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Author: Emily Jacobs Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781536802931 Category : Languages : en Pages : 144
Book Description
The Ultimate Book of Virginia Sports-Themed Word Searches and ScramblesWhat Do You Know about Virginia's Sports Heroes?Top selling puzzle master Emily Jacobs's newest collection of word puzzles is all about sports players from Virginia. With over 85 different puzzles to work through, you will have hours of entertainment as you test your word skills and learn all about sports figures that were born in Virginia.As you solve the different word searches, word scrambles, and other puzzles you will discover just how many of the famous men and women you have read about are connected to the Old Dominion state.Inside you will find puzzles about:* Baseball Players* Football Players* Golfers* Olympians* Basketball Players* Boxers* Racers* And MoreThis is the perfect puzzle book for any Virginians, especially those living far from home. It is also a fun learning tool for anyone looking to enjoy remembering favorite sports heroes or learning about new ones. This collection of word searches, word scrambles, and other puzzles is also a great way to spend hours unplugging from electronics. With a variety of difficulty levels, these puzzles are great for children and adults. Keep your mind focused and sharp by trying the puzzles in this book. Don't Wait Another Second. Order Your Copy of Sports Players from Virginia Right Now.
Author: Emily Jacobs Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781536802931 Category : Languages : en Pages : 144
Book Description
The Ultimate Book of Virginia Sports-Themed Word Searches and ScramblesWhat Do You Know about Virginia's Sports Heroes?Top selling puzzle master Emily Jacobs's newest collection of word puzzles is all about sports players from Virginia. With over 85 different puzzles to work through, you will have hours of entertainment as you test your word skills and learn all about sports figures that were born in Virginia.As you solve the different word searches, word scrambles, and other puzzles you will discover just how many of the famous men and women you have read about are connected to the Old Dominion state.Inside you will find puzzles about:* Baseball Players* Football Players* Golfers* Olympians* Basketball Players* Boxers* Racers* And MoreThis is the perfect puzzle book for any Virginians, especially those living far from home. It is also a fun learning tool for anyone looking to enjoy remembering favorite sports heroes or learning about new ones. This collection of word searches, word scrambles, and other puzzles is also a great way to spend hours unplugging from electronics. With a variety of difficulty levels, these puzzles are great for children and adults. Keep your mind focused and sharp by trying the puzzles in this book. Don't Wait Another Second. Order Your Copy of Sports Players from Virginia Right Now.
Author: Clay Shampoe Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738517766 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
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Since its first inaugural class was announced in 1972, more than 230 legendary individuals have become esteemed members of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and were awarded special places of honor, such as Arthur Ashe, Sam Snead, Lawrence Taylor, Moses Malone, and David Robinson to mention only a few. Original.
Author: Bob Kuska Publisher: University of Virginia Press ISBN: 9780813924250 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 252
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When Edwin Henderson introduced the game to Washington, D.C., in 1907, he envisioned basketball as a way for more outstanding black student athletes to excel at northern white colleges and debunk negative stereotypes of the race. Almost simultaneously, black basketball was catching on quickly in New York. Kuska establishes that these two cities served as the birthplace of the black game.
Author: Murry R. Nelson Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 0313397538 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 1678
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America loves sports. This book examines and details the proof of this fascination seen throughout American society—in our literature, film, and music; our clothing and food; and the iconography of the nation. This momentous four-volume work examines and details the cultural aspects of sport and how sport pervasively reflects—and affects—myriad aspects of American society from the early 1900s to the present day. Written in a straightforward, readable manner, the entries cover both historical and contemporary aspects of sport and American culture. Unlike purely historical encyclopedias on sports, the contributions within these volumes cover related subject matter such as poetry, novels, music, films, plays, television shows, art and artists, mythologies, artifacts, and people. While this encyclopedia set is ideal for general readers who need information on the diverse aspects of sport in American culture for research purposes or are merely reading for enjoyment, the detailed nature of the entries will also prove useful as an initial source for scholars of sport and American culture. Each entry provides a number of both print and online resources for further investigation of the topic.
Author: Dave Blevins Publisher: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 1461673704 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 1303
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In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame was established to honor the legends of the sport. The first inductees were some of the greatest names of the dugout, including Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. Less than ten years later, in 1945, the Hockey Hall of Fame inducted its first members. The Soccer Hall of Fame was established in 1950, followed by the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959, and the Football Hall of Fame in 1963. In all, more than 1,400 inductees—players, teams, and behind the scenes personnel—have been enshrined in these five halls of fame. The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia is a comprehensive listing of each inductee elected into one or more of these major sports halls of fame. From Hank Aaron to Fred Zollner, this book contains biographical information, sport and position(s) played, and career statistics (when applicable) of each of the more than 1,400 honorees. The book also includes specific appendixes for each shrine, in which inductees are listed alphabetically and by year of induction. Also included are appendixes briefly describing the history of each hall of fame.
Author: Bob Barnett Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476678979 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 236
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This chronicle of sports at West Virginia's 40 black high schools and three black colleges illuminates many issues in race relations and the struggle for social justice within the state and nation. Despite having inadequate resources, the black schools' sports teams thrived during segregation and helped tie the state's scattered black communities together. West Virginia hosted the nation's first state-wide black high school basketball tournament, which flourished for 33 years, and both Bluefield State and West Virginia State won athletic championships in the prestigious Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (now Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association). Black schools were gradually closed after the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, and the desegregation of schools in West Virginia was an important step toward equality. For black athletes and their communities, the path to inclusion came with many costs.
Author: John Grisham Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0385547714 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 366
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in his first basketball novel. Samuel “Sooley” Sooleymon is a raw, young talent with big hoop dreams—and even bigger challenges off the court. “Hard to put down ... the pages turn quickly ... building to a climax that won’t leave readers doubting whether this is a John Grisham novel.” —Associated Press In the summer of his seventeenth year, Samuel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basketball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on an airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true. Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed, quickness, and an astonishing vertical leap. The rest of his game, though, needs work, and the American coaches are less than impressed. During the tournament, Samuel receives devastating news from home: A civil war is raging across South Sudan, and rebel troops have ransacked his village. His father is dead, his sister is missing, and his mother and two younger brothers are in a refugee camp. Samuel desperately wants to go home, but it’s just not possible. Partly out of sympathy, the coach of North Carolina Central offers him a scholarship. Samuel moves to Durham, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season. There is plenty of more mature talent and he isn’t immediately needed. But Samuel has something no other player has: a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America. He works tirelessly on his game, shooting baskets every morning at dawn by himself in the gym, and soon he’s dominating everyone in practice. With the Central team losing and suffering injury after injury, Sooley, as he is nicknamed, is called off the bench. And the legend begins. But how far can Sooley take his team? And will success allow him to save his family? Gripping and moving, Sooley showcases John Grisham’s unparalleled storytelling powers in a whole new light. This is Grisham at the top of his game. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!