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  • Tales from the San Diego Chargers Sideline

    A Collection of the Greatest Chargers Stories Ever Told

    Series series Tales from the Team
    During his 27-year tenure with the San Diego Chargers, equipment manager Sid Brooks kept over 5,000 football players from appearing naked before their cheering fans. The first African American to hold the job of equipment manager in the NFL, Brooks’ job was to see that each player left the locker room in uniform. But the means to that end was far more complicated-and outrageous-than one would ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Tales from the Chargers Sideline

    A Collection of the Greatest Chargers Stories Ever Told

    During his 27-year tenure with the Chargers, beloved equipment manager Sid Brooks kept more than 5,000 football players from appearing naked before their cheering fans. The first African American to hold the job of equipment manager in the NFL, Brooks was tasked with seeing that each player left the locker room in uniform. But the means to that end was far more complicated—and outrageous—than one ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Tales from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout

    A Collection of the Greatest Blue Jays Stories Ever Told

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    Series series Tales from the Team
    From the club’s inception in the late ’70s; to winning the division for the first time in the ’80s; Joe Carter’s epic home run; the two World Series titles in the early ’90s; the reign of Roy Halliday; and everything in between, the Blue Jays have continued to build a storied history as one of baseball’s most exciting teams. In Tales from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout, Jim Prime, who has written ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • And Nobody Got Hurt!

    The World's Weirdest, Wackiest True Sports Stories

    by Len Berman ...
    Illustrated by Kent Gamble ...
    An Olympian who sacrificed a medal to save a competitor, a professional soccer player who was bribed out of retirement with pizza, a runaway pig who disrupted the start of a baseball game -- truth is stranger than fiction, especially in sports! In this sequel to his first compilation of sports bloopers and unbelievable stories, And Nobody Got Hurt", Today Show regular and Emmy Award-winning ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout

    A Collection of the Greatest Reds Stories Ever Told

    Series series Tales from the Team
    Reds Hall of Famer Tom Browning and sportswriter Dann Stupp bring the Reds last championship era to life in Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout. Fans of this historic and storied franchise will read legendary tales of victory, rivalry, and a bit of eccentricity. A must-have for any Reds fan. ... Read more

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  • Tales from the Atlanta Falcons Sideline

    A Collection of the Greatest Falcons Stories Ever Told

    Series series Tales from the Team
    Through all the pain, all the glory, and all the moments of absurdity, fans of the Atlanta Falcons have always had one thing in common—passion. Now those stalwart supporters will get to relive all the history of their favorite franchise in this newly updated edition of Tales from the Atlanta Falcons Sideline. Since their inauspicious beginnings in 1966, the Atlanta Falcons have risen to become one ... Read more

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  • Throwing Strikes

    My Quest for Truth and the Perfect Knuckleball

    The inspiring story of the 2012 National League Cy Young Award WinnerAdapted for young readers from his New York Times bestselling memoir Wherever I Wind Up, this is the inspiring story of how knuckleballer R. A. Dickey became one of the game’s best pitchers. He had humble beginnings, and as a child kept a terrible secret. But at a local prep school, coaches saw talent in him and fostered his ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Tales from the Philadelphia Eagles Sideline

    A Collection of the Greatest Eagles Stories Ever Told

    by Gordon Forbes ...
    Series series Tales from the Team
    Even in their worst of seasons, the Philadelphia Eagles maintained their tradition of toughness, thanks to great players-legends like Chuck Bednarik and Steve Van Buren to modern-day heroes. In Tales from the Philadelphia Eagles Sideline, veteran football writer Gordon Forbes profiles the individuals who have thrilled Philadelphia fans since the team’s inception in 1933 through Andy Reid’s ... Read more

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  • Captain Crash and the Dallas Cowboys

    From Sideline to Goal Line with Cliff Harris

    by Cliff Harris ...
    How does it feel to see your name among the Cowboys greats in Texas Stadium’s Ring of Honor? What was it like to be recruited by professional scouts? What happened to the guy who hooked Randy White in the back with a wayward fishhook? How did legendary coach Tom Landry motivate his players? How did a waterbed and transcendental meditation help Cliff Harris gain an edge over his opponents?Replete ... Read more

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  • Tales from the New England Patriots Sideline

    A Collection of the Greatest Stories of the Team's First 40 Years

    Series series Tales from the Team
    This revealing look at the first forty years of the New England Patriots captures the stories of passion, power, and struggles of one of the most remarkable franchises in sports. True Pats fans know that while today the team’s owner, coach, and stadium all rank among the best in the NFL, the early years were a much harder road. For decades the Patriots was a team known for having comically inept ... Read more

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  • Cheating Is Encouraged

    A Hard-Nosed History of the 1970s Raiders

    Straight from the mouths of the legends of the Silver and Black, Cheating Is Encouraged recapitulates the many as infamous stories from the last team to play outlaw” football.Regardless of whether you loved or hated them, the Oakland Raiders of the 1970s were an amusing cast of outlaws, misfits, and anomalies that made up one of the greatest pro football teams of their era. The Raiders’ roster ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud

    by Joe Pepitone ...
    At age seventeen Joe Pepitone signed with the New York Yankees, and soon experts were predicting that he would be the team’s next superstar. He could run, throw, and field, and he had a sweet home run swing.But during his twelve years in the major leagues Pepitone devoted most of his energy to swinging off the field. He blew his career, destroyed two marriages, lost custody of three children, and ... Read more

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