Who can forget Kirk Gibson’s dramatic 9th inning home run against the A’s in the 1988 World Series or Michael Jordan’s buzzer-beater against the Cavaliers or Joe Montana’s pass to Dwight Clark in the back of the end zone to break the Cowboys’ dynasty? With this unique book, you’ll relive these—the greatest sports moments of the 20th century—and discover little-known facts and interesting anecdotes about them. You’ll find out:
• What made Kirk Gibson throw off his ice bags and put on his uniform to face Dennis Eckersley in the 1988 World Series.
• Why an NBC executive ran onto the field and disrupted the 1958 NFL Title game between the Giants and the Colts.
• How a rat in the Fenway Park scoreboard during the 1975 World Series forever changed the way sports are covered.
• What Hank Aaron told teammate Dusty Baker in the on-deck circle before he hit his historic 715th home run.
• What made Nolan Ryan’s last no-hitter incredibly unlikely.
• What major corporation would have given Joe DiMaggio a $10,000 endorsement deal if he had extended his hitting streak to 57 games.
• How a youngster from Flatbush, Brooklyn ended up having the only copy of Russ Hodges’ famous call of the Shot Heard ‘Round the World.
• How Joe Namath spent the night before defeating the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.
• And much, much more!
• What made Kirk Gibson throw off his ice bags and put on his uniform to face Dennis Eckersley in the 1988 World Series.
• Why an NBC executive ran onto the field and disrupted the 1958 NFL Title game between the Giants and the Colts.
• How a rat in the Fenway Park scoreboard during the 1975 World Series forever changed the way sports are covered.
• What Hank Aaron told teammate Dusty Baker in the on-deck circle before he hit his historic 715th home run.
• What made Nolan Ryan’s last no-hitter incredibly unlikely.
• What major corporation would have given Joe DiMaggio a $10,000 endorsement deal if he had extended his hitting streak to 57 games.
• How a youngster from Flatbush, Brooklyn ended up having the only copy of Russ Hodges’ famous call of the Shot Heard ‘Round the World.
• How Joe Namath spent the night before defeating the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.
• And much, much more!
