To be hoisted on your teammates’ shoulders after a championship win? To nail the perfect serve? To conquer the wilderness with a pack of dogs in the fore? To crush the Packers? To dust off your pompoms and skip onto the field? To take home the trivia trophy from your local sports bar? Whatever your athletic aspiration,Minnesota Sports Almanacis the book for you. Spanning 125 years of feats and follies, this groundbreaking sports bible has it all:
Colorful profiles of famous and infamous players and teams in virtually every sport
Crowd-pleasing trivia featuring obscure facts and figures
Stats of wins and losses, fumbles and scores, games and rankings
Insider views of venues and stadiums, sports writers and announcers
Thrilling tales of edge-of-your-seat wins, of records set and championships lost
Vivid replays of memorable moments for players and teams
Star Tribunesports reporter Joel Rippel offers the comprehensive history of men’s and women’s sports from high school and amateur to pro. The North Star State’s big four—football, baseball, basketball, and hockey—are packed here with just about every sport championed by Minnesota’s own, including golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, soccer, tennis, gymnastics, figure skating, dogsledding, curling, luging, snowmobiling, running, bike racing, auto racing, horse racing, hunting, fishing, swimming, water skiing, volleyball, cheerleading, and more.
For athletes, fanatics, and trivia buffs alike, Minnesota’s first and only comprehensive sports almanac features 125 glorious years of winning, losing, and playing the game.