Books for the Hoops Fan in Your Life

Name: Where Pittsburgh Played
Brand: David Finoli
SKU: 9781467151467
Price: 23.99 USD
Availability: InStock

“No school this small has ever been to the State Championship.” A true Hoops Fan will recognize the quote from the beloved basketball movieHoosiers. For the lover of local Indiana ball, there’s Hoosier H.S. Basketball or similar chronicles of intense high school rivalries in places like Detroit and Kentucky. The college dynasties are also covered in accounts of perennial powerhouses like UNC and Duke. Or follow the Cleveland Cavaliers from its founding in 1970 to the return of LeBron James in 2014. As gifts for hoops fans go, the right book will score at the buzzer.

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Where Pittsburgh Played

9781467151467

$23.99

The Epicenter of Steel City Sports

From Forbes Field to Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood has been home to some of the most iconic moments in sports history. Including the Fitzgerald Field House and the Duquesne Gardens, Oakland has drawn in both professional and college sports fans alike.

Local authors and sports historians David Finoli, Tom Rooney, Robert Healy III, Douglas Cavanaugh and Chris Fletcher celebrate the glorious victories and heartbreaking losses throughout the history of Pittsburgh's Oakland section, the epicenter of Steel City Sports.