The Sports Junkie’s Book of Trivia, Terms, and Lingo: What They Are, Where They Came From, and How They’re Used
Harvey Frommer sports historian journalist and author of Remembering Yankee Stadium
400 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 1589792556
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Language: English
Publish: 1125039600000
Combining the content of two of Frommer’s previous books, Sports Roots and Sports Lingo, this book not only explains how nicknames, namesakes, trophies, competitions, and expressions in the world of sports came to be, but also serves as a useful dictionary of the language of sports-both technical and slang.