That's My Team!: The History, Science, and Fun behind Sports Teams' Names

by Paul Volponi

Book Overview

How did author Edgar Allen Poe influence the naming of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens? What major historical events inspired the naming of the Philadelphia 76ers, San Francisco 49ers, and Oklahoma Sooners? And what caused the NBA's Washington Bullets to change their name to the Wizards?

In That's My Team The History, Science, and Fun behind Sports Teams' Names, Paul Volponi shares the answers to these questions and more. Leading readers on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538126737
• ISBN13: 9781538126738
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"