History of Sport

Running is one of the most popular activities worldwide, and is an enjoyable and accessible way to get fit. To help you get started, this book prov...

When Britain’s empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were the first to volunteer: they led from the front and paid a disproportionate pr...

The 1960s heralded a golden age of players who wore the dark blue of Scotland. Law, Gilzean, Baxter, Greig and Johnstone are just some of the names...

Ireland's love affair with Gaelic Games in general, and Hurling in particular, has never dimmed. Through the lean days of hunger and emigration, th...

If you were a Bar Mitzvah boy in the postwar years, you probably received a gift called Great Jews in Sports. Your goy friends enjoyed a good snick...

Few cities in the world have as many professional football clubs as London and none have the history explored in this book by journalist and broadc...

Join official club historian Don Wright as he commemorates 150 years of the Reds, charting the lives of the players, officials and fans who have ma...

This book takes an informal and entertaining look at some of the most influential football coaches and teams in the game's history as well as explo...

Sport is big business; international in nature and the focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Cronin cha...

On a rainy night in Gothenburg in May 1983 twelve young Scotsmen turned the footballing world on its head. Against all the odds, those players took...

For a small footballing nation, Scotland boasts a proud record of having qualified for the World Cup Finals on eight occasions. But this fantastic ...

To baseball fans of today, the name “Dodgers” is synonymous with Hollywood, the warm California sun, and names like Tommy Lasorda, Kirk Gibson, Ste...

With a Foreword by Coach K himself, the full history of Duke Blue Devils basketball from Dick Groat and Art Heyman to Grant Hill and J.J. Redick.No...

In this hugely entertaining collection of stories taken from over a hundred years of world tennis history, award-winning sports historian Peter Sed...

Chicago’s Wrigley Field opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park, the new North Side stadium erected for use by the Federal League’s Chicago team, which wou...

Since the start of the twentieth century, Philadelphia’s professional teams in four major sports have won a combined total of seventeen championshi...

In 1984, after more than thirty years as the Baltimore Colts, the franchise moved to their present home in Indianapolis, where they began their ten...

Tales from the Baltimore Ravens Sideline examines the history of the Baltimore football franchise since its move from Cleveland to Baltimore in 199...

Based on the gold-standard currency of tradition and success, few college basketball programs are richer in history than Wake Forest University’s. ...

For the city of Cleveland and the fans of the Browns, it’s not just a football team: it’s a way of life. From rabid fan clubs all around the countr...

In Grown at Glen Garden, the early friendship of Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson is shown, from their caddying days at Glen Garden Country Club to their...