Sports of Santa Cruz County

Its inviting climate, enticing rugged mountains, and welcoming beaches have always made Santa Cruz County a haven for athletic activities. A wide variety of sporting endeavors, some beyond the norm, have called Santa Cruz home over the decades. In the 19th century, Santa Cruz served as a springboard for modern surfing. It was an early bastion for organized baseball, too, beginning in the 1860s, and it was home to a series of professional teams as early as the 1870s. Other colorful athletic activities took place here (including fire hose teams, long-distance walking, and bicycling), along with more traditional American sports like basketball, football, boxing, and tennis. The region boasts of a strong tradition of women athletes as well, in particular Marion Hollins, perhaps the greatest all-around woman athlete of the early 20th century.

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey Dunn
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.11.2013
• EAN: 9781531674885
• ISBN: 978-1-5316-7488-5
• No. of pages: 130
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 250 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 417 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous