Eisenberg, John

Summary: "The fascinating story of baseball's most legendary "Iron Men," Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Gehrig, who each achieved the coveted and sometimes confounding record of most consecutive games played. When Cal Ripken Jr. began his career with the Baltimore Orioles at age twenty-one, he had no idea he'd beat the historic record of playing 2,130 games in a rowset by Lou Gehrig, the fabled "Iron Horse" of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017

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Eisenberg, John

Summary: "The National Football League is a towering, distinctly American colossus taking in $14 billion in annual revenue and provoking intense national debate over issues from player safety to political protest. Yet its current dominance obscures a surprising origin story. As it turns out, in the beginning most people found the very idea of professional football absurd. In The League, acclaimed author...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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Eisenberg, John

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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2003

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Eisenberg, John

Summary: "In Rocket Men, sportswriter John Eisenberg offers the definitive history of Black quarterbacks in the league-men who not only shaped the history of football, but made indelible contributions to the cause of civil rights in America. As Eisenberg recounts, white coaches, scouts, and team owners long perceived Black players as unfit for the quarterback position. Believing Black athletes could not...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.332 EIS