Title:
Sid Hartman's great Minnesota sports moments
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ISBN:
9780760326565
Publication Information:
St. Paul, MN : Voyageur Press, 2006.
Physical Description:
176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction / Joel Rippel -- Basketball -- Lakers in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes -- The rise and fall of the NBA's first dynasty -- The NBA returns to Minnesota -- From "Da kid" to "Big ticket" -- Gophers basketball -- The final four that never was -- Chris Voelz and the growth of Gophers Women's Basketball -- High School basketball -- Baseball -- Minor leagues, major players -- The Twin Cities go big league -- A pennant for the Cities -- On top of the world -- Rising from the ashes -- The stadium debates -- Gophers baseball -- Football -- The greatest Gophers team -- Rose Bowl bound -- Glen Mason brings stability to the program -- Luring the Vikings -- Super Bowl dreams -- Blockbuster deals ... and disappointment -- Vikings ownership disputes -- Hockey -- Mariucci and the emergence of Gophers hockey -- Herb Brooks -- The return of the Title years -- North Stars rising -- The cup runneth empty -- Wild times -- High school hockey in the state of hockey.
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Summary:
Legendary StarTribune sportswriter Sid Hartman draws on his six decades in the thick of Minnesota sports action to give readers a vivid picture of the many thrilling moments throughout the years. From George Mikans Minneapolis Lakers to the NFC championships of the Minnesota Vikings, from legendary local sports icons such as Bernie Bierman, Harmon Killebrew, and Fran Tarkenton to latter-day celebrities like Kevin Garnett and Randy Moss, from Gopher hockey to the legendary Minnesota Twins' World Series Championships, from the North Stars to the Wild - here are the stories and people that have defined Minnesota sports.
