“Bob Feller: Ace of the Greatest Generation”
This is a book about pitcher Bob Feller and his rise from American Legion baseball to the American League where he was a fireballing pitcher.
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“A Franchise on the Rise: The First Twenty Years of the New York Yankees”
This book deals with the first twenty years of the New York Yankees franchise from the “honest graft” days to the success of today.
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“Dream Like a Champion- Wins, Losses and Leadership the Nebraska Volleyball Way”
“Dream Like a Champion- Wins, Losses and Leadership the Nebraska Volleyball Way” is a book that guides an aspiring coach to examine their methods.
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“I Was Right on Time: My Journey from the Negro Leagues to the Majors”
This is the story of Buck O’Neill starting in the Negro Leagues of baseball and the many characters he met and became friends with in his journey.
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“The Legendary Life of Ken ‘Snake’ Stabler” by Mike Freeman
This book is about the legendary life of Ken “Snake” Stabler and how he lived a fun life but always was prepared to produce on the football field.
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“The Roger Kahn Reader: Six Decades of Sportswriting”
Roger Kahn has spent over 60 years writing about sports and has interviewed many athletes in the world and this is a collection of his great work.
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“A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball” By Jennifer Ring
The book follows the story of several young women that wanted to be athletes in the baseball world even though society told them it was a male world.
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“Walter Camp and the Creation of American Football” by Roger R. Tamte
This is a well-researched book that deals with football at Yale and Walter Camp and how it led to him becoming the Father of American Football.
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“Baseball Italian Style: Great Stories Told by Italian American Major Leaguers from Crosetti to Piazza”
This book by Lawrence Baldarrosa guides baseball fans through what players of Italian descent endured in the early days and how things are better today.
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“Liftoff!: The Tank, the Storm, and the Astros’ Improbable Ascent to Baseball Immortality” by Brian T. Smith
This book deals with how the Houston Astros had 55 years of bad baseball and then GM Jeff Luhnow made some smart moves and now they are World Series champs.