Can You Name that Team?
Author | : David B. Biesel |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781461657101 |
ISBN-13 | : 1461657105 |
Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Now in Paper! The only single source collection of over 950 teams in 36 major professional leagues_baseball, football, soccer, basketball, and hockey_this book also contains the first genealogy ever compiled on all these leagues, giving each team franchise and its past and present names. Section 1 is an alphabetical listing by the designation (city, state, province, or region) used by the team. This main entry section explains how the team got its name. Section 2_the 'family tree'_contains a separate listing of the teams in each of the 36 leagues, who they were, and who they became. Section 3 is an alphabetical listing of all the team names in Sections 1 and 2. With bibliography and index.