Pittsburgh Sports Firsts

Name: Pittsburgh Sports Firsts
Brand: The History Press
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Erschienen am 15. März 2021

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Intro
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Chuck Cooper: Father Time Versus My Father's Time, by Tom Rooney and Chuck Cooper III
2. The First (Real) World Series, by Bill Ranier
3. Standing Tall on the Bluff: Duquesne's Dick Ricketts and Sihugo Green Make Basketball History, by Josh Taylor
4. First of a Forgotten Era: The 1939-40 Duquesne Dukes, by Robert Healy III
5. Cumberland Posey: The First Man in Both the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, by Josh Taylor
6. An Angry Man: The Birthplace of Professional Football, by David Finoli
7. North Versus South: The Great Debate over the Birthplace of College Basketball, by David Finoli
8. A Pittsburgh Hockey Hat Trick, by David Finoli
9. Into the Future: The First Steel and Concrete Stadium in the National League, by John W Franko
10. Letting the Kids Stay Up Late: The First World Series Night Game, by Bill Ranier
11. What Could Have Been: The 1967-68 Pittsburgh Pipers, by Gary Kinn
12. For Opens, the Civic Arena Pop Top Was a Bad Idea, But., by Tom Rooney
13. The Steelers Age: Pittsburgh's NFL Franchise Overcame a History of Failure to Become the First Team to Win Three, Then Four, Then Six Super Bowls, by Chris Fletcher
14. The House That Henry Built: The First Golf Course to Host Ten U.S. Opens, by David Finoli
15. "We Were Experimenting": KDKA Makes Sports Broadcasting History in 1921, by Josh Taylor
16. Charlie West: The First African American to Play Quarterback in the Rose Bowl, by Jim Lachimia
17. Stepping Outside the Box: How Elmer Layden and John Moorhead Changed the Course of Football.Or So We Thought, by David Finoli
18. Maz's Historic Home Run Wins Series, by John W. Franko
19. 1 in 58,002: Mario Lemieux Became the First-and Only-NHL Player to Score Five Goals Five Different Ways, by Chris Fletcher
20. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: The Record Winning Streaks of the Pittsburgh Penguins, by Gary Kinn
21. The Big Lie: The 1902 Pittsburgh Stars, by David Finoli
22. Before Brooks: U.S. Olympic Hockey Has Its Roots in Pittsburgh, by Robert Healy III
23. The Nine Best Men, by Bill Ranier
24. 3,000: The Flying Dutchman Becomes the First Player in the Twentieth Century to Eclipse Baseball's Sacred Hit Mark, by John W. Franko
25. A Farewell to Flannel, by Chris Fletcher
26. The Fifty-Yard Indoor War: Arena Football Comes to Pittsburgh, by John W. Franko
27. Because the Marker Says So: The Story behind Greenlee Field and Its Historical Marker, by Bill Ranier
28. Charging into Armageddon: Bobby Grier Becomes the First African American to Play in the Sugar Bowl, by Josh Taylor
29. An Iron Man in a Steel City: Pittsburgh's First Boxing World Champion, by Douglas Cavanaugh
30. Third Time Is a Charm: Forbes Field's First and Only Heavyweight Championship Fight, by Gary Kinn
31. Unscored Upon, Undefeated and Still Unrecognized: The 1910 Pitt Panthers, by Gary Kinn
32. The Sultan's Curtain Call: In 1935, My Grandfather Watched Babe Ruth Hit the Final Three Home Runs of His Career, and the First to Clear the Right-Field Roof at Forbes Field, by Chris Fletcher
33. Waynesburg Holds a Special Place in the History of (Televised) College Football, by Jim Lachimia
Bibliography
The Chuck Cooper Foundation
About the Authors

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