Ohio Sports Trivia
$14.95
Ohio Sports Trivia
Vince Guerrieri and J. Alexander Poulton
OverTime Books, 2011, 224 Pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9781897277652
Ohio Sports Trivia lets you in on the little secrets every fan should know about the peculiar, unpredictable and sometimes unbelievable stories in Buckeye State sports:
- LeBron James went from being Ohio's golden boy to public enemy number one when he signed with thTe Miami Heat in 2010.
- Denton ''Cy'' Young, born in the tiny farming community of Gilmore, became the greatest pitcher of all time.
- Columbus native James ''Buster'' Douglas shocked the world when he K.O.-ed Iron Mike Tyson in 1990 at a bout in Tokyo, Japan.
- The Reds' Johnny Vander Meer is the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw back-to-back no-hitters.
- George Steinbrenner almost got the Cleveland Pipers into the NBA in the early 1960s, long before he bought the New York Yankees.
- Bowling Green State University contributed two players to the ''Miracle on Ice'' men's hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
- And so much more.