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When the 49ers Were Kings

Author : Gordon Forbes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1683582519
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (835 download)

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Download or read book When the 49ers Were Kings written by Gordon Forbes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1979, San Francisco was in turmoil attempting to recover from the assassination of two of its leaders: Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. The troubled city was in need of an emotional boost to restore their pride. But as the year drew to a sad close, the city’s professional football team, the 49ers, endured its second straight 2–14 season and it, too, was in deep despair. Critics jumped on Eddie DeBartolo Jr., the new owner, along with rookie head coach Bill Walsh. The thirty-year-old DeBartolo, handed the team by his billionaire father, was the league’s youngest owner. Walsh had been passed over in Cincinnati when the Bengals made a coaching change. Yet there were promising signs that the 49ers were headed into a new era. The losses were closer. The player draft included an exciting quarterback named Joe Montana. The favorable signs proved prophetic. Over the next decade, the 49ers created a dynasty that was as unique as it was unexpected, winning four Super Bowls. The heroes were Walsh, the coach of speed and detail and long working hours, and Montana, who proved to be the perfect fit for Walsh’s fast-paced West Coast offense. In When the 49ers Were Kings , award-winning football writer Gordon Forbes examines how Walsh and DeBartolo assembled one of the greatest teams in pro football history featuring a legendary cast including Montana, Jerry Rice, and Ronnie Lott and unforgettable moments such as Dwight Clark and “The Catch,” a key goal-line stand in their first Super Bowl victory, and the last-minute drive capped by John Taylor’s Super Bowl-winning touchdown in Walsh’s final game. “The good old days, the days of Camelot,” 49ers executive John McVay called the exciting decade. It was a special time in a very special city when Walsh and DeBartolo made the 49ers kings of San Francisco.

THE KING Hugh McElhenny-A San Francisco 49ers Legend

Author : Martin Jacobs
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book THE KING Hugh McElhenny-A San Francisco 49ers Legend written by Martin Jacobs and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considered the greatest "thrill runner" of all-time, Hugh "The King" McElhenny ran with a tremendously long stride and high knee action. His breakaway speed and unique ability to change direction at will left defenders dazed and confused. As a University of Washington All-American halfback, he established conference records for yards gained (2,499) and longest punt return (100 yards) and led the conference in scoring in 1950 and 1951. McElhenny was a first-round draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers in 1952 and was an instant hit. His rookie season left sportswriters groping for new superlatives. In his rookie season, the versatile half back recorded the 49ers season's longest run from scrimmage (89 yards), the longest punt return (94 yards), and the top rushing average (7.0 yards per carry). Not surprisingly, he was a unanimous choice for the league's NFL Rookie of the Year honors. In 1961, after nine seasons and five Pro Bowl appearances with the 49ers, McElhenny played for the Minnesota Vikings. It was, all things considered, his finest season. With the Vikings, he accounted for 1,067 combined yards and made his sixth trip to the Pro Bowl. Two years later, as a member of the New York Giants, McElhenny realized a dream that had thus far escaped him -- playing on a championship team. When he retired after the 1964 season, McElhenny was one of only three players to have gained more than 11,000 all-purpose yards. "His running ability was as good as any player who ever lived. His peripheral vision was much like O. J. Simpson," said Don Heinrich, QB, New York Giants; "He could change his course two and three times in one run. He was unbelievable," said Billy Wilson, end, 49ers;" McElhenny was like a bowling ball thrown with body English, It slides crazily down the alley, curls around the pins and scatters them gently," said Frankie Albert, QB, 49ers; "Mac was the greatest broken-field runner football has ever seen,"- said Y.A. Tittle, QB, 49ers; "He ran around you, through you and, if the situation demanded it, right over you," said UCLA coach Red Sanders. If you love football, you'll love this book. "The King" Hugh McElhenny, the legendary halfback, is a wonderful biography of one of the NFL's greatest all-time classic open-field runners ever. 296 pages, 296 outstanding photos! A must read for any NFL fan! Also there are two companion books that feature Hugh "The King" McElhenny. They are- "Kezar-Stadium-49ers Fans Remember" and "San Francisco 49ers LEGENDS-The Golden Age of Pro Football", also available from Amazon.

