Hidden History of Cleveland Sports.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bona, Marc.

Contributor:

Bona, Marc

Series:

Sports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Ohio--Cleveland--History.

Cleveland (Ohio)--Social life and customs.

Cleveland (Ohio).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2021.

Summary:

Cleveland sports history goes well beyond The Shot, The Fumble, The Drive and so many other ignoble moments. Many of the citys most illustrious sports tales are long-forgotten chapters of tribulations and tragedy, of fleeting fame and enduring milestones. There are forgotten firsts, such as footballs first pass and the invention of baseballs slider having ties to Cleveland. There are overshadowed tragedies like a fatal crash involving an Indians pitcher occurring the same year two of the teams hurlers were killed in a high-profile boating accident. And then there are the near misses - like George Steinbrenner coming within seconds of owning the Indians and a famous musician who almost became a Cleveland Brown. From basketball to boxing, hockey to Heisman, journalist Marc Bona chronicles more than a century of unremembered tales.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. The Cleveland Infants: One and Done

2. John Heisman and Cleveland

3. Before the Cavs: The Cleveland Rebels and Frank Baumholtz

4. The Creation of Chief Wahoo

5. The Team That Never Had a Chance

6. On a Crusade

7. Boss Men: The Steinbrenner-Owned Indians and the Strongsville Browns

8. The Big (Line)man

9. Something Old, Something New...and a Sixpence in Her Shoe

10. Tragedy on the Diamond, Part One: Charles Pinkney

11. Tragedy On-and Off-the Diamond, Part Two: Ray Chapman's Family

12. Panthers and Papers

13. Babe Ruth and Cleveland

14. The First Pass

15. Larry Twitchell's Special Day

16. The Birth of the Slider

17. The Longest Game

18. A Sporting Life

19. A Forgotten Dynasty

20. Potato Ball

21. Johnny Kilbane: Cleveland's First Sports Hero

22. The Forgotten Tragedy of 1993

23. Pelé and Cleveland

24. Luke Easter: A Memorable Home Run, a Tragic Ending

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781439672709

1439672709

OCLC:

1255219729