And the Fans Roared: The Sports Broadcasts That Kept Us on the Edge of Our Seats,9781570715822

And the Fans Roared: The Sports Broadcasts That Kept Us on the Edge of Our Seats

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ISBN13: 9781570715822
ISBN10: 1570715823
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-10-01
Publisher(s): Sourcebooks Inc
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Summary

More than 40 spine-tingling sports broadcasts

Author Biography

Joe Garner is a 20-year veteran of the radio business. His expertise on the media's coverage of major sporting and news events has been featured on Larry King Live, Weekend Today, CNN, CBS Up-to-the-Minute and more than 1,500 radio programs nationwide Bob Costas has won twelve Emmy awards--eight as outstanding sports broadcaster, two for writing, one for his late-night interview show Later...with Bob Costas and one for his play-by-play broadcast of the 1997 World Series. He has been named "National Sportscaster of the Year" seven times by his peers

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
Foreword xi
George Foreman
Jackie Robinson Integrates Baseball
2(4)
Babe Ruth Says Good-bye
6(4)
Citation Wins Triple Crown
10(4)
Willie Mays Makes ``The Catch''
14(4)
Patterson vs. Johansson: A Classic Boxing Rivalry
18(4)
Jim Marshall Runs the Wrong Way
22(4)
Rod Laver Wins Grand Slam
26(4)
Bobby Orr Goal Wins Stanley Cup
30(4)
Tom Dempsey Kicks 63-Yard Field Goal
34(2)
Jim O'Brien Field Goal Wins Super Bowl
36(4)
Oklahoma vs. Nebraska: College Football's Game of the Century
40(4)
Paul Henderson Goal Wins Summit Series
44(4)
Down Goes Frazier!: George Foreman Beats Joe Frazier
48(4)
O. J. Simpson Tops 2,000 Yards
52(4)
Notre Dame Ends UCLA's Winning Streak at 88
56(4)
Boston Celtics Beat Phoenix Suns in Triple OT
60(4)
Reggie Jackson Hits Three Consecutive World Series Homers
64(4)
Affirmed Wins Triple Crown
68(4)
Eric Heiden Dominates 1980 Winter Olympics
72(4)
Bill Johnson Skis to Olympic Downhill Victory
76(4)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Breaks NBA Scoring Record
80(4)
Mary Lou Retton Vaults to Olympic Gold
84(4)
Walter Payton Breaks Career Rushing Record
88(4)
Pete Rose Smacks Hit No. 4,192
92(4)
Ozzie Smith Home Run Wins Game 5
96(4)
Bill Buckner's Unforgettable Error
100(4)
Florence Griffith Joyner Becomes World's Fastest Woman
104(4)
Joe Montana Leads Super Bowl-Winning Drive
108(4)
The Shot: Michael Jordan Beats Cleveland
112(2)
Greg LeMond Wins Tour de France
114(4)
Earthquake Rocks 1989 World Series
118(4)
Magic Johnson Returns to Capture All-Star Game MVP Title
122(4)
Duke Beats Kentucky on Christian Laettner Buzzer-Beater
126(4)
Al Unser Jr. Wins 1992 Indianapolis 500
130(4)
Buffalo Bills Make Football's Greatest Comeback
134(4)
Joe Carter Homer Wins 1993 World Series
138(4)
Kerrigan vs. Harding: Soap Opera on Ice
142(4)
Cal Ripken Sets Consecutive Games Streak
146(4)
Michael Johnson Wins 200 and 400 Gold in Atlanta
150(4)
Mike Tyson Bites Evander Holyfield
154(4)
Justin Leonard Putt Seals U.S. Ryder Cup Comeback
158(4)
Music City Miracle: Tennessee Titans' Miraculous Kick Return
162(4)
Tiger Woods Wins U.S. Open
166(5)
Acknowledgments 171(2)
Photo Credits 173(2)
Credits 175(2)
Announcers 177(1)
About the Author 178

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