The Resource One for the thumb : the new Steelers reader, edited by Randy Roberts and David Welky
One for the thumb : the new Steelers reader, edited by Randy Roberts and David Welky
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- Summary
- On February 5, 2006, the Pittsburgh Steelers joined the ranks of the elite teams in National Football League history, celebrating their fifth Super Bowl victory. From an unspectacular 7-5 start, to completing the greatest playoff run ever, to the fairy tale ending of Jerome Bettis's Hall of Fame career and the vindication of Bill Cowher's coaching tenure, the 2005 season was not only one for the thumb, but "truly one for the ages." One for the Thumb is a collection of the best writing about the fabled franchise by local and national sportswriters, and former players. It covers the team's his
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 366 pages)
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; From Pirates to Steagles; ""What I'm Telling You Is That We've Tried"" / Myron Cope ; Rooney's Ride / John Lardner; Michigan All-American Goes Over With a Bang / Chester L. Smith; Pirates Rally To Defeat Cards, 14-13 / Jack Sell; Not a Cardboard Hero / Mickey Herskowitz; Johnny Blood: Before Hell-Raising Came Into Vogue, His ""Unfettered"" Style Was NFL Legend / Dan Daly; Rooney Gives Up the Steelers / Harry Keck; Rooney Sells Pro Football Club to Boston Promoter / Staff Reporter; Thompson Wise Choosing to Operate Here / Chester L. Smith
- Thompson to Keep Pros Here Say Sale Price Is 160,000 / Claire Burcky; Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Franchise Switch / Staff Reporter; Steelers Wind Up Best Season Against Packer Eleven / Cecil G. Muldoon; When the Steagles Roamed on Gridiron / Tom Infield; Pre-Renaissance Steelers; "Ref, He's Holding!" / Stuart Leuthner; Ernie Stautner Raps Booing Fans / Pat Livingston; Senior Citizen of the Pittsburgh Steelers / Shirley Povich; Hard to Name an Equal for Layne / Bob Collins; Kiss the Guy or Tackle Him? / Myron Cope; The Sad End of Big Daddy Lipscomb / Edward Linn
- The Steelers: Pro Football's Gashouse Gang / Myron CopeReflections on the Pre-Renaissance Steelers / Frank Lambert; Pittsburgh / Rocky Bleier; A Break for the 49ers / Prescott Sullivan; Heights of Mediocrity / Al Abrams; The Battle of Gloomsday / Roy McHugh; Art Rooney: He's a Winner Who Always Backs a Loser / Bob Broeg; Chuck Noll / Andy Russell; Reasons for Hope; Football's Poverty Pocket No More / Bob Ortman; Fascination in Frustration / Joe Stein; No Ancient History, Please / Pat Livingston; Fans (Hic) Toast Victory by Browns / Phil Musick; Stand Up and Cheer / Phil Musick
- A Good Roar / Terry BradshawHow Fort Duquesne Repelled Raiders / Red Smith; Madden: Raiders Were Robbed / Tom LaMarre; Football Won't Be Same if Pittsburgh Gets in Super Bowl / Jim Murray; Moosie and the Old Ranger / Roy Blount Jr.; Dynasty; Joe Greene / Andy Russell; Cornerstone of a Dynasty: Mean Joe Greene, Football Machine / Terry Bradshaw; Super Steelers: All Over for Oakland Before Terry's Raid / James David; It's SUPER!!! Steelers Bowl Over Vikings / Vito Stellino; Super Bowl Fans Contrast in Style / Phil Musick; They Were Just Too Much / Paul Zimmerman
- Winners Make Plays: Jack Lambert / Sam RutiglianoThe Ascent of an Enigma / Roy Blount Jr.; Rating My Peers: Lynn Swann / Jack Tatum; Champagne, Roses, and Donuts / Frank Deford; Transitions; Remembering ""The Chief"" / Editorial; Greene Mourns ... With a Cigar / Bill Utterback; Mr. Rooney: The Only Legend I Ever Knew / Terry Bradshaw; The Spirit of Place / Sam Toperoff; Rock and Roll, Sex and Drugs / Steve Courson; Noll May Have Checked Out Earlier Than He Wanted To / Ron Cook; Here We Go, Stillers: Cowher Wins His First / Ron Cook; No Steel Curtain Call / Ed Bouchette
- Isbn
- 9780822980797
- Label
- One for the thumb : the new Steelers reader
- Title
- One for the thumb
- Title remainder
- the new Steelers reader
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Randy Roberts and David Welky
- Subject
-
- Electronic books
- GAMES -- Gambling | Sports
- History
- Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team) -- History
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- Football
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- History
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference
- TRAVEL -- Special Interest | Sports
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- On February 5, 2006, the Pittsburgh Steelers joined the ranks of the elite teams in National Football League history, celebrating their fifth Super Bowl victory. From an unspectacular 7-5 start, to completing the greatest playoff run ever, to the fairy tale ending of Jerome Bettis's Hall of Fame career and the vindication of Bill Cowher's coaching tenure, the 2005 season was not only one for the thumb, but "truly one for the ages." One for the Thumb is a collection of the best writing about the fabled franchise by local and national sportswriters, and former players. It covers the team's his
- Action
- digitized
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Roberts, Randy
- Welky, David
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team)
- GAMES
- SPORTS & RECREATION
- SPORTS & RECREATION
- SPORTS & RECREATION
- SPORTS & RECREATION
- TRAVEL
- SPORTS & RECREATION
- Label
- One for the thumb : the new Steelers reader, edited by Randy Roberts and David Welky
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; From Pirates to Steagles; ""What I'm Telling You Is That We've Tried"" / Myron Cope ; Rooney's Ride / John Lardner; Michigan All-American Goes Over With a Bang / Chester L. Smith; Pirates Rally To Defeat Cards, 14-13 / Jack Sell; Not a Cardboard Hero / Mickey Herskowitz; Johnny Blood: Before Hell-Raising Came Into Vogue, His ""Unfettered"" Style Was NFL Legend / Dan Daly; Rooney Gives Up the Steelers / Harry Keck; Rooney Sells Pro Football Club to Boston Promoter / Staff Reporter; Thompson Wise Choosing to Operate Here / Chester L. Smith
- Thompson to Keep Pros Here Say Sale Price Is 160,000 / Claire Burcky; Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Franchise Switch / Staff Reporter; Steelers Wind Up Best Season Against Packer Eleven / Cecil G. Muldoon; When the Steagles Roamed on Gridiron / Tom Infield; Pre-Renaissance Steelers; "Ref, He's Holding!" / Stuart Leuthner; Ernie Stautner Raps Booing Fans / Pat Livingston; Senior Citizen of the Pittsburgh Steelers / Shirley Povich; Hard to Name an Equal for Layne / Bob Collins; Kiss the Guy or Tackle Him? / Myron Cope; The Sad End of Big Daddy Lipscomb / Edward Linn
- The Steelers: Pro Football's Gashouse Gang / Myron CopeReflections on the Pre-Renaissance Steelers / Frank Lambert; Pittsburgh / Rocky Bleier; A Break for the 49ers / Prescott Sullivan; Heights of Mediocrity / Al Abrams; The Battle of Gloomsday / Roy McHugh; Art Rooney: He's a Winner Who Always Backs a Loser / Bob Broeg; Chuck Noll / Andy Russell; Reasons for Hope; Football's Poverty Pocket No More / Bob Ortman; Fascination in Frustration / Joe Stein; No Ancient History, Please / Pat Livingston; Fans (Hic) Toast Victory by Browns / Phil Musick; Stand Up and Cheer / Phil Musick
- A Good Roar / Terry BradshawHow Fort Duquesne Repelled Raiders / Red Smith; Madden: Raiders Were Robbed / Tom LaMarre; Football Won't Be Same if Pittsburgh Gets in Super Bowl / Jim Murray; Moosie and the Old Ranger / Roy Blount Jr.; Dynasty; Joe Greene / Andy Russell; Cornerstone of a Dynasty: Mean Joe Greene, Football Machine / Terry Bradshaw; Super Steelers: All Over for Oakland Before Terry's Raid / James David; It's SUPER!!! Steelers Bowl Over Vikings / Vito Stellino; Super Bowl Fans Contrast in Style / Phil Musick; They Were Just Too Much / Paul Zimmerman
- Winners Make Plays: Jack Lambert / Sam RutiglianoThe Ascent of an Enigma / Roy Blount Jr.; Rating My Peers: Lynn Swann / Jack Tatum; Champagne, Roses, and Donuts / Frank Deford; Transitions; Remembering ""The Chief"" / Editorial; Greene Mourns ... With a Cigar / Bill Utterback; Mr. Rooney: The Only Legend I Ever Knew / Terry Bradshaw; The Spirit of Place / Sam Toperoff; Rock and Roll, Sex and Drugs / Steve Courson; Noll May Have Checked Out Earlier Than He Wanted To / Ron Cook; Here We Go, Stillers: Cowher Wins His First / Ron Cook; No Steel Curtain Call / Ed Bouchette
