Profiles of American / Canadian Sports Stadiums and Arenas
| Author | : Gene W. Knupke |
| Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 515 |
| Release | : 2006-03-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781462836765 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1462836763 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (763 Downloads) |
Download or read book Profiles of American / Canadian Sports Stadiums and Arenas written by Gene W. Knupke and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006-03-12 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book profiles histories of stadiums and arenas in America and Canada. How they came about and how they became known. Great performances, upsets, anecdotes, pageantry and traditions, all factors that glorifies these venues. Pageantry - Chief Osceloa intimidates Florida State Seminoles foes with flaming spear. Great performances - Don Larsons perfect no hit World Series conquest and UCLAs seven straight national basketball titles. Upsets - Jets downing Baltimore in Super Bowl III. Anecdotes - wrong-way run in football, sex as the main attraction and slinging octopus onto the rink. Statistics on 355 venues, 109 stories and 86 photographs makeup the book.
