College Football Championship All Time Greats

Get to know the greatest players in the history of the college football championship game, from the legends of the past to today’s biggest superstars. This action-packed book also includes a timeline, championship game facts, additional resources links, a glossary, and an index.

College football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. Fans follow their favorite team with unfailing loyalty, and nowhere do the colors come out more fervently than when rivals face off. These games bring out the passion, the rituals, and even the rage of football fans across the country. Whether based on history and tradition, or proximity and local pride, college rivalry games have an intensity unmatched by any other sporting event. The Greatest College Football Rivalries of All Time: The Civil War, the Iron Bowl, and Other Memorable Matchups showcases the best of these competitions. Martin Gitlin details game highlights, the history behind the rivalries, and how the fans, players, and coaches have impacted the matchups. The fourteen top rivalries are covered, including the always-intense battles between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines, the great in-state rivalry between the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide, and the historic contests between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen. In addition to capturing the action of the games, this book also covers the personal stories that heighten the passion and intensity of the rivalries—including pranks pulled over the years by opposing fans. With stats and series highlights detailed in each entry, and featuring historical and contemporary photographs throughout its pages, The Greatest College Football Rivalries of All Time is a must-read for every fan of college football.

Pittsburgh is synonymous with winning. From the Penguins and Steelers to the Pirates and Panthers, the Steel City knows championships. There must be something special in the water to make Pittsburgh so particularly gifted with its sports teams. The most famous teams in the city's history would most likely be the 1970s Steelers, known as the Steel Curtain for obvious reasons, and the Penguins who raised the Stanley Cup five times. Names such as Lemieux, Crosby, Roethlisberger, Bradshaw, Clemente and Stargell are legends of American sport and members of Pittsburgh's most cherished franchises, but for every sports legend and multi-million dollar franchise, there are a dozen more talented players and long-past teams that have been forgotten to history; the Negro League's Crawford and Homestead Grays are too often overlooked in the city's sports history but were as talented as any team that has played there. Author Dave Finoli ranks the fifty greatest teams that won trophies, brought glory and lifted the hearts of Pittsburgh's devoted sports fans.

Get to know the greatest players in the history of the World Cup, from the legends of the past to today’s biggest superstars. This action-packed book also includes a timeline, World Cup facts, additional resources links, a glossary, and an index.

Get to know the greatest players in the history of the Stanley Cup, from the legends of the past to today’s biggest superstars. This action-packed book also includes a timeline, Stanley Cup facts, additional resources links, a glossary, and an index.

Get to know the greatest players in the history of the World Series, from the legends of the past to today’s biggest superstars. This action-packed book also includes a timeline, World Series facts, additional resources links, a glossary, and an index.

Get to know the greatest players in the history of the Winter Olympics, from the legends of the past to today’s biggest superstars. This action-packed book also includes a timeline, Winter Olympics facts, additional resources links, a glossary, and an index.

Get to know the greatest players in the history of the Super Bowl, from the legends of the past to today’s biggest superstars. This action-packed book also includes a timeline, Super Bowl facts, additional resources links, a glossary, and an index.