Rowman & Littlefield, 2013 - Sports & Recreation - 339 pages
Who comprised the most productive pairs in the history of professional team sports? Joe Montana and Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers? Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls? What about the prolific hockey tandem of Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier? And that all-time great New York Yankees twosome of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig certainly can't be excluded. Using various selection criteria--including longevity, level of statistical compilation, impact on one's team, and overall place in history--The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History attempts to ascertain which twosome truly established itself as the most dominant tandem in the history of the four major professional team sports: baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. Arranged and ranked by sport, this work takes an in-depth look at the careers of these men, including statistics, quotes from opposing players and former teammates, and career highlights. Finally, all 50 duos are placed in an overall ranking. Covering every decade since the 1890s, this book will find widespread appeal among sports fans of all generations. And with photographs of many of the tandems, The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History is a wonderful addition to any sports historian's collection.
Contents
Ch01 Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig | 3 |
Ch02 Jimmie Foxx Al Simmons | 14 |
Ch03 Hank Aaron Eddie Mathews | 22 |
Ch04 Willie Mays Willie McCovey | 28 |
Ch05 Mickey Mantle Roger Maris | 34 |
Ch06 Ken Griffey Jr Alex Rodriguez | 42 |
Ch07 Ty Cobb Sam Crawford | 49 |
Ch08 Hank Greenberg Charlie Gehringer | 55 |
Ch30 Troy Aikman Emmitt Smith Michael Irvin | 168 |
Ch31 Lawrence Taylor Harry Carson | 173 |
Ch32 Jack Lambert Jack Ham | 178 |
Ch33 Jim Taylor Paul Hornung | 182 |
Ch34 Lynn Swann John Stallworth | 186 |
Part III DYNAMIC BASKETBALL DUOS | 191 |
Ch35 Michael Jordan Scottie Pippen | 193 |
Ch36 Kareem AbdulJabbar Magic Johnson | 201 |
Ch09 Pete Rose Joe Morgan | 62 |
Ch10 Greg Maddux Tom Glavine | 67 |
Ch11 Sam Thompson Billy Hamilton | 71 |
Ch12 Sandy Koufax Don Drysdale | 74 |
Ch13 Ted Williams Bobby Doerr | 81 |
Ch14 Roberto Clemente Willie Stargell | 86 |
Ch15 Johnny Bench Tony Perez | 94 |
Ch16 Jeff Bagwell Craig Biggio | 98 |
Ch17 Randy Johnson Curt Schilling | 101 |
Ch18 Warren Spahn Johnny Sain | 106 |
Ch19 Bill Terry Mel Ott | 109 |
Ch20 Derek Jeter Bernie Williams | 113 |
Ch21 Duke Snider Roy Campanella | 119 |
Ch22 Ron Santo Billy Williams | 123 |
Ch23 Robin Yount Paul Molitor | 126 |
Part II DYNAMIC FOOTBALL DUOS | 131 |
Ch24 Joe Montana Jerry Rice | 133 |
Ch25 Peyton Manning Marvin Harrison | 141 |
Ch26 Steve Young Jerry Rice | 149 |
Ch27 Merlin Olsen Deacon Jones | 154 |
Ch28 Gale Sayers Dick Butkus | 158 |
Photospread | 162 |
Ch29 Johnny Unitas Raymond Berry | 163 |
Ch37 Bill Russell Bob Cousy | 209 |
Ch38 Elgin Baylor Jerry West | 216 |
Ch39 Karl Malone John Stockton | 224 |
Ch40 Shaquille ONeal Kobe Bryant | 229 |
Ch41 Oscar Robertson Jerry Lucas | 237 |
Ch42 Larry Bird Kevin McHale | 242 |
Ch43 Julius Erving Moses Malone | 247 |
Ch44 Walt Frazier Earl Monroe | 252 |
Ch45 Isiah Thomas Joe Dumars | 257 |
Part IV DYNAMIC HOCKEY DUOS | 261 |
Ch46 Wayne Gretzky Mark Messier | 263 |
Ch47 Bobby Orr Phil Esposito | 271 |
Ch48 Bobby Hull Stan Mikita | 278 |
Ch49 Bryan Trottier Mike Bossy | 282 |
Ch50 Mario Lemieux Jaromir Jagr | 286 |
Part V OVERALL RANKINGS AND CURRENT DYNAMIC DUOS | 291 |
Final Overall Rankings | 293 |
Current Dynamic Duos to Watch | 297 |
Abbreviations and Statistical Terms | 325 |
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About the Author | 339 |
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All-NBA First Team All-Star Team all-time American League assists per game award baseball baseman batting average Bobby Orr Boston campaign captured championship compiled consecutive defensive earned a spot finished second finished third four Foxx Gehrig goals greatest Gretzky hits home runs homers Jerry West Jordan Koufax Lakers leading the league league leaders league MVP voting league’s top Lou Gehrig Michael Jordan MVP balloting MVP honors National League NBA Finals NBA’s NFL history O’Neal offensive on-base percentage outfielder outstanding overall pick pennant pitched played playoffs points per game postseason Pro Bowl quarterback RBIs rebounds per game record regular season rookie route to earning runs batted runs scored Ruth Second Team seven SLG PCT slugging percentage Stanley Cup statistical category Super Bowl Taylor Team All-Pro team’s teammates top five topped the circuit touchdowns Valuable Player winning World Series Yankees yards York’s
About the author(2013)
Robert W. Cohen is the author of several historical sports books, including The 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History (Scarecrow, 2012), The 50 Greatest Players in St. Louis Cardinals History (2013), Pro Basketball's All-Time All-Stars: Across the Eras (2013), and The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants Football History (2014). Cohen currently writes for the website TheBaseballPage.com. He lives in northern New Jersey.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History: Baseball, Basketball, Football, and Hockey G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Author | Robert W. Cohen |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield, 2013 |
| ISBN | 0810885565, 9780810885561 |
| Length | 339 pages |
| Subjects | ›› Sports & Recreation / Baseball / General |
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