Research Catalog

Title

And the crowd goes wild : relive the most celebrated sporting events ever broadcast / Joe Garner ; Bob Costas, narration ; Hank Aaron, foreword ; Wayne Gretzky, afterword.

Author

Garner, Joe.

Publication

Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks, c1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

Costas, Bob, 1952-

Description

xi, 179 p. : ill. (some col.); 28 cm. +

Summary

Tells the stories of forty-seven of the most memorable moments in sports history, and features two CDs, narrated by sports journalist Bob Costas, that contain the actual comments of the announcers who were calling the events.

Subjects

• Compact discs
• Radio broadcasting of sports > United States
• Sports > History

Genre/Form

Compact discs.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• [Disc 1]. Introduction -- Babe Ruth calls his shot -- Jesse Owens wins four gold medals -- Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling -- Lou Gehrig says good-bye -- Bobby Thomson Hits "shot heard 'round the world" -- Don Larsen throws World Series Perfect game -- "The greatest game ever played": Colts vs. Giants -- Wilma Rudolph sprints to Olympic gold -- Ted Williams finishes career with home run -- Bill Mazeroski home run wins World Series -- Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points -- Billy Mills wins 10,000-meter gold -- Havlicek steal clinches Celtics victory -- Green Bay Packers win "Ice Bowl" -- Bob Beamon soars to long jump record -- Joe Namath and underdog Jets win Super Bowl III -- Miracle Mets win World Series -- Willis Reed leads Knicks to victory -- Mark Spitz wins record seven gold medals -- Olympic basketball team upset by Soviets -- "The immaculate reception": Steelers vs. Raiders -- Secretariat wins triple crown -- Billie Jean King Wins "battle of the sexes."
• [Disc 2]. Henry Aaron breaks home run record -- Muhammad Ali: three-time heavyweight champion -- Carlton Fisk waves World Series home run fair -- Nadia Comaneci scores a perfect 10 -- Johnson vs. Bird in the NCAA championship -- U.S. hockey team defeats Soviet Union -- Bjorn Borg defeats John McEnroe at Wimbledon -- "The Catch": 49ers vs. Cowboys -- Gordon Johncock wins 1982 Indianapolis 500 -- "The play": Cal vs. Stanford -- North Carolina State upsets Houston -- Richard Petty wins 200th career race -- Boston College beats Miami on Hail Mary pass -- Jack Nicklaus wins Masters at age 46 -- Dodgers win on Kirk Gibson home run -- Buster Douglas upsets Mike Tyson -- Carl Lewis anchors U.S. Olympic victory -- Wayne Gretzky captures NHL scoring mark -- New York Rangers win Stanley Cup -- Tiger Woods wins Masters -- Michael Jordan wins sixth NBA championship -- France wins World Cup on home soil -- Mark McGwire smashes home run record -- U.S. women win World Cup soccer.

ISBN

1570714606 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^99017018^

OCLC

• 41564998
• SCSB-10533494

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library