Can You Name That Team? - by David B Biesel (Paperback)

About the Book

The only single source collection of over 950 teams in 36 major professional leagues-baseball, football, soccer, basketball, and hockey. Also contains the first genealogy ever compiled on all these leagues.

Book Synopsis

Now in Paper! The only single source collection of over 950 teams in 36 major professional leagues_baseball, football, soccer, basketball, and hockey_this book also contains the first genealogy ever compiled on all these leagues, giving each team franchise and its past and present names. Section 1 is an alphabetical listing by the designation (city, state, province, or region) used by the team. This main entry section explains how the team got its name. Section 2_the 'family tree'_contains a separate listing of the teams in each of the 36 leagues, who they were, and who they became. Section 3 is an alphabetical listing of all the team names in Sections 1 and 2. With bibliography and index.

Review Quotes

"When memory can't answer the title question, this book will." --Wilson Library Bulletin

"This comprehensive guide will enable avid sports-trivia fans to trace the origins and names of every team in virtually every sport." --Booklist

"...this volume's greatest value is in the arrangement of its information into one source...belongs in business as well as sports reference collections." --Choice Reviews

"If you are a true sports fan you will love this book...fascinating reading, a delight to skim or read thru...good index..." --Public Library Quarterly

"...guaranteed to be enjoyed by sporting enthusiasts of all ages...this unique title is a worthwhile purchase..." --Library Journal

"...a worthwhile addition to public and high school library reference collections." --VOYA

"...valuable..." --The American

"Onomasticians will enjoy this book as much as sports fans...Strongly recommended..." --Names, A Quarterly Journal

"...educational...and amusing..." --AB Bookman's Weekly

About the Author

David Biesel began his love affair with sportswriting in Washington, DC and in the Marine Corps. He has been in reference book publishing for over 25 years and worked on the Baseball Encyclopedia and other sports books while at Macmillan Publishing. He is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) and the Professional Football Researchers Association.