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One for the thumb : the new Steelers reader /
On February 5, 2006, the Pittsburgh Steelers joined the ranks of the elite teams in National Football League history, celebrating their fifth Super Bowl victory. From an unspectacular 7-5 start, to completing the greatest playoff run ever, to the fairy tale ending of Jerome Bettis's Hall of Fam...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Pittsburgh] :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
[2006]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; From Pirates to Steagles; ""What I'm Telling You Is That We've Tried"" / Myron Cope ; Rooney's Ride / John Lardner; Michigan All-American Goes Over With a Bang / Chester L. Smith; Pirates Rally To Defeat Cards, 14-13 / Jack Sell; Not a Cardboard Hero / Mickey Herskowitz; Johnny Blood: Before Hell-Raising Came Into Vogue, His ""Unfettered"" Style Was NFL Legend / Dan Daly; Rooney Gives Up the Steelers / Harry Keck; Rooney Sells Pro Football Club to Boston Promoter / Staff Reporter; Thompson Wise Choosing to Operate Here / Chester L. Smith.
- Thompson to Keep Pros Here Say Sale Price Is 160,000 / Claire Burcky; Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Franchise Switch / Staff Reporter; Steelers Wind Up Best Season Against Packer Eleven / Cecil G. Muldoon; When the Steagles Roamed on Gridiron / Tom Infield; Pre-Renaissance Steelers; "Ref, He's Holding!" / Stuart Leuthner; Ernie Stautner Raps Booing Fans / Pat Livingston; Senior Citizen of the Pittsburgh Steelers / Shirley Povich; Hard to Name an Equal for Layne / Bob Collins; Kiss the Guy or Tackle Him? / Myron Cope; The Sad End of Big Daddy Lipscomb / Edward Linn.
- The Steelers: Pro Football's Gashouse Gang / Myron CopeReflections on the Pre-Renaissance Steelers / Frank Lambert; Pittsburgh / Rocky Bleier; A Break for the 49ers / Prescott Sullivan; Heights of Mediocrity / Al Abrams; The Battle of Gloomsday / Roy McHugh; Art Rooney: He's a Winner Who Always Backs a Loser / Bob Broeg; Chuck Noll / Andy Russell; Reasons for Hope; Football's Poverty Pocket No More / Bob Ortman; Fascination in Frustration / Joe Stein; No Ancient History, Please / Pat Livingston; Fans (Hic) Toast Victory by Browns / Phil Musick; Stand Up and Cheer / Phil Musick.
- A Good Roar / Terry BradshawHow Fort Duquesne Repelled Raiders / Red Smith; Madden: Raiders Were Robbed / Tom LaMarre; Football Won't Be Same if Pittsburgh Gets in Super Bowl / Jim Murray; Moosie and the Old Ranger / Roy Blount Jr.; Dynasty; Joe Greene / Andy Russell; Cornerstone of a Dynasty: Mean Joe Greene, Football Machine / Terry Bradshaw; Super Steelers: All Over for Oakland Before Terry's Raid / James David; It's SUPER!!! Steelers Bowl Over Vikings / Vito Stellino; Super Bowl Fans Contrast in Style / Phil Musick; They Were Just Too Much / Paul Zimmerman.
- Winners Make Plays: Jack Lambert / Sam RutiglianoThe Ascent of an Enigma / Roy Blount Jr.; Rating My Peers: Lynn Swann / Jack Tatum; Champagne, Roses, and Donuts / Frank Deford; Transitions; Remembering ""The Chief"" / Editorial; Greene Mourns ... With a Cigar / Bill Utterback; Mr. Rooney: The Only Legend I Ever Knew / Terry Bradshaw; The Spirit of Place / Sam Toperoff; Rock and Roll, Sex and Drugs / Steve Courson; Noll May Have Checked Out Earlier Than He Wanted To / Ron Cook; Here We Go, Stillers: Cowher Wins His First / Ron Cook; No Steel Curtain Call / Ed Bouchette.