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Fields of Play
Sport, Race, and Memory in the Steel City
Robert Terry Hayashi
Combining this rigorous archival research with a poet’s voice, Hayashi vividly portrays how coal towns, settlement houses, municipal swimming pools, state game lands, stadia, and the city’s landmark rivers were all sites of struggle over inclusion and the meaning of play in the Steel City.
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Hard Lessons From the Hurt Business
Boxing and the Art of Life
Ed Latimore
In Hard Lessons From The Hurt Business, former heavyweight boxer Ed Latimore takes readers on a journey from his hardscrabble childhood in Pittsburgh’s public housing projects to his signing with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sport.
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Hell With the Lid Off
Inside the Fierce Rivalry Between the 1970s Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers
Ed Gruver
With its account of classic games, legendary owners, coaches, and players with larger-than-life personalities, Hell with the Lid Off is a story of turbulent football and one of the game’s best-known rivalries.
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No No
A Dockumentary
Jeff Radice
In the 1970s Dock Ellis pitched a baseball no-hitter on LSD and his outspoken style courted conflict and controversy. Dock spent his latter years helping others in their addictions. A surprising and moving story of a life in and out of the spotlight.
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On the Clock: Pittsburgh Steelers
Behind the Scenes With the Pittsburgh Steelers at the NFL Draft
Jim Wexell
In On the Clock: Pittsburgh Steelers, Jim Wexell explores the fascinating, rollercoaster history of the Steelers at the draft, from Terry Bradshaw through Troy Polamalu and beyond.
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Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena
Stories From the Igloo
The Association of Gentleman Pittsburgh Journalists
Some of the biggest acts in music history have rocked the Igloo’s seats, including Elvis, the Beatles and frequent favorite, Bruce Springsteen. Join local sports and media writers as they recall the greatest moments in Civic Arena’s storied history.
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Pittsburgh’s Historic Stadiums and Arenas
Mark T. Fatla
Local writer and lifelong baseball fan, author Mark T. Fatla searched a wide variety of sources for photographs to illustrate this history, including team archives, museums, newspapers, and private collections.
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Pride of Smoketown
The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords
Frederick C. Bush
The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords team, one of the dominant teams in Negro League history, is often compared to the legendary 1927 “Murderer’s Row” New York Yankees. The squad boasted four Hall-of-Fame players in outfielder James “Cool Papa” Bell, first baseman/manager Oscar Charleston, catcher Josh Gibson, and third baseman William “Judy” Johnson.
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Tomlin
The Soul of A Football Coach
John Harris
The biography of a coaching pioneer. In 2007, at the age of thirty-four, Mike Tomlin was hired as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Replacing Hall of Famer Bill Cowher — and two years removed from the team’s first Super Bowl XL victory — there was immense pressure on the first-year head coach, who many fans and those in media were largely unfamiliar with.
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Where Pittsburgh Played
Oakland’s Historic Sports Venues
David Finoli
Local authors and sports historians David Finoli, Tom Rooney, Robert Healy III, Douglas Cavanaugh and Chris Fletcher celebrate the glorious victories and heartbreaking losses throughout the history of Pittsburgh’s Oakland section, the epicenter of Steel City Sports.