Glory Days Illinois

Author : Taylor Bell
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 158261945X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glory Days Illinois written by Taylor Bell and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along the way, somebody invented the jump shot and the crossover dribble and added a three-point line. Times changed, the game was integrated, players grew taller and more wildly athletic. That evolution is chronicled in Glory Days, as 50 of the state's best high school basketball players from the past five decades sit down to chat with longtime prep basketball scribe Taylor Bell. Every last one of the featured players was an all-state selection. Some led their teams to state titles; others were chosen as Illinois' Mr. Basketball; many were named McDonald's All-Americans.Glory Days pulls its roster from all regions of the state: from southern Illinois (Edwardsville, Centralia, Mount Vernon) to the state's waist (Galesburg, Peoria, Decatur) to north of I-80 (Rockford, Evanston, and many Chicago schools).Each player on the roster relives his time on the high school hardwood, but also reveals what happened after he walked down the aisle in his cap and gown. Bell catches up with greats like Mannie Jackson, Dave Downey, Jay Shidler, Jack Sikma, Rashard Griffith, Cazzie Russell, Kiwane Garris, Cuonzo Martin, and Billy Ridley, and discovers what happened to these legends later in life, after their hops deserted them. Their Chuck Taylors may be a distant memory, but for each of these former stars, basketball has continued to hold a special place in their heart.

Author : Eric Kaelin
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781582616810
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buckeye Glory Days written by Eric Kaelin and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there certainly have been many books published on Ohio State football over the years, never before has there been a book published that lets fans actually hear the games as they happened. Author captures these great moments in Ohio State football history with the radio calls from the games on this 75-minute compact disc/book combination. Buckeye fans can listen back to the actual radio call of Howard Hopalong Cassidy's 88-yard interception return against Wisconsin in 1954; Jim Otis's touchdown run to make it 50-14 over Michigan in 1968; OSU's victory over Arizona State in the 1997 Rose Bowl; highlights from the 2002 national championship season, and many, many others. As an added bonus, the book/CD also includes some of the only known audio of the infamous 1950 Snow Bowl, helping make it a must for all Ohio State football fans.

Author : L. Jon Wertheim
Publisher : Mariner Books
ISBN 13 : 1328637247
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glory Days written by L. Jon Wertheim and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2021 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rollicking guided tour of one extraordinary summer, when some of the most pivotal and freakishly coincidental stories all collided and changed the way we think about modern sports The summer of 1984 was a watershed moment in the birth of modern sports when the nation watched Michael Jordan grow from college basketball player to professional athlete and star. That summer also saw ESPN's rise to media dominance as the country's premier sports network and the first modern, commercialized, profitable Olympics. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's rivalry raged, Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe reigned in tennis, and Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon made pro wrestling a business, while Donald Trump pierced the national consciousness as a pro football team owner. It was an awakening in the sports world, a moment when sports began to morph into the market-savvy, sensationalized, moneyed, controversial, and wildly popular arena we know today. In the tradition of Bill Bryson's One Summer: America, 1927, L. Jon Wertheim captures these 90 seminal days against the backdrop of the nostalgia-soaked 1980s, to show that this was the year we collectively traded in our ratty Converses for a pair of sleek, heavily branded, ingeniously marketed Nikes. This was the year that sports went big-time.

Author : Troy Taylor
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 076075943X
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weird Illinois written by Troy Taylor and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores bizarre sights and stories found in Illinois.

Author : Lori Meek Schuldt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762766174
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fun with the Family Illinois written by Lori Meek Schuldt and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geared towards parents with children between the ages of two and twelve, Fun with the Family Illinois features interesting facts and sidebars as well as practical tips about traveling with your little ones.

Author : Mark Stewart
Publisher : Norwood House Press
ISBN 13 : 1599536315
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chicago Bulls written by Mark Stewart and published by Norwood House Press. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised Team Spirit Basketball edition featuring the Chicago Bulls that chronicles the history and accomplishments of the team. Includes access to the Team Spirit website which provides additional information, photos, and updates during and after the season. Table of Contents, Glossary, Timeline, Bibliography of additional resources and Index. Aligns to Common Core State Standards requirements for Reading Informational Text.

Author : Dick Denny
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1596700629
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glory Days Indiana written by Dick Denny and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This review of the greatest basketball players the Hoosier State has ever produced includes profiles of Rick Mount, the first high school athlete in a team sport to make the cover of Sports Illustrated, and other notable players and coaches. Photo insert.

Author : Jane Byrne
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 0810120879
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Chicago written by Jane Byrne and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2004-07-23 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two-fisted memoir of Chicago's first woman mayor.

Author : Shawn Hall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Preserving the Glory Days written by Shawn Hall and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nye County is Nevada's largest and least populated county, but it is also the site of many of the state's most colorful ghost towns and mining camps. The county's economy throughout its history has been largely based on its mines--first, exploiting veins of gold and silver, and more recently deposits of raw materials for modern industry, such as molybdenum and barite. It was here that famous boomtowns like Tonopah and Rhyolite sprang up after the discovery of nearby lodes brought in rushes of prospectors and the merchants who supported them. But the county includes many smaller, shorter-lived camps and numerous abandoned stagecoach and railroad stops associated with defunct mining operations.This book offers a lively, informative record of Nevada's isolated interior. Hall first published a guide to Nye County's ghost towns in 1981. Since then, he has continued his research into the county's past and has uncovered much new information and corrected some errors. To prepare this revised and greatly expanded edition, he revisited all 175 sites recorded earlier and has added more than 20 previously unlisted sites.

Author : Dan Verdun
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501756958
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eastern Illinois Panthers Football written by Dan Verdun and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-30 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eastern Illinois Panthers Football chronicles the legend and lore of this storied program, from the early days under coach and university-auditor-of-accounting Otis Caldwell, to today's perennial Ohio Valley Conference powerhouse. Sports historian Dan Verdun sets down amazing details about EIU's 15 FCS playoff appearances, 7 OVC championships, 3 NFL head coaches, 2 Walter Payton Award winners, and the 1978 NCAA Division II national championship. Panther fans will recognize the names of Mike Shanahan, Darrell Mudra, Jeff Gossett, Sean Payton, Bob Spoo and Tony Romo, and many others. Dan Verdun tells these men's stories from extensive research and personal interviews. Find out fascinating details about key players and coaches - how they arrived at EIU, what they accomplished in their time wearing the blue and gray, as well as the paths their lives took once they played their last game and graduation day arrived. The greatest moments in EIU Panther football glory are recounted with fresh new insight. Read about the legendary days of quarterback Bill Glenn, who found success in the NFL of the 1940s. Relive the dominance and get the inside stories of the greatest teams in EIU football history. They're all here: the 1978 NCAA Division-II national champions, the 1980 runner-ups, the quarterfinalist 1982, 1986, 1989, and 2013 teams along with the 1995 and 2001 conference champions and playoff qualifiers. With far-ranging appeal, Eastern Illinois Panthers Football will interest those who identify as Panthers as well as sports fans who want to discover the merits of this fine football program. Focused on team members and their coaches over the entire history of EIU football, this book will inform and entertain all age groups.