Yankee Stadium: Lasting Images
- ISBN-10
- 1582612579
- ISBN-13
- 9781582612577
- Series
- Yankee Stadium
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-04-01
- Publisher
- Sports Pub
- Author
- N. Y.) Daily News
Description
Yankee Stadium has no equal. From the first day it opened in 1923 with a Babe Ruth homer to the Yankees' sweep of the 1999 World Series, the house that Ruth built has seen its pinstripe heroes clinch dozens of pennants and win more world championships than any other franchise in all of sports. It has also seen New York's football Giants play some of pro football's greatest games and has witnessed some of college football's most famous moments, including the 1928 Army vs. Notre Dame game in which Irish coach Knute Rockne urged his team to "win one for the Gipper." Legendary boxers such as Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Max Schmeling, Joe Louis, Rocky Graziano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Ken Norton and the incomparable Muhammad Ali have all brought their incredible talents to Yankee Stadium. But the story of Yankee Stadium is more than just sports. The Stadium has served as a grand stage for some of the century's most historic and entertaining figures. It has received three Papal visits, honored Charles Lindbergh, welcomed a gathering of 120,000 Jehovah's Witnesses, hosted Billy Graham's crusades, applauded South Africa's Nelson Mandela and rocked with the music of Billy Joel, U2 and Pink Floyd.
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