The Game Before the Money

Author : Jackson Michael
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 080325573X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Game Before the Money written by Jackson Michael and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Oral history from players and coaches detailing the NFL from the late 1930s through the 1970s"--

The King of Sports

Author : Gregg Easterbrook
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250011728
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The King of Sports written by Gregg Easterbrook and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gridiron football is the king of sports – it's the biggest game in the strongest and richest country in the world. In The King of Sports, Easterbrook tells the full story of how football became so deeply ingrained in American culture. Both good and bad, he examines its impact on American society. The King of Sports explores these and many other topics: * The real harm done by concussions (it's not to NFL players). * The real way in which college football players are exploited (it's not by not being paid). * The way football helps American colleges (it's not bowl revenue) and American cities (it's not Super Bowl wins). * What happens to players who are used up and thrown away (it's not pretty). * The hidden scandal of the NFL (it's worse than you think). Using his year-long exclusive insider access to the Virginia Tech football program, where Frank Beamer has compiled the most victories of any active NFL or major-college head coach while also graduating players, Easterbrook shows how one big university "does football right." Then he reports on what's wrong with football at the youth, high school, college and professional levels. Easterbrook holds up examples of coaches and programs who put the athletes first and still win; he presents solutions to these issues and many more, showing a clear path forward for the sport as a whole.

Sports Illustrated The San Francisco 49ers at 75

Author : The Editors of Sports Illustrated
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1641257725
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Sports Illustrated The San Francisco 49ers at 75 written by The Editors of Sports Illustrated and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the championship glory, Hall of Fame personalities, and passionate fans that make the San Francisco 49ers one of the most beloved franchises in football The oldest professional sports team in the Bay Area, the San Francisco 49ers have thrilled their loyal fans for seven and a half decades. Founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference, the 49ers joined the NFL when the leagues merged in 1949. Playing in old Kezar Stadium at in Golden Gate Park, the 49ers found fleeting success in their early years, reaching the playoffs just once in the 1950s and '60s. From those humble beginnings emerged one of the NFL's most successful franchises. Seven Super Bowl appearances, five Super Bowl victories. A head coach in Bill Walsh who forever changed the sport. And a roster of Hall of Famers: Y.A. Tittle, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott, and more. Sports Illustrated™ celebrates the franchise with The San Francisco 49ers at 75, an extraordinary collection of classic stories and photographs from the pages of SI. This commemorative book also solutes, in words and pictures, the 49ers' dedicated fans. From Kezar to Candlestick to Levi's, fans will unearth golden nuggets from the 49ers's past on each page of this diamond celebration.

San Francisco 49ers

Author : Matt Maiocco
Publisher : MVP Books
ISBN 13 : 1610589211
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book San Francisco 49ers written by Matt Maiocco and published by MVP Books. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVThe San Francisco 49ers are coming off their sixth Super Bowl appearance and are once again energizing football fans throughout the Bay Area. In San Francisco 49ers: The Complete Illustrated History, author and longtime sports reporter Matt Maiocco explores the full history of this iconic franchise, in the All-America Football Conference as Californiaâ€™s first major league pro sports team up through the latest Super Bowl glory.Accompanied by tons of photos, Maiocco offers details and insight into the teams, players, and games that have defined the Niners legacy over nearly seven decades. In addition to recounting well-known themes and storylinesâ€”the dynasty under Bill Walsh and Joe Montana, rivalries with the Dallas Cowboys and other teams, profiles of star players, analysis of pivotal gamesâ€”this book presents lesser-known stories and season recaps to provide fans of the Red and Gold with a deeper understanding of their favorite team./divDIV/divDIVPacked with illustrations, this visually vibrant book offers vintage imagery, high-quality action photos, and a wide range of ephemera and memorabilia from throughout the decades, including program covers, pennants,ticket stubs, cards, and much more. With an unmatched depth of information and wealth of visual material, San Francisco 49ers: The Complete Illustrated History is the ultimate fan souvenir and reference book for the Golden Gate Cityâ€™s beloved football dynasty./divDIV/div

