“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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Alta Weiss- Female Baseball Pitcher
The story of female baseball pitcher Alta Weiss
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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.
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“Urban’s Way: Urban Meyer, The Florida Gators, and His Plan to Win”
The book is about Urban Meyer and is considered his authorized biography.
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“Warren Spahn: A Biography of a Legendary Lefty” by Lew Freedman
The life of Warren Spahn on the ball field and a hero in World War II.
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“Being Ted Williams: Growing Up with a Baseball Idol”
Famous broadcaster Dick Enberg goes into great detail abut how Ted Williams as his sports idol and later in life they became very close friends.
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“One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season”
The book with the miraculous comeback of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals.
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“The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball’s Golden Age”
The book details the pitching of 1968 that led to several rule changes.
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Baseball History: Baseball Becomes a Business in 1869
When Baseball Became a Business Harry Wright knew he could make money by putting a baseball team together. He was a ballplayer himself that once hit seven home runs in a game. He convinced a group of Ohio investors, in 1869, to finance the team and he was named manager. Wright was sure that…
