{"product_id":"pittsburgh-sports-stories-from-the-steel-city-paperback","title":"Pittsburgh Sports: Stories from the Steel City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRandy Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer afternoons at Forbes Field, playoff Sundays with the Steelers, winter nights at the Igloo cheering for Mario and the Penguins: \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Sports\u003c\/i\u003e captures all that and more. With stories from sports fans, historians, and former athletes, \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Sports\u003c\/i\u003e mixes personal experiences with team histories to capture the full range of what it means to be a sports fan-in Pittsburgh, or, by extension, anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA book that can be read cover-to-cover, or in bits and pieces, \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Sports\u003c\/i\u003e includes chapters on the ill-fated Pittsburgh Pipers, who won the American Basketball Association's first championship, then folded four years later; the Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Homestead Grays, perennial Negro League powerhouses; Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, Jim Kelly, Joe Montana, Dan Marino, and other legends of western Pennsylvania high school football; boxing's illustrious past in the Iron City; football reminiscences by a former Steelers punter; and the ups and downs of the Pittsburgh Pirates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandy Roberts, professor of history at Purdue University, is the author or editor of fourteen books, including \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Sports: Stories from the Steel City.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the recipient of the Ray and Pat Browne Award from the Popular Culture Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9.38 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130361712775,"sku":"9780822957737","price":31.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c5ed8cadf1bbe82c6e1f87c3246fef42.webp?v=1732610186","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/pittsburgh-sports-stories-from-the-steel-city-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}