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Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction Circa 1100: Statue of a Chunkey Player Late 1600s: Oldest American “Lawn Bowle” 1823: Souvenir from the Great Match Race Pre-1845: Lacrosse Stick 1851: Stern ornament from the America 1853: Soil from the Elysian Fields 1860: Abraham Lincoln’s Handball 1870: Sportsman’s Hall 1889: John L. Sullivan’s Dumbbell 1890: Isaac Murphy’s Silk Purse 1891: James Naismith’s Original Rules of Basketball 1892: Record of Payment for First Professional Football Player 1892: Safety Bicycle 1909: The Yard of Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1910: Annie Oakley’s Rifle 1912: Jim Thorpe’s Restored Olympic Gold Medals 1913: Francis Ouimet’s Irons, Ball, and Scorecard from the US Open 1921: Radio Broadcast of the Dempsey-Carpentier Fight 1925: The Modern Football 1920s: Tad Lucas’s Riding Boots 1925: Statistics from Red Grange’s NFL Debut 1926: Helen Wills’s Leather Travel Bag 1929: Amelia Earhart’s Goggles 1930: Bill Tilden’s Tennis Racket 1930: Bobby Jones’s Putter, Calamity Jane 1932: Babe Didrikson’s