David Finoli Books
Birthplace Of Professional Football: Southwestern Pennsylvania, The (PA) (Images Of Sports)
By Tom Aikens, David Finoli And, David Finoli
Southwestern Pennsylvania is heralded by many as the birthplace of professional football. Here lived the athletes who were first paid to play. In Pittsburgh, the Allegheny Athletic Association paid...
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Baseball In Altoona: From The Mountain City To The Curve
By David Finoli
for 46 Days In The Spring Of 1884, Altoona Had The Honor Of Having A Major-league Baseball Team, The Mountain City. For The Next 115 Years, Despite The Fact That Baseball Flourished Here In The For...
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When Cobb Met Wagner: The Seven-Game World Series Of 1909
By David Finoli
The 1909 World Series Featured Hall Of Fame Players Ty Cobb And Honus Wagner And Was The First Championship To Extend To Game Seven, The Final And Deciding Game. This Work Examines The Entire Regul...
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Forbes Field
In 1909, Pittsburgh Pirates president Barney Dreyfuss began construction on a new facility for his team in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. Dreyfuss decided to call his palace--the first concrete...
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The Pittsburgh Pirates' 1960 Season
By David Finoli
In the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates, no team has been more memorable than that of 1960. In the decade before, the team produced only two winning records: a second-place finish in 1958 and in 1...
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Classic Bucs: The 50 Greatest Games In Pittsburgh Pirates History
By David Finoli
A countdown of the greatest games of a Steel City institution When slow-footed former Pirate Sid Bream broke the heart of the “Bucco” nation, it was Game Seven of the 1992 NLCS. He slid across the...
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Classic Steelers: The 50 Greatest Games In Pittsburgh Steelers History
By David Finoli
When it came to football in the 1930s, the college sport was king. But in 1933, former boxer and minor league baseball player Art Rooney, who had quarterbacked the squad at Duquesne University, pur...
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