1960s in Sports - A Decade of Change

This book includes the most significant sporting events of the 1960s, covering all the moments that generated tremendous growth in professional and college sports in America during this decade. It features stories such as Roger Maris breaking the home run record, Muhammad Ali's victory over Sonny Liston, the first Super Bowl, and the Miracle Mets.

About the author

Miles Coverdale Jr. is a retired CFO who worked for many years as a health care executive. He is the author of Whitey Ford: A Biography (2006). Coverdale and his wife now live in Spring Hill, Florida.

Summary

This book includes the most significant sporting events of the 1960s, covering all the moments that generated tremendous growth in professional and college sports in America during this decade. It features stories such as Roger Maris breaking the home run record, Muhammad Ali's victory over Sonny Liston, the first Super Bowl, and the Miracle Mets.

Product details

• Authors: Miles Coverdale, Miles Coverdale Jr, Miles Coverdale Jr.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781538135648
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-3564-8
• No. of pages: 380
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; USA, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, history of sport, c 1960 to c 1970, United States of America, USA, c 1960 to c 1969