Author:
Ruck, Rob, 1950-
Imprint:Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2010.
Descriptionxxvi, 641 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Note:Coming to Pittsburgh -- The young athlete: the northside -- On life's learning fields: 1922-28 -- Dreams, depression, and commitment: 1929-33 -- Pittsburgh joins the NFL: 1933-36 -- Rooney's ride: 1937 -- Between the races and the fights: 1937-38 -- Returning to the ring: 1939-41 -- Season of reckoning: 1940-41 -- The world at war: 1941-45 -- The Sutherland Years: 1946-47 -- Shamrock farm -- Same old Steelers: 1948-56 -- Buddy, Bobby, and Bert: 1957-59 -- Renaissance for Pittsburgh, not the Steelers, 1960-64 -- Not the same old Steelers--worse: 1965-68 -- Changing history: 1970-71 -- 1972 - -Football's promised land: 1973-74 -- Super redux: 1975 -- City of champions: 1976-79 -- The fourth quarter: 1980-88.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
