuring
future Hall of Famers and All-Pros like Phil Simms, Lawrence
Taylor, Mark Bavaro, and Harry Carson. They were dominant on the
field and formed a unique and lasting bond off of it. More than
thirty years later, it's the friendships that have proved more
important--a matter of life and death. In Once a Giant, bestselling
football writer Gary Myers tells the story of that team and what
became of it. Gridiron glory eventually faded; chronic pain,
addiction, and in some cases crimes have followed. Many football
players face these harsh realities, but the Giants have confronted
and survived them together. With unprecedented access, Myers dives
into such issues as Mark Bavaro's battle with injuries, the breakup
and reconciliation of Parcells and Belichick, and Lawrence Taylor's
struggles with sobriety. He creates a never-before-seen portrait of
the team's run to the title, and their even more challenging fight
to live after it ended.
Many books have been written about the Cowboys, but there's never
been an account like this one. HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYS tells the
story of the NFL's most successful franchise, with special access
to its outspoken owner, Jerry Jones, his sons Stephen and Jerry
Jr., daughter Charlotte, and dozens of interviews of current and
former players and coaches, and characters from across Cowboy
Nation. While tracking the successes and controversies of some of
the biggest names in the NFL on and off the field, HOW 'BOUT THEM
COWBOYS? remembers the legends of previous generations, and
explains why the star on the helmet has become iconic, and how a
little expansion team from North Texas has evolved into a global $5
billion brand. Primed for their make-or-break 2018 season, HOW
'BOUT THEM COWBOYS? delivers a fun and surprising account of
America's Team, its greatest celebrities, its mercurial management,
the vicious rivalries, and the enduring saga that makes this the
most popular and polarizing team in sports.
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Dark Wisdom (Paperback)
Gary Myers; Edited by Robert M Price; Introduction by Robert M Price
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DARK WISDOM is a collection of horror fiction Gary Myers, inspired
by H.P. Lovecraft & the Cthulhu Mythos, who was first published
by Arkham House in 1975 in the classic collection THE HOUSE OF THE
WORM. This new collection of tales has been long-awaited by fans of
H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.
How many great catches have there been in the history of the NFL?
Hundreds? Thousands? Mention "The Catch,"though, and fans will
think of only one: Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, the NFC
Championship game, the Dallas Cowboys vs. the San Francisco 49ers,
January 10, 1982. It changed the game and The Game. This is the
story of the pieces that fell into place to allow it to happen and
what it meant to the players, to the fans, and to the future of
professional football.
Drama like this couldn't be scripted any better. Dallas was still
reigning as America's team. San Francisco was hungry for a ticket
to its first Super Bowl. With less than a minute left, the 49ers
were one touchdown and extra point away from pulling it off, six
yards from the end zone. Too Tall Jones and the Cowboys' celebrated
defense were primed to stop Montana and the 49ers. The play came in
from head coach Bill Walsh: Sprint Right Option. It almost never
worked in practice. But this was game on. It had to work. Montana
took the snap and rolled right. With 700 pounds of prime defensive
talent bearing down on him, leaning backward, in his last moment of
upright balance, Montana sent the ball to the back of the end zone.
The primary receiver had slipped and was not in place. But the
secondary receiver, Dwight Clark, was streaking toward the corner,
leaping higher than he ever had or ever would again. With his arms
reaching for the sky, his fingers splayed, he snatched the
impossibly high pass, briefly lost control, regained it . . .
touchdown
Franchises, careers, lives, and dynasties all changed in that
moment.
Sports journalist Gary Myers was there, and now with fresh
revelations from key players, including Montana, Clark, Ronnie
Lott, Randy Cross, Tony Dorsett, Drew Pearson, Charlie Waters, and
others, he takes fans back to an iconic game and one of the NFL's
most breathtaking plays. Myers presents new details on the rise of
Montana and the 49ers and the fall of the '80s Cowboys. He reveals
what Bill Walsh saw in an overlooked third-round draft pick named
Joe Montana and how Walsh accidentally discovered Dwight Clark. He
shows how legendary Dallas head coach Tom Landry, who as reputed
did put winning first, was not above crying over players whose
personal careers had to come second. He celebrates forgotten heroes
like journeyman running back Lenvil Elliott, who picked that
particular game-and that final drive down the field-to shine. It's
all here, from the death threat that spooked Montana during the
game to 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo's bad luck when his view of the
historic play was literally blocked by a horse's ass.
"The Catch" is both the ultimate replay of a sports moment for the
ages and a penetrating look into the inner dynamics of the
NFL."
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"From the Hardcover edition."
'Coaching Confidential' chronicles a year in the life of an NFL
head coach. A composite portrait is drawn through interviews with
at least 20 current and former head coaches, taking us through the
professional and personal challenges of the job.
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