King Football

Author : Michael Oriard
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 080786403X
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book King Football written by Michael Oriard and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark work explores the vibrant world of football from the 1920s through the 1950s, a period in which the game became deeply embedded in American life. Though millions experienced the thrills of college and professional football firsthand during these years, many more encountered the game through their daily newspapers or the weekly Saturday Evening Post, on radio broadcasts, and in the newsreels and feature films shown at their local movie theaters. Asking what football meant to these millions who followed it either casually or passionately, Michael Oriard reconstructs a media-created world of football and explores its deep entanglements with a modernizing American society. Football, claims Oriard, served as an agent of "Americanization" for immigrant groups but resisted attempts at true integration and racial equality, while anxieties over the domestication and affluence of middle-class American life helped pave the way for the sport's rise in popularity during the Cold War. Underlying these threads is the story of how the print and broadcast media, in ways specific to each medium, were powerful forces in constructing the football culture we know today.

San Francisco 49ers

Author : Matt Maiocco
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1613210450
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book San Francisco 49ers written by Matt Maiocco and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In San Francisco 49ers: Where Have You Gone?, memories are revisited through profiles of 49 former players, ranging from colorful Visco Grgich, an original member of the organization, to Steve Young, the Hall of Fame quarterback. Other Hall of Famers from the team's rich past include Joe Perry, Hugh McElhenny, Y. A. Tittle, and Bob St. Clair. But what has become of these players since? Many former 49ers players achieved their greatest accomplishments once they left the football field behind. Catch up with all your favorite players! Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports--books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

King of the Lobby

Author : Kathryn Allamong Jacob
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801893976
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book King of the Lobby written by Kathryn Allamong Jacob and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the lobbyist known for his deployment of alcohol, fine meals, and stirring conversation at parties, where he shaped the face of Gilded Age America.

The Sugar King of California

Author : Sandra E. Bonura
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496239091
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book The Sugar King of California written by Sandra E. Bonura and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2024-06 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claus Spreckels (1828–1908) emigrated from his homeland of Germany to the United States with only seventy-five cents in his pocket, built a sugar empire, and became one of the richest Americans in history alongside John D. Rockefeller, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates. Migrating to San Francisco after the gold rush, Spreckels built the largest sugar beet factory of its kind in the United States. His sugar beet production in the Salinas Valley changed the focus of valley agriculture from dry to irrigated crops, resulting in the vast modern agricultural-industrial economy in today’s “Salad Bowl of the World.” When Spreckels gave America its first sugar cube, he became the “Sugar King.” The indomitable Spreckels was a colorful and complicated character on both sides of the Pacific. A kingpin in the development of the Hawai‘i-California sugarcane industry, he wielded a clenched fist over Hawai‘i’s economy for nearly two decades after occupying a position of unrivaled power and political influence with the Hawaiian monarchy, while also advancing major technology developments on the islands. The Sugar King’s legacy continued as the Spreckels family developed large portions of California, building and breaking monopolies in agriculture, shipping, railroading, finance, real estate, horse breeding, utilities, streetcars, and water infrastructure, and building entire towns and cities from infrastructure to superstructure. In The Sugar King of California Sandra E. Bonura tells the rags-to-riches story of Spreckels’s role in the developments of the sugarcane industry in the American West and across the Pacific, triumphing in a milieu rife with cronyism and corruption and ultimately transforming California’s industry and labor. Harshly criticized by his enemies for ruthless business tactics but loved by his employees, he was unapologetic in his quest for wealth, asserting “Spreckels’s success is California’s success.” But there’s always a cost for single-minded determination; the legendary family quarrels even included a murder charge. Spreckels’s biography is one of business triumph and tragedy, a portrait of a family torn apart by money, jealousy, and ego.

