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The Boston Red Sox are one of the storied sports franchises in North America. Steeped in tradition, they represent a veritable treasure trove of baseball lore. This title captures the flavor and atmosphere of the Red Sox dugout - the situations, anecdotes, and atmosphere that define the Red Sox.

Beginning with their founding as the Dallas Texans of the American Football League in 1960, the Kansas City Chiefs have been one of professional football’s most storied franchises. In Tales from the Kansas City Chiefs Sideline, veteran sportswriter Bob Gretz brings the team’s rich history to life.Gretz begins with the Chiefs’ visionary, 27-year-old owner Lamar Hunt, who founded not only a team but an entire league. After the Texans won the AFL championship in 1962, Hunt moved the team out of his hometown to Kansas City. Two Super Bowl appearances as the representative of the AFL culminated in a Chiefs’ championship in 1970, despite being a double-digit underdog to the Minnesota Vikings. It would be the final game featuring an AFL team, as the Chiefs and nine other teams merged with the NFL. Gretz covers the battles leading up to the merger along with the high and low points in team history—the lean years (1972–88); the “Carl and Marty” era, when the team made the play-offs in six consecutive seasons; the “Joe and Marcus” show of 1993; the dismal 2008 season; and the team’s 2013 renewal under Andy Reid and John Dorsey.Tales from the Kansas City Chiefs Sideline is a must-have for any Chiefs fan!Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Presents more than a hundred years of Canadiens triumphs and tragedies. This book brings to life both the history and the anecdotes of this franchise. It includes stories of Maurice "Rocket" Richard that are paired side by side with locker room yarns and off-the-ice tales from Jean Beliveau, Dickie Moore, Serge Savard, Patrick Roy, and more.

The author uses his trademark vision to capture some of the moments that defined the organization during its glory years, and up to its recent return to greatness. This book offers stories about all of the men who shaped the direction of the franchise, including such luminaries such as Bill Walsh, Ronnie Lott, Jerry Rice, George Seifert, and more.

Now die-hard New England fans will relive the whole history of the Patriots; from past pain to present glory. This title shares the tales of the team's tumultuous early years, the glaring absurdity of which only highlights the present golden age.

Weaves together a series of anecdotes, personal recollections and research to give readers a taste of just a few of the stories that make Badger football so interesting. This title provides an historic roadmap leading from football's 19th century infancy in Madison to this Saturday's coin toss.

Special Super Bowl edition, updated to include SuperBowl...

A collection of the best stories about Oregon Ducks football updated through the 2011 Championship...

This book takes readers on a journey across the maze of musings, controversial happenstance, and occasional brilliance the New York Jets have displayed through the years.

Few sports franchises can match the long, storied history of the New York Giants. Schwartz collects anecdotes and stories made famous--and infamous--in the teams history, bringing back cheers and a few tears as he recounts the teams highs and lows.

The best stories about the perennial NFC power updated through the 2010...

This newly updated edition captures the best stories ever told about "America's...

The Phillies under Charlie Manuel have become a National League powerhouse, with four NL East titles, two pennants and the 2008 World Series championship to show for it. This book describes the franchise that has overflowed with colorful characters, and the strange, the odd, and the outrageous events with which they have been connected.

The New York Mets is New York City's beloved National League franchise. From the earliest days through the modern era, this book offers a range of stories that capture the many moods of this franchise. It focuses on some of the favorite moments in Mets history while also telling an array of little-known stories about the players and personalities.

When it comes to baseball glory, no other team comes close to the New York Yankees, winners of 40 American League pennants and 27 World Series championships. This title compiles the stories, anecdotes, and tall tales that have been attributed to baseball's legendary New York Yankees through the years.

The best pats stories, with an epilogue by their most successful...

A charter member of the National League, the Cubs were born in 1876 - the same year the Seventh Cavalry fought at Little Big Horn. This title presents the stories, quotes, and anecdotes about the greats of the Cubs as well as characters such as Dave Kingman and Jose Cardenal.

In his Minnesota Twins career, Kent Hrbek hit 293 home runs and helped his team to two World Series titles. But fans remember the hulking first baseman for much more than his solid play. In fourteen major-league seasons, the only uniform Hrbek wore was the Twins. This title looks back at his playing career in Minnesota.

Covers over a century of Indiana University (IU) basketball. This title explains the excitement, the disappointment, the laughter, and the celebration that has turned IU basketball into a statewide religion. It reveals the history of the Indiana program through the memories of the school's hundreds of lettermen.

From kicking in his very first professional football game, which was the first he had ever seen, to being named "Kicker of the Decade," Garo Yepremian, like those '70s Dolphin teams, overcame enormous obstacles to become a winner. In this book, Yepremian brings his memories of coaches and teammates to life.

