California Sports Astounding: Fun, Unknown, and Surprising Facts from Statehood to Sunday
Language: English
Published by La Jolla Shores Press, 2022
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You might know California's sunny beaches and sky-high Redwoods, but do you know when California's first mini golf course opened? Ever wondered what's recognized as California's official state sport, or which sports were invented within its state lines?Impress your friends, amaze your family, and even conquer your enemies on a quiz show with your sublime knowledge of every sport in the Golden State Featuring extraordinary facts and remarkable events from football to fishing, this complete chronicle is your ultimate resource to everything in California athletics.You're about to discover: A statewide genealogy of over 65 sports.Famous California firsts and surprising facts spanning statehood to today.Life stories of elite Californian men and women athletes.The origins of the quirkiest and most memorable mascots.Athlete birthdays for each month - so you'll have a reason to celebrate Dive into the state's largest compilation of sports history in a single volume. Get California Sports Astounding and astound everyone with your immense wealth of sporting wisdom.…
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- Title
- California Sports Astounding: Fun, Unknown, and Surprising Facts from Statehood to Sunday
- Author
- Dan Cisco
- Publisher
- La Jolla Shores Press
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1737998106
- ISBN 13
- 9781737998105
This California sports trivia guide is the perfect gift for the sports die-hard fan in your life!
California is more than just sunny beaches and sky-high redwoods. From the Los Angeles Lakers, and NFL teams like the San Francisco 49ers, to surfing and mini-golf, collegiate, professional, and Olympic athletics alike, California has a rich and fascinating history with sports. Now, over 170 years of California sports history are packed into one book!Prepare to be amazed and delighted by some of the coolest and most surprising facts from the Golden State. Featuring extraordinary stories and a calendar of remarkable events from baseball to bowling, this complete chronicle is your ultimate resource to the world of California athletics.
Take your sports trivia knowledge to the next level and learn:
- Even though the Kansas City Kings didn’t become the Sacramento Kings until 1985, did you know professional basketball started in Sacramento as early as 1913?
- Which part of the San Francisco Bay is unofficially named after a San Francisco Giants first baseman?
- When did Ultimate Frisbee start at the Rose Bowl and which Oscar winner tossed out the first disk for the International Frisbee Association?
- Which track-and-field coach led the USC Trojans to their most NCAA titles?
- When was California’s official state sport—surfing—introduced and by whom?
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