The Great Book of San Francisco/Bay Area Sports Lists

Author : Damon Bruce
Publisher : Running Press Adult
ISBN 13 : 0762441895
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book The Great Book of San Francisco/Bay Area Sports Lists written by Damon Bruce and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bay Area is home to multiple popular franchises in all four major sports—the 49ers and Raiders (NFL), Giants and A's (MLB), Kings and Warriors (NBA), and Sharks (NHL). With such diversity in rooting interest, area fans have much to debate all year long, and prominent Bay Area sports-radio host Damon Bruce is just the man to get the debate going with this entertaining book of original sports and entertainment lists. Bruce also enlists the help of such notable local stars to contribute their own lists, including Orlando Cepeda, Brent Jones, Gary Radnich, Drew Remeda, Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead, and more.

Building a Champion

Author : Bill Walsh
Publisher : St Martins Press
ISBN 13 : 9780312925796
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book Building a Champion written by Bill Walsh and published by St Martins Press. This book was released on 1991-10 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The celebrated coach shares his philosophy of football, profiles players he has coached, and recounts key moments in his career

Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King (Revised and Expanded)

Author : Mike Pitts
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500773033
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King (Revised and Expanded) written by Mike Pitts and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As gripping as any detective fiction. Proof that one doesn't need to be fascinated with Richard III to be enthralled by the story of his body's discovery." —Publisher's Weekly In August 2012 a search began, and on February 4, 2013, a team from Leicester University delivered its verdict to a mesmerized press room and to the world: they had found the remains of Richard III, whose legacy was perhaps the most contested of all British monarchs. Prior to this major discovery, there had been little new information about Richard III for some time. With no new evidence to fuel it, the debate over what kind of man he might have been seemed to have stalled. Thus the story of the discovery of Richard III is a story of the value of archaeology—careful analysis of physical evidence backed up by the latest science and technology—and how it can change our understanding of history. Firsthand accounts from the team that found the king, along with photographs from the author’s own archives and an expanded epilogue incorporating new DNA evidence, augment this compelling detective story as the evidence is uncovered.

We Were Champions

Author : Phil Barber
Publisher : Triumph Books (IL)
ISBN 13 : 9781572434981
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book We Were Champions written by Phil Barber and published by Triumph Books (IL). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the San Francisco 49ers--winners of five Super Bowls during 15 seasons--is told in the players' own words, reflections, and insights shared with the perspective of time as they analyze the elements that combined to create pro football magic. Photos.

King of the Cowboys

Author : Jim Dent
Publisher : Adams Media Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781558505278
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book King of the Cowboys written by Jim Dent and published by Adams Media Corporation. This book was released on 1995 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles Jerry Jones' meteoric rise from his modest Arkansas roots to becoming a rich, powerful and famous professional football team owner.

The San Francisco 49ers Story

Author : Thomas K. Adamson
Publisher : Bellwether Media
ISBN 13 : 1681032686
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The San Francisco 49ers Story written by Thomas K. Adamson and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know the San Francisco 49ers are named after the miners from the California Gold Rush? The 49ers were home to Joe Montana for over ten years. He is considered one of the NFLÕs most legendary quarterbacks. Discover the San Francisco 49ersÕ rush to the top in this book for reluctant readers.

100 Things 49ers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

Author : Daniel Brown
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 164125517X
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book 100 Things 49ers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die written by Daniel Brown and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a die-hard from the days of Joe Montana or a new supporter of Jimmy Garoppolo, San Francisco 49ers fans will discover the top 100 things to know and do, in their lifetime through this unique guide. Inspired by and written for the devout fan, this lively and detailed book explores important facts and figures from the team's storied history, including the early years of Y. A. Tittle; the golden era of Bill Walsh, Montana, Steve Young, and Jerry Rice; the wild saga of Colin Kaepernick, and more. From the most important facts about the team to the traditions that define what being a 49ers fanatic is all about, this guide also highlights such essential experiences as the best places to soak in 49ers lore.