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  • A History of Wrestling in Iowa

    Growing Gold

    by Dan McCool ...
    Series series Sports
    The state of Iowa is just as well known for prominent wrestlers as it is acres of corn and beans. That gives the state the mighty distinction of feeding the world and defeating it on the mat. Men like Dan Gable, Tom Brands, Harold Nichols, Jim Miller, Nick Mitchell and Chuck Patten led Iowa colleges to forty-four of an astounding sixty-nine national team championships. In 1954, Simon Roberts of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reach for the Stars

    The Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament

    by Dan McCool ...
    Wrestling is as much a part of winter in Iowa as is snow and cold. Dreams of state championships begin in elementary school and, since 1972, come to fruitionor heartbreakingly fall shortat an arena in Des Moines in February or March. The tournament finals sell out, and individuals and teams carve their names on the sports history tree each year. Some champions were deaf, some were amputees, but ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Reach for the Stars

    The Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament

    by Dan McCool ...
    Wrestling is as much a part of winter in Iowa as is snow and cold. Dreams of state championships begin in elementary school and, since 1972, come to fruition - or heart-breakingly fall short - at an arena in Des Moines in February or March. In 2011, the tournament finals sold out for the 24th consecutive year. Individuals and teams carve their names on the sports history tree each year. Some ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

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  • Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, The

    Heroes and Icons

    by Greg Oliver, Steven Johnson ...
    The legendary good guys worthy of a spot in the pro wrestling hall of fameAt its core, professional wrestling has always been about the forces of evil trying to undermine everything good — and a red hot heel needs a valiant hero to battle against, someone fans can root for, identify with, and look up to.Wrestling heroes like Hulk Hogan, Dusty Rhodes, The Rock, and Andre the Giant are celebrated ... Read more

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  • Best of Rivals

    Joe Montana, Steve Young, and the Inside Story behind the NFL's Greatest Quarterback Controversy

    by Adam Lazarus ...
    In this revealing, in-depth look at the NFL's greatest quarterback controversy, Adam Lazarus takes readers into the locker room and inside the huddle to deliver the real story behind the rivalry—when Joe Montana and Steve Young battled on and off the field and forged one of the finest football dynasties of all time. From 1987 to 1994, the two future Hall of Famers spurred each other on to ... Read more

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  • Gabby

    by Bruce Boudreau; Tim Leone ...
    Bruce Boudreau is living a hockey Cinderella story. After more than three decades in the minor leagues as a player and coach, he was promoted to head coach of the Washington Capitals in 2007. Boudreau revived the Caps, written off as dead, to a division championship and received the Jack Adams award as the National Hockey LeagueÆs Coach of the Year in June 2008.His story is an entertaining odyssey ... Read more

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  • War As They Knew It

    Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest

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    **Award-winning sports columnist Michael Rosenberg chronicles the extraordinary days of campus unrest and civil turmoil during the Vietnam War years as seen through the prism of two legendary college football coaches."Superb ... the best sports book I've read in years." —Cleveland Plain Dealer**The Vietnam War. Nixon. Kent State.The late 1960s and early 1970s were a time of total turmoil in ... Read more

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  • Never Give Up on Your Dream

    My Journey

    by Warren Moon, Don Yeager ...
    Inducted in 2006, Warren Moon is the only African-American quarterback in the NFL Hall of Fame. His path to success was neither easy nor assured. As a seven-year-old growing up in Los Angeles, he lost his father to alcoholism and helped his single mom raise six sisters. Playing football as a kid, coaches questioned whether, because he was black, he had the smarts to play quarterback. Repeatedly ... Read more

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  • The Rider e-Book of Lists: iPad and e-Reader Edition

    by Sheldon Green, Rod Nasewich ...
    The Rider e-Book of Lists: iPad & e-Reader Edition is the first ever ‘e-book’ on the Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian Football League (CFL) team. This e-book expands on The Rider Book of Lists published in print form in 2010 by the same authors: Sheldon Green and Rod Nasewich.  It provides a different and sometimes off-beat look at Rider players and coaches and at the Riders as a team, ... Read more

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  • Heads of State

    Pennsylvania's Greatest High School Basketball Players of the Modern Era

    by Mark Hostutler ...
    The history of basketball spans more than a century, from its humble origin as a simple diversion during the harsh winters in America to today's perennial, rim-rattling show of international renown. Throughout the last 60 years, Pennsylvania has been at the forefront of the sports evolution, supplying the world with a steady stream of stars, from Wilt Chamberlain to Kobe Bryant, who have proven to ... Read more

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  • The Water Boy

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    by Bob Ackles, Ian Mulgrew ...
    When Bobby Ackles became the B.C. Lions' original water boy, he probably never dreamed that he would lead the team to a Grey Cup victory over 50 years later. From his earliest days with the team to becoming its general manager and now president, Ackles has demonstrated a commitment and dedication to football in the CFL, NFL and XFL. In this engaging personal memoir, Ackles takes the reader through ... Read more

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