| Author | Garner, Joe.
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| Title | And the fans roared : the sports broadcasts that kept us on the edge of our seats / Joe Garner ; Bob Costas, narration ; George Foreman, foreword.
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| Published | Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2000.
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| Description | xiii, 177 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 2 sound discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
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| ISBN | 1-57071-582-3 |
| Formatted Note | Incomplete Contents: Disc 1: 1. Introduction -- 2. Jackie Robinson integrates baseball-- 3. Babe Ruth says goodbye -- 4. Citation wins Triple Crown -- 5. Willie Mays makes "The Catch" -- 6. Patterson vs. Johansson: a classic boxing rivalry -- 7. Jim Marshall runs the wrong way -- 8. Rod Laver wins grand slam --9. Bobby Orr goal wins Stanley Cup -- 10. Tom Dempsey kicks 63-yard field goal -- 11. Jim O'Brien field goal wins Super Bowl -- 12. Oklahoma vs. Nebraska: college football's game of the century -- 13. Paul Henderson goal wins summit series -- 14. Down goes Frazier! George Foreman Beats Joe Frazier -- 15. O.J. Simpson tops 2,000 yards -- Notre Dame ends UCLA's winning streak at 88 -- 17. Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns in triple OT -- 18. Reggie Jackson hits three consecutive World Series homers -- 19. Affirmed wins Triple Crown -- 20. Eric Heiden dominates Winter Olympics -- 21. Bill Johnson skis to Olympic downhill victory -- 22. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks NBA scoring record. Disc 2: 1. Mary Lou Retten vaults to Olympic gold -- 2. Walter Payton breaks career rushing record -- 3. Pete Rose smacks hit no. 4,192 -- 4. Ozzie Smith home run wins game 5 -- 5. Bill Buchner's unforgettable error --6. Florence Griffith Joyner becomes world's fastest woman -- 7. Joe Montana leads Super Bowl-winning drive -- 8. The Shot: Michael Jordan beats Cleveland -- 9. Greg LeMond wins Tour de France -- 10. Earthquake rocks 1989 World Series -- 11. Magic Johnson returns to capture all-star MVP title -- 12. Duke beats Kentucky on Christian Laettner buzzer-beater -- 13. Al Unser Jr. wins 1992 Indianapolis 500 -- 14. Buffalo Bills make football's greatest comeback -- 15. Joe Carter homer wins 1993 World Series -- 16. Kerrigan vs. Harding: soap opera on ice -- 17. Cal Ripkin sets consecutive games streak -- 18. Michael Johnson wins 200 and 400 gold in Atlanta -- 19. Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield -- 20. Justin Leonard putt seals U.S. Ryder Cup comeback -- 21. Music City miracle: Tennessee Titan's miraculous kick return -- 22. Tiger Woods wins U.S. Open.
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| Subjects | Radio broadcasting of sports -- United States.
Sports -- History.
Television broadcasting of sports -- United States.
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| Other Authors | Costas, Bob, 1952-
Foreman, George, 1949-
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| LC Card Number | 00-57367 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: GV 576 G234F
mq230993: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 139724] |
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