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 Football: The First Hundred Years: The Untold Story (Sport in the Global Society)Best Price: $50.92 The story of the creation of Britain's national game has often been told. According to the... |  Sir Charles : Wit and Wisdom of Charles BarkleyBest Price: $64.64 The whole book consists of quotes from Barkley grouped by category, such as race, basketball,... |  Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Exploiting College AthletesBest Price: $26.43 Walter Byers, who served as NCAA executive director from 1951 to 1987, was charged with the dual... |  Pro Football's Great Moments, 1985 Updated Edition |  Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources, Expanded editionBest Price: $50.00 From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world,... |
 When the Game Was OursBest Price: $3.69 I didn't even know that Charles Haley had written a book until I read the book "Boys... |  Kentucky's Domain of Power, Greed and CorruptionBest Price: $19.74 Ms. Ellison's book is an interesting one, from the sheer fact that it tries to tackle... |  Race of the Century: The Heroic True Story of the 1908 New York to Paris Auto RaceBest Price: $6.29 Perhaps you've seen the 60s movie The Great Race, which was based on this real-life... |  Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing HistoryBest Price: $0.46 Cinderella Man is less a biography of James J. Braddock, than a skillfully crafted portrait of... |  Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the WorldBest Price: $1.12 Trudy Ederle is a Jazz Age name largely forgotten today, but in her day she was a celebrity and... |
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 From Northwomen to Pioneers 1973-2011: A History of Women's Sports at Northland CollegeBest Price: $13.45 Women's athletics at Northland College, Thief River Falls, Minnesota, officially started in... |  A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon DoBest Price: $12.20 Well, I guess the best way to start off this particular review is to list what my particular... | A Race for Real Sailors: The Bluenose and the International Fisherman's Cup, 1920-1938 | Race Day: A Spot on the Rail Best Price: $5.24 So, I grew up in Texas, but not around horses. Horse racing didn't hold much appeal. I moved... | Dorade: The History of an Ocean Racing Yacht Best Price: $45.50 This is, quite simply, the definitive history of the boat generally considered the greatest... |
| The Pictorial History of Football Best Price: $49.96 This is the colorful story of the popular sport from its hazy beginnings in 12th century... | Hockey's Greatest Teams Best Price: $3.99 Typical of how bad this book is can be found in Podnieks' decision to exclude the 1980s New... | Greatest Moments in Penn State Best Price: $14.95 | The '85 Bears: Still Chicago's Team Best Price: $13.00 I bought this for the cd single of the Super Bowl Shuffle. The song sounds loud and clear and is... | Super Steelers Best Price: $0.01 From Dan Rooney and Bill Cowher, to Jerome Bettis and Hines Ward, these all-time Steeler greats... |
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 Bayou Classic: The Grambling-Southern Football RivalryBest Price: $15.91 The annual clash in New Orleans between the Grambling State University Tigers and the Southern... | ||||
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