- Control code
- ocn889951977
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 366 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780822980797
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt14z9dx5
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)889951977
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- One for the thumb : the new Steelers reader, edited by Randy Roberts and David Welky
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; From Pirates to Steagles; ""What I'm Telling You Is That We've Tried"" / Myron Cope ; Rooney's Ride / John Lardner; Michigan All-American Goes Over With a Bang / Chester L. Smith; Pirates Rally To Defeat Cards, 14-13 / Jack Sell; Not a Cardboard Hero / Mickey Herskowitz; Johnny Blood: Before Hell-Raising Came Into Vogue, His ""Unfettered"" Style Was NFL Legend / Dan Daly; Rooney Gives Up the Steelers / Harry Keck; Rooney Sells Pro Football Club to Boston Promoter / Staff Reporter; Thompson Wise Choosing to Operate Here / Chester L. Smith
- Thompson to Keep Pros Here Say Sale Price Is 160,000 / Claire Burcky; Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Franchise Switch / Staff Reporter; Steelers Wind Up Best Season Against Packer Eleven / Cecil G. Muldoon; When the Steagles Roamed on Gridiron / Tom Infield; Pre-Renaissance Steelers; "Ref, He's Holding!" / Stuart Leuthner; Ernie Stautner Raps Booing Fans / Pat Livingston; Senior Citizen of the Pittsburgh Steelers / Shirley Povich; Hard to Name an Equal for Layne / Bob Collins; Kiss the Guy or Tackle Him? / Myron Cope; The Sad End of Big Daddy Lipscomb / Edward Linn
- The Steelers: Pro Football's Gashouse Gang / Myron CopeReflections on the Pre-Renaissance Steelers / Frank Lambert; Pittsburgh / Rocky Bleier; A Break for the 49ers / Prescott Sullivan; Heights of Mediocrity / Al Abrams; The Battle of Gloomsday / Roy McHugh; Art Rooney: He's a Winner Who Always Backs a Loser / Bob Broeg; Chuck Noll / Andy Russell; Reasons for Hope; Football's Poverty Pocket No More / Bob Ortman; Fascination in Frustration / Joe Stein; No Ancient History, Please / Pat Livingston; Fans (Hic) Toast Victory by Browns / Phil Musick; Stand Up and Cheer / Phil Musick
- A Good Roar / Terry BradshawHow Fort Duquesne Repelled Raiders / Red Smith; Madden: Raiders Were Robbed / Tom LaMarre; Football Won't Be Same if Pittsburgh Gets in Super Bowl / Jim Murray; Moosie and the Old Ranger / Roy Blount Jr.; Dynasty; Joe Greene / Andy Russell; Cornerstone of a Dynasty: Mean Joe Greene, Football Machine / Terry Bradshaw; Super Steelers: All Over for Oakland Before Terry's Raid / James David; It's SUPER!!! Steelers Bowl Over Vikings / Vito Stellino; Super Bowl Fans Contrast in Style / Phil Musick; They Were Just Too Much / Paul Zimmerman
- Winners Make Plays: Jack Lambert / Sam RutiglianoThe Ascent of an Enigma / Roy Blount Jr.; Rating My Peers: Lynn Swann / Jack Tatum; Champagne, Roses, and Donuts / Frank Deford; Transitions; Remembering ""The Chief"" / Editorial; Greene Mourns ... With a Cigar / Bill Utterback; Mr. Rooney: The Only Legend I Ever Knew / Terry Bradshaw; The Spirit of Place / Sam Toperoff; Rock and Roll, Sex and Drugs / Steve Courson; Noll May Have Checked Out Earlier Than He Wanted To / Ron Cook; Here We Go, Stillers: Cowher Wins His First / Ron Cook; No Steel Curtain Call / Ed Bouchette
- Control code
- ocn889951977
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 366 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780822980797
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt14z9dx5
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)889951977
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- Electronic books
- GAMES -- Gambling | Sports
- History
- Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team) -- History
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- Football
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- History
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference
- TRAVEL -- Special Interest | Sports
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