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BOOKS

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Bacho, Peter. Boxing in Black and White. New York: Henry Holt, 1999.

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Carroll, Bob, Michael Gershman, David Neff, and John Thorn, eds. Total Football II. New York: HarperCollins, 1999.

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Collins, Bud, and Zander Hollander, eds. Bud Collins' Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis, Second Edition. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1993.

Coombs, Karen Mueller. Jackie Robinson: Baseball's Civil Rights Legend. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 1997.

Christopher, Matt. Great Moments in Baseball History. Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1996.

Davidson, Sue. Changing the Game: The Inside Stories of Tennis Champions Althea Gibson and Alice Marble. Seattle, WA: Seal Press, 1997.

Diamond, Dan, Ralph Dinger, and James Duplacey, eds. Total Hockey. Kingston, NY: Total Sports, 1998.

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Falla, Jack, ed. Quest for the Cup: A History of the Stanley Cup Finals, 1893–2001. San Diego: Thunder Bay Press, 2001.

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Hubbard, Jan, ed. The Official NBA Encyclopedia, Third Edition. New York: Doubleday, 2000.

Lynn, Elizabeth. Babe Didrikson Zaharias. New York: Chelsea House, 1989.

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Stewart, Mark. Basketball: A History of Hoops. New York: Franklin Watts, 1999.

Stewart, Mark. Football: A History of the Gridiron Game. New York: Franklin Watts, 1998.

Thorn, John, Pete Palmer, and Michael Gershman, eds. Total Baseball, Kingston, NY: Total Sports, 2001.

Wakeman, Nancy. Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Driven to Win. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications, 2000.

Whittingham, Richard. Rites of Autumn: The Story of College Football. New York: Free Press, 2001.

Williams, Ted, with David Pietrusza. Ted Williams: My Life in Pictures. Kingston, NY: Total Sports, 2001.

WEB SITES

Boxing on TV. http://www.skypoint.com/members/schutz19/boxing.htm (accessed on August 9, 2002).

Major League Baseball Historical Standings 1950s. http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/zatopek/91/1950s.html (accessed on August 9, 2002).

Pro Football Hall of Fame—History. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/mainpage.cfm?cont_id=113955 (accessed on August 9, 2002).

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