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Pittsburgh steelers : the complete illustrated history / Lew Freedman ; foreword by Dick Hoak.
- Title
- Pittsburgh steelers : the complete illustrated history / Lew Freedman ; foreword by Dick Hoak.
- Author
- Freedman, Lew
- Publication
- Minneapolis : MBI Pub. Co., 2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | GV956.P57 F74 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 192 p. : ill. (some col.); 29 cm.
- Summary
- "No franchise in pro football history has experienced the success that the Pittsburgh Steelers have over the last firty years. Bu the Steelers, proud owners of six Super Bowl trophies, faced a long and, at times, dificult journey to get to the pinnacle. Much of the Steelers' story is the story of the Rooney family."--Dust jacket. Players and coaches profiled include: Ray Kemp, Johnny "Blood" McNally, Byron "Whizzer" White, Arthur Jarrett, "Bullet" Bill Dudley, Jock Sutherland, Elbie Nickel, Jack Butleer, Lynn Chandnois, John Henry Johnson, Bobby Layne, Frank Varrichione, Eugene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb, Buddy Dial, Brady Keys, Andy Russell, Bill Nunn, Jr., Rocky Bleier, Terry Bradshaw, Father John Duggan, John "Frenchy" Fuqua, Tunch Ilkin, Gabe Rivera, Mike Webster, Bill Coher, Kordell Stewart, Rod Woodson, Levon Kirkland, and related writer and broadcaster, Myron Cope.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Foreword by Dick Hoak [former player and coach] -- 1930s: Getting started -- 1940s: A war for survival on and off the field -- 1950s: Building something to last -- 1960s: A team of characters -- 1970s: Super at last -- 1980s: Farewell to the Chief -- 1990s: An era ends -- 2000s: One for the thumb.
- ISBN
- 9780760336458 (hb w/jkt)
- LCCN
- ^^2009015276
- OCLC
- 308210995
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library