Champions of Philadelphia (eBook)

The Greatest Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, and Flyers Teams

Rich Westcott (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
320 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-61321-850-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Since the start of the twentieth century, Philadelphias professional teams in four major sports have won a combined total of seventeen championships. All of Philadelphias current teamsthe Phillies in baseball, the Eagles in football, the Flyers in ice hockey, and the 76ers in basketballhave won championships. The list of champs also includes long-gone teams such as the Athletics in baseball, the Warriors in basketball, and the Frankford Yellow Jackets in football.In Rich Westcotts The Champions of Philadelphia, each of these teams earns a chapter devoted to its championship season. There are detailed descriptions of the games and players, plus noteworthy interviews. Starting with teams from the 1940s, Westcott has interviewed more than fifty players, managers, coaches, and others, including luminaries such as Mike Schmidt, Chuck Bednarik, and Bobby Clarke.The City of Brotherly Love is also a city that loves its champions. Westcotts in-depth account of Philadelphias athletic triumphs will attract fans of each of the four active professional teams.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Autor

Rich Westcott is a Philadelphia sportswriter and historian who has written twenty-four previous books, many of which focus on local Philadelphia teams. Over the years, he has covered many of the teams featured in this book. Westcott was the founder and publisher of the nationally recognized Phillies Report. He is the former president of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association and a member of three halls of fame. Pat Williams is the senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic. Also one of America's top motivational, inspirational and humorous speakers, he has addressed employees from many of the Fortune 500 companies and the Million Dollar Round Table.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.1.2016
• Vorwort: Pat Williams
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 1910 • 76ers • America • Athletics • ballpark • baseman • Basketball • Bay • Bender • ben shibe • books on 76ers • books on ballparks • books on basketballs • books on bays • books on benders • books on canadiens • books on champions • books on championships • books on coachings • books on coombs • books on eagles • books on finals • books on goalies • books on highlanders • books on hockey histories • books on hurlers • books on ice hockeys books on warriors • books on infields • books on leagues • books on macks • books on mcinnis • books on montreals • books on naps • books on outfields books on athle • books on packers • books on parades • books on pennants • books on philadelphias • books on planks • books on pros • books on stadia • books on teams • Bruins • canadiens • Champions • Championships • Coaching • Coombs • danny murphy • doubleheader • Eagles • finals • flyers • Goalie • Highlanders • hockey history • hurler • Ice Hockey • infield • league • Mack • mcinnis • Montreal • naps • no-hitter • outfield • outfielder • packers • Parades • pennants • Philadelphia • Philly • plank • Pro • second-place • Stadium • Teams • warriors
• ISBN-10: 1-61321-850-8 / 1613218508
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61321-850-1 / 9781613218501