The Life And Teams Of Johnny F Bassett

Author : Denis M. Crawford
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476684321

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The Life and Teams of Johnny F. Bassett by Denis M. Crawford Pdf

One of the most influential sportsmen of the late 20th century, Johnny F. Bassett's marketing wizardry belied his impact on professional hockey and football. A Canadian showman with a Barnumesque flair for spectacle, Bassett challenged the orthodoxy of sports, building sporting utopias in the fatally flawed World Football League, World Hockey Association, and United States Football League. He catered to the common fan, demanded fair treatment of athletes, and forced the sporting establishment to change the way it did business, often to his own detriment. Drawing on archival research and interviews with Bassett's contemporaries, this comprehensive biography chronicles his life in and around professional sports: his quixotic attempt to compete with the Maple Leafs; his stunning coup in signing three members of the reigning Super Bowl champions for his WFL team; his battles with the Canadian government over American football; his audacious marketing of hockey in Alabama; and his rivalry with Donald Trump for the soul of the USFL.

Author : Beth Macy
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316231565

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Factory Man by Beth Macy Pdf

The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business. The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations, it was also the center of life in Bassett, Virginia. But beginning in the 1980s, the first waves of Asian competition hit, and ultimately Bassett was forced to send its production overseas. One man fought back: John Bassett III, a shrewd and determined third-generation factory man, now chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co, which employs more than 700 Virginians and has sales of more than $90 million. In Factory Man, Beth Macy brings to life Bassett's deeply personal furniture and family story, along with a host of characters from an industry that was as cutthroat as it was colorful. As she shows how he uses legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and sheer grit and cunning to save hundreds of jobs, she also reveals the truth about modern industry in America.

Author : Peter Charles Newman
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015002142258

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The Canadian Establishment by Peter Charles Newman Pdf

Volume One See 338.0922 NEW for Vol 2.

Author : Jeff Pearlman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780544454385

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Football for a Buck by Jeff Pearlman Pdf

From a multiple New York Times best-selling author, the rollicking, outrageous story of the United States Football League, a bona fide professional sports phenomenon full of larger-than-life characters and you-can't-make-this-up stories featuring some of the biggest celebrities and buffoons in the game.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Business
ISBN : UOM:39015019268054

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Fortune by Anonim Pdf

Author : Harvey Marc Zucker,Lawrence J. Babich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015005596963

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Sports Films by Harvey Marc Zucker,Lawrence J. Babich Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1008 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Canada
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010177751

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Saturday Night by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015149474

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Cinema Canada by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Reeths
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476627731

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The United States Football League, 1982-1986 by Paul Reeths Pdf

One of the most ambitious (and short-lived) endeavors in professional sports history, the United States Football League was founded in 1982. Premiering with a spring schedule and an abundance of talent that included top rookies and National Football League veterans, the USFL gained national attention with broadcast and cable television contracts, controversial player signings, ownership battles and an unsuccessful billion-dollar lawsuit against the NFL. The USFL folded after four years yet represented the last major challenge to America's big four sports leagues--the NFL, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball. Based upon extensive research and interviews with owners, coaches, players and administrators, this book chronicles the league's formation, its three seasons of play and its long-term effects on pro sports.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PSU:000065396025

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Canadian Saturday Night by Anonim Pdf

Author : Debbi Wilkes,Greg Cable
Publisher : Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice-Hall Canada
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0131851179

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Ice Time by Debbi Wilkes,Greg Cable Pdf

Author : The Association of Gentleman Pittsburgh Journalists
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467148849

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Pittsburgh's Civic Arena: Stories from the Igloo by The Association of Gentleman Pittsburgh Journalists Pdf

Lovingly nicknamed the Igloo, the Civic Arena was home to the Pittsburgh Penguins until 2010 and hosted some of the most important sports and entertainment events in Steel City history. During the glorious Mario Lemieux era, the venue hosted four Stanley Cup Finals, including three championship-winning seasons. Muhammad Ali KO'ed Charlie Powell in 1963 there. It was home to Duquesne Basketball in the arena's early days and has hosted some of the University of Pittsburgh's most important basketball games as well. Some of the biggest acts in music history have rocked the Igloo's seats, including Elvis, the Beatles and frequent favorite, Bruce Springsteen. Join local sports and media writers as they recall the greatest moments in Civic Arena's storied history.

Author : Henry Louis Gates (Jr.),Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : African Americans
ISBN : UOM:39015073863279

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The African American National Biography: Jones, Scipio-Moore, Kevin by Henry Louis Gates (Jr.),Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Pdf

An 8-volume reference set containing over 4,000 entries written by distinguished scholars, 'The African American National Biography' is the most significant and expansive compilation of black lives in print today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Wilmington (Vt.)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044097913461

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Wilmington, Vermont by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Motion picture industry
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015269348

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New Canadian Film by Anonim Pdf