The 1960s in Sports - Miles Coverdale Jr.

The 1960s in Sports

A Decade of Change
Buch | Hardcover
380 Seiten
2020
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-3564-8 (ISBN)
84,80 inkl. MwSt
This book includes the most significant sporting events of the 1960s, covering all the moments that generated tremendous growth in professional and college sports in America during this decade. It features stories such as Roger Maris breaking the home run record, Muhammad Ali’s victory over Sonny Liston, the first Super Bowl, and the Miracle Mets.
Sports became a national obsession in the 1960s as people tuned in on their new televisions to watch the exploits of some of the most legendary athletes and teams in history. It was the decade of Mickey Mantle, Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain, Bobby Orr, and Muhammad Ali, the decade when Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, when Joe Namath delivered his Super Bowl guarantee, and when Texas Western defeated the University of Kentucky.

In The 1960s in Sports: A Decade of Change, Miles Coverdale looks back at what was arguably the greatest decade in sports history, when the sports world of today began to take shape during a very tumultuous period of American history. At the start of the decade, thirteen years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, the rosters were still populated mostly by white Americans. The NFL and NBA were struggling financially and were much less popular than college football and basketball. The Olympics were still open only to amateur athletes. But the sports landscape changed dramatically in the 1960s. Coverdale traces this development by covering the significant events and iconic players of the decade, including stars such as Willie Mays, Johnny Unitas, Bill Russell, and Jack Nicklaus. There were great teams and incredible rivalries, and professional and college sports alike expanded and thrived.

Featuring over 70 photos of legendary athletes and memorable moments, The 1960s in Sports transports the reader back to a golden age in sports. With additional coverage of important historical events such as the Cold War, Vietnam, and the Civil Rights Movement, this book also reveals how social and political events impacted the sports world, making it an invaluable resource for anyone interested in this significant decade.

Miles Coverdale Jr. is a retired CFO who worked for many years as a health care executive. He is the author of Whitey Ford: A Biography (2006). Coverdale and his wife now live in Spring Hill, Florida.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 229 x 293 mm
Gewicht 1148 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Zeitgeschichte
Weitere Fachgebiete Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-5381-3564-7 / 1538135647
ISBN-13 978-1-5381-3564-8 / 9781538135648
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