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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830768603321

Autore

Davies Richard O. <1937->

Titolo

Rivals! [[electronic resource] ] : the ten greatest American sports rivalries of the 20th century / / Richard O. Davies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-282-48263-7

9786612482632

1-4443-2080-7

1-4443-2081-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 284 p. ) : ports

Disciplina

796.09730904

Soggetti

Sports rivalries - United States - History

Sports - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1 Fight Fiercely: Harvard and Yale Create the First Great Football Rivalry. 2 "We Hate Each Other's Guts": The Dodgers and the Giants. 3 Battle Along Tobacco Road: Duke and North Carolina Basketball. 4 Mayhem on the Midway: The Bears and the Packers. 5 Shootin' Irons: The Jack Nicklaus-Arnold Palmer Golf Rivalry. 6 Cross-Country Conflict: The Celtics and the Lakers. 7 The Bull and the Butterfly: The Never-Ending Rivalry Between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. 8 Friendly Foes: Chrissie and Martina. 9 "Dearest Enemies": Michigan-Ohio State Football. 10 East Coast Baseball Rivalry: The Red Sox and the Yankees. Further Reading. Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This work presents the most memorable rivalries in over 100 years of American sports history. It examines ten of the greatest American sports rivalries of the past century, relating them to their broader historical context.