Since playing their first game in 1892, the Virginia Tech Hokies have taken home more victories and participated in more Bowl games than any other program playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In this title, Virginia Tech alum and a former editor of "The Hokie Huddler" shares the school's greatest football stories and anecdotes.

No one knows Mountaineers football better than Don Nehlen, head coach of the Mountaineers from 1980 until 2001. Now fans of this dynamic collegiate powerhouse will relive the greatest moments in West Virginia football through the eyes of its most successful coach.

Ohio coaching legend Paul Brown said he wanted to create the New York Yankees of pro football when he assembled the Cleveland Browns from scratch in 1946. Despite his ambition, not even the future Hall of Fame coach could have foreseen ten league championship appearances and seven titles in the team's first ten years.

Long before “The Decision,” four MVP awards, and back-to-back NBA championships with the Miami Heat, LeBron James opened the 2003–04 season as an untested rookie with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In Tales from the Cleveland Cavaliers Locker Room: The Rookie Season of LeBron James, first published in 2004, readers will find anecdotes about this extraordinary rookie who grew up a stone’s throw away in Akron. Fans will read about the rest of the Cavaliers, from celebrations on the day lottery luck shone upon the team and the anticipation of LeBron’s debut to disappointments like the season-opening five-game losing streak and 6-19 start; from the excitement of a young team maturing under the guidance of head coach Paul Silas to the shrewd moves of general manager Jim Paxson. There were also the moments bordering on the absurd, like the near-riot on LeBron James Bobblehead Night. And there was the heartbreaking late-season injury to a key player that likely cost the Cavs a playoff berth.Through the eyes and ears of the media, coaches, players, fans, and more, this book is a must-read for any Cavs or NBA fan. It is a whimsical reflection on the rebirth of a forlorn franchise that was quite possibly a ping-pong ball away from relocating to another state. It is a look back at how a team led by a teenage kid with remarkable skills, awesome strength, and incredible poise went from being the laughingstock of the NBA to becoming a true playoff contender.In 2014, LeBron James decided to come home. Tales from the Cleveland Cavaliers Locker Room will make Cavs fans feel as if he never left.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

This updated edition captures the best stories from hockey's three-time Stanley Cup...

By the end of 1966, the Boston Red Sox were a team in serious trouble. The Red Sox had not won a pennant in twenty years and had not posted a winning record in eight. Pampered by their benevolent owner, Tom Yawkey, the Red Sox had developed a reputation as a team that cared more about having a good time than winning baseball games. The "Gold Sox" (or "Jersey Street Jesters") were sometimes playing before fewer than 1,000 fans at Fenway Park. Yawkey, disillusioned, began seriously considering selling the team or moving the franchise to another city.Then, in 1967, a brash rookie manager named Dick Williams took charge of a hungry, but very young and inexperienced team that did not know how to win. A strict disciplinarian, Williams had no tolerance for nonsense, and he taught the Red Sox how to play the game right. Yet, when he predicted that the Red Sox would win more games than they'd lose in 1967, no one took him seriously. The Red Sox forged a 10-game, midseason winning streak. Adopting the theme song from the hit Broadway musical, Man of La Mancha, the 1967 Red Sox season became "The Impossible Dream." The fans grew excited again and started flocking to Fenway Park or tuning their radios to the broadcasts of the games. Over the season's final six weeks, the Red Sox never led or trailed by more than 1 1/2 games. Three teams were still in the pennant race during their final game. When that day was over, the Red Sox had become the first and only team in major-league history to rise from ninth place to league champion.The Red Sox remain indebted to the 1967 champions, and they will be indebted forever. Rico Petrocelli, one of Boston's most beloved athletes and a twenty-four-year-old shortstop on that "Impossible Dream" team, recaptures the thrills of that improbable season through his unique anecdotes. In this re-release timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary that magical year, Rico chronicles both the nightmare that threatened to swallow an organization and the resurrection that would reinvigorate a team and a city that share the same heart

Takes readers behind the scenes and into the locker room with one of the exciting teams in Bills history. In this book, the author shares how his unbelievable career almost never started, his experiences working with Ralph Wilson, the adrenaline-filled excitement of being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and more.

Takes Trojan fans on a journey of memories and previously untold anecdotes from and about many of the great coaches, players, teams, and games in USC football history, as well as other sports.

With roots that go back to 1913, the Indianapolis Colts are one of the most storied franchises in the NFL. But the real legacy of achievement began in 1984 when the Colts arrived in Indianapolis after a midnight escape from Baltimore. In this title, die-hard Colts fans will relive all the struggles, passion, and glory of Indianapolis football.