Tales from the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates : Remembering "The Fam-A-Lee"
by McCollister, John C.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-02-15
Publisher(s): Sports Pub
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Summary
The year was 1979. America was in a funk, and Pittsburgh was no exception.
Author Biography
John McCollister is a native Pittsburgher who earned a Ph.D. in communications from Michigan State University
Table of Contents
| FOREWORD | vi | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | vii | ||
| INTRODUCTION | ix | ||
| Chapter One: ONE REMARKABLE SEASON | 1 | (24) | |
| Chapter Two: THE UNFORGETTABLE SONG | 25 | (7) | |
| Chapter Three: OUR BELOVED "POPS" | 32 | (19) | |
| Chapter Four: THE PLAYERS | 51 | (43) | |
| Chapter Five: THE MANAGEMENT TEAM | 94 | (17) | |
| Chapter Six: OUR ANNOUNCERS | 111 | (8) | |
| Chapter Seven: NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES | 119 | (16) | |
| Chapter Eight: THE WORLD SERIES | 135 | (32) | |
| Chapter Nine: AFTERGLOW | 167 | (10) | |
| Epilogue | 177 |
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