| The Best Chicago Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Chicago Fans Contributor(s): Mullin, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402208219 ISBN-13: 9781402208218 Publisher: Sourcebooks OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2006 Annotation: Who's the best? Every Chicago fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them-picking the best, the worst and who will come out on top. And no city tears its sports teams apart like we do in the Windy City! Veteran Chicago sportswriter John ?Moon? Mullin takes you inside the 100 best debates in Chicago sports. Covering the Bears, Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks and beyond, every question you want to debate is here-as well as a few surprises. Who wins? Butkus vs. Payton or Sayers vs. Urlacher Who is the best Chicago announcer? Jack, Harry...or? NBA's best? Jordan's Bulls, Magic's Lakers or Bird's Celtics? Who really killed the ?85 Bears? Was it just McCaskey? The Ultimate Bears Coach? Papa Bear or Da Coach? Who does Chicago most love to hate? A Piston, a Packer or one of our own? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: 796.097 |
| LCCN: 2006024097 |
| Series: Best Sports Arguments |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.58" W x 8.54" (0.80 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Locality - Chicago, Illinois |
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| Publisher Description: Every Chicago fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them-picking the best, the worst and who will come out on top. And no city tears its sports teams apart like we do in the Windy City! Veteran Chicago sportswriter John Moon Mullin takes you inside the 100 best debates in Chicago sports. Covering the Bears, Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks and beyond, every question you want to debate is here-as well as a few surprises. Arguments include: Who wins? Butkus vs. Payton. Sayers vs. Urlacher Who is the best Chicago announcer? Jack, Harry...or? NBA's best? Jordan's Bulls, Magic's Lakers or Bird's Celtics? Who really killed the '85 Bears? Was it just McCaskey? The Ultimate Bears Coach? Papa Bear or Da Coach? Who does Chicago most love to hate? A Piston, a Packer or one of our own? |
Contributor Bio(s): Mullin, John: - Chicago Tribune writer John "Moon" Mullin has covered the Bears since the closing days of the 1985 era. He has won writing awards from the Pro Football Writers of America and Associated Press Sports Editors, in addition to an Emmy award for his "Bears Insider" segment of the FOX-TV Bears pregame show. Mullin's writing has been nationally syndicated, and he is the author of The Rise And Self-Destruction Of The Greatest Football Team In History: The Chicago Bears And Super Bowl XX and Tales from the Chicago Bears Sidelines. |