November 19 , 2014
A lot of balls! "Keystone Tombstone Sports" features famous sportsmen buried in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Sunbury Press has released Joe Farrell's and Joe Farley's Keystone Tombstones Sports. The book is a compilation of biographies about famous sportsmen buried in Pennsylvania.
About the Book:
Pennsylvania's contributions to the sporting world are captured in this special edition of the Keystone Tombstones series focused on those persons interred in Pennsylvania who played interesting roles in sports. Farrell and Farley have combed the Keystone State to bring you the most entertaining tales about interesting sports figures buried in Pennsylvania. Included in this volume:
Alan AMECHE “The Horse”
William Law ANDERSON
Paul ARIZIN “Pitchin' Paul”
Richie ASHBURN “His Whiteness”
Bert BELL “Modern Football's Founding Father”
Billy CONN “The Pittsburgh Kid”
Jake DAUBERT “Why the Hall Not?”
Nellie FOX and Billy COX “Fox and Cox”
Joe William FRAZIER “Smokin' Joe”
Josh GIBSON “The Black Babe Ruth”
Tom GOLA “A Philly Legend”
Harry GREB “The Human Windmill”
Jim CROWLEY and Harry STUHLDREHER “Half the Horsemen”
Eddie PLANK and Christy MATHEWSON “Hall of Fame Hurlers”
Harry KALAS “That Ball's Outta Here!”
Connie MACK “The Tall Tactician”
John MCDERMOTT “Golf's Unknown Champion”
Danny MURTAUGH “The Whistling Irishman”
Chuck NOLL “The Emperor”
Joe PATERNO “JoePa”
Bob PRINCE and Myron COPE “The Voices of Pittsburgh”
Art ROONEY “The Chief”
Maurice STOKES “The Unknown NBA Superstar”
Carl Edwin STOTZ “Little League's Founding Father”
Jock SUTHERLAND “Jock”
Jim THORPE “The Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century”
Willie THROWER “Football's Jackie Robinson”
Bill TILDEN “Big Bill”
Honus WAGNER and Pie TRAYNOR “Pirates' Pride”
Harry WRIGHT “The Father of Professional Baseball”
Others of Note
Book Release Event:
The Joes will be at the Sunbury Press Store (50 W Main St. Mechanicsburg, OA 17055) on Saturday December 20, 2014, from 1 PM to 4 PM. Their presentation will cover interesting persons and situations from Keystone Tombstones Sports and Keystone Tombstones Volume 3.
Keystone Tombstones Sports: Famous People Buried in Pennsylvania
Authored by Joe Farrell, Authored by Joe Farley
List Price: $19.95
8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Black & White on White paper
218 pages
Sunbury Press, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-1620064917
ISBN-10: 162006491X
BISAC: Biography & Autobiography / Sports
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