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50 Great Moments in Pittsburgh Sports : From the Flying Dutchman to Sid the Kid.
Title:
50 Great Moments in Pittsburgh Sports : From the Flying Dutchman to Sid the Kid.
Author:
Shribman, David M.
ISBN:
9781623680640
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (257 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- 1. First Pirates World Series Championship, 1909 -- 2. George Chip KOs Fred Klaus for Middleweight Title, 1913 -- 3. Pitt Defeats Georgia Tech and Claims Third National Championship, 1918 -- 4. Harry Greb Decisions Gene Tunney for Light- Heavyweight Title, 1923 -- 5. Pirates World Series Victory Over the Washington Senators, 1925 -- 6. Carnegie Tech's Upset of Notre Dame in a Game Snubbed by Knute Rockne, 1926 -- 7. Teddy Yaroz Decisions Vince Dundee for the Middleweight Title, 1934 -- 8. Babe Ruth Hits His Last Three Home Runs at Forbes Field, 1935 -- 9. Pitt's John Woodruff Wins 800 Meters Gold Medal in Berlin Olympics, 1936 -- 10. Pitt's Rose Bowl Victory over Washington and Duquesne's Orange Bowl Victory over Mississippi State, 1937 -- 11. Billy Conn Decisions Melio Bettina for Light-Heavyweight Title, 1939 -- 12. Billy Soose Defeats Ken Overlin for Middleweight Title, 1941 -- 13. Billy Conn Loses Heavyweight Title Fight against Joe Louis, 1941 -- 14. Hornets Win First Calder Cup, 1952 -- 15. Ralph Kiner Hits 37th Home Run to Clinch Seventh Consecutive Home Run Title, 1952 -- 16. Steelers Win Revenge Match against the Philadelphia Eagles, 1954 -- 17. Duquesne Defeats Dayton, Wins NIT, 1955 -- 18. Hornets Win Second Calder Cup, 1955 -- 19. Dale Long Hits Home Run in Eighth Consecutive Game, 1956 -- 20. Don Hennon Sets Pitt Record with 45 Points in a Double Overtime Win against Duke, 1957 -- 21. Arnold Palmer Wins First Masters, 1958 -- 22. Harvey Haddix's Perfect No-Hitter for 13 Innings against the Braves, 1959 -- 23. Pirates World Series Victory over the New York Yankees, 1960 -- 24. Led by MVP Connie Hawkins, Pipers Win ABA Championship, 1968 -- 25. Pirates World Series Victory over the Baltimore Orioles, 1971 -- 26. Roberto Clemente's 3,000th Hit, 1972.

27. First Steelers Playoff Victory and the Immaculate Reception, 1972 -- 28. Pitt Defeats Furman, Moves on to NCAA Elite Eight, 1974 -- 29. Carol Semple Thompson Wins British Amateur Championship after Winning U.S. Open a Year Earlier, 1974 -- 30. First Steelers AFC Championship, 1974 -- 31. First Steelers Super Bowl Victory, 1975 -- 32. Triangles Win World Team Tennis Title, 1975 -- 33. Steelers Super Bowl Victory over the Dallas Cowboys, 1976 -- 34. Tony Dorsett Breaks NCAA Rushing Record against Navy, 1976 -- 35. Pitt Defeats Georgia in Sugar Bowl and Captures National Championship, 1977 -- 36. Steelers Super Bowl Victory over the Dallas Cowboys, 1979 -- 37. Pirates World Series Victory over the Baltimore Orioles, 1979 -- 38. Steelers Super Bowl Victory over the Los Angeles Rams, 1980 -- 39. Pitt Defeats Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, 1982 -- 40. Willie Stargell Hits Pirates' Record 475th Home Run, 1982 -- 41. Pitt's Roger Kingdom Wins Olympic Gold Medal in the 110-Meter High Hurdles, 1984 -- 42. Penguins Win Two Consecutive Stanley Cups, 1991 and 1992 -- 43. Korie Hlede Becomes the First Duquesne Basketball Player to Score 2,000 points, 1997 -- 44. Lightweight Paul Spadafora Wins 32nd Consecutive Fight in Title Defense, 2000 -- 45. Beaver Falls Defeats Aliquippa in WPIAL Championship Thriller, 2005 -- 46. Steelers Super Bowl Victory over the Seattle Seahawks, 2006 -- 47. Pitt Women's Basketball Team Reaches the Sweet 16, 2008 -- 48. Steelers Win a Sixth Super Bowl against the Arizona Cardinals, 2009 -- 49. Penguins Win Third Stanley Cup, 2009 -- 50. Pittsburgh Named Top Sports City, 2009 -- Afterword by David M. Shribman -- Afterword by Richard "Pete" Peterson.
Abstract:
A century of Pittsburgh's rich sports history is celebrated through 50 greatest moments in this volume, culled from the coverage by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Among the storied past of athletics in the Pennsylvanian city, this collection highlights such events as the Pirates at the World Series; Steelers' Super Bowls; the Penguins with their back-to-back Stanley Cups; the era when Carnegie "Tech," Duquesne, and Pitt were all playing college bowls; and boxing title bouts fought by Harry Greb, Teddy Yaroz, and Billy Conn. These moments and others from the wide spectrum of franchises and Hall of Fame athletes in Pittsburgh's history are celebrated in a commemorative format that illustrates why Pittsburgh has earned the title of the "Best Sports City" more than once and why "City of Champions" has come to describe the town time and time again.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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