Spartan Seasons

Spartan Seasons
Author: Richard Goldstein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1980
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

A historical account of how World War II affected professional baseball including anecdotes and accounts by players.

Spartan Seasons

Spartan Seasons
Author: Lynn Henning
Publisher: Publicity Group
Total Pages: 293
Release: 1987
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780961872601

Spartan Seasons provides a behind-the-scenes account of Michigan State University sports from 1950 through early 1988. First published in 1987, it was reissued in 2003. Spartan Seasons has been widely praised as an accurate and insightful look inside the world of big-time collegiate athletics.

Spartan Sports Encyclopedia

Spartan Sports Encyclopedia
Author: Jack Seibold
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 3079
Release: 2014-11-18
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1613216998

The all-time roster of Michigan State University athletics reads like a who’s who. Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Steve Garvey, Bubba Smith, Robin Roberts, Mateen Cleaves . . . the list grows with each new season. This book, now in its second edition, covers the complete history of MSU men’s athletics. The Spartan Sports Encyclopedia 2e, organized chronologically, chronicles more than a century of Michigan State athletic history in an easy-to-read format, highlighting over 7,000 athletes and coaches from 15 sports. Included are vignettes about Spartan seasons and celebrities and an ultracomplete review of scores and statistics. This fantastic reference book is a must-have for any Spartan fan. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Spartan Up!

Spartan Up!
Author: Joe De Sena
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2014
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0544286170

An introduction to Spartan Races (races meant to challenge, to push, to intimidate, to test) from one of the "founding few" and creators, Joe De Sena.

Spartan

Spartan
Author: Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2007-07-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1416561609

Full of passion, courage and magic, Spartan is an enthralling novel of the ancient world.

For the Good of the Country

For the Good of the Country
Author: David Finoli
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2002-09-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0786413700

Like virtually every other aspect of American life, baseball was affected by World War II. Many of its players left the playing field for the battlefield, but the game continued, played by those who stayed behind. Wartime baseball entertained a nation in desperate need of a diversion and a morale boost in a time of crisis. This book studies baseball during World War II, with both a statistical analysis of the game and stories of its players--those who went to war and those who did not. It provides recaps for each season between 1942 and 1945, and season-by-season recaps and highlights for each team. Starting lineups of the war years are compared to the starting lineups of 1941 (the last year of peacetime baseball) to show how dramatically the war changed the game. A list of players who went to war is provided, along with a list of players who replaced them on the roster if they were starters or starting pitchers. Brief statistical sketches of players who went to the war discuss their play before and after and how they were replaced. Other lists include wartime players who lost their starting jobs in 1946; minor league players who died in the war; and Negro League players who were drafted.

To Every Thing a Season

To Every Thing a Season
Author: Bruce Kuklick
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0691222169

Shibe Park was demolished in 1976, and today its site is surrounded by the devastation of North Philadelphia. Kuklick, however, vividly evokes the feelings people had about the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Phillies.

Much More Than a Game

Much More Than a Game
Author: Robert Fredrick Burk
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2001
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0807849081

A history of baseball since 1921 describes the "paternalistic era," when racial segregation was rigidly maintained, and the "inflationary era," when unions fought for increasingly higher pay and occupational mobility.

A Spartan Game

A Spartan Game
Author: Terry Tibbetts
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781938908156

In November 1955, Colonel Earl Red Blaik, the head football coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point, told his team he did not relish the prospect of crossing the field the next day in front of one hundred thousand fans to congratulate the arch rival Navy coach on a victory. Then a player announced, Colonel, youre not going to take that walk tomorrow. His quarterback, Don Holleder, had served notice that he was about to lead his team to the greatest win in Army football history. In the first authoritative biography of Don Holleder, former sportscaster Terry Tibbetts shares the inspirational story of how Don overcame limited academic skills to attend West Point; grew to be an All-American football end; volunteered to become quarterback when the coach needed leadership; and sacrificed his football career to serve his country in Vietnam. Along with remembrances from Dons daughters, his West Point roommates, fellow players, and Army colleagues, Tibbetts presents a candid glimpse into the journey of a man whose life was not just about winning, but also about finding the courage and perseverance to overcome great obstacles. The inspiring story of Don Holleder is a model for anyone willing to work hard to achieve, win, and most of all, place the team above self.

The Spartan Succession

The Spartan Succession
Author: Mark A. O'Connell
Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1646288505

In the 1960s and early 1970s, the Wolverines of Andrew Lewis High (Salem, Virginia) won gridiron acclaim under legendary head coach Eddie Joyce. From 1962 through 1971, the Wolverines won two state titles and finished as a runner-up three times. Though unmentioned in the nationally acclaimed film Remember the Titans, their equally compelling story is chronicled in the author's previous work, The Team the Titans Remember. Located in a city known for its deep civic pride and passion for sports, especially football, a new era began in 1977 when the newly established Salem High opened its doors to the student bodies from both Andrew Lewis and neighboring Glenvar High, which became middle schools. The football program at Salem struggled for years until a huge turning point in 1983. That was when Willis White was hired as the new head coach and soon turned the team into a winner. Under White and his immediate successor, the Spartans of Salem have succeeded to the throne once held by the Wolverines and, to date, have played in twelve state championship games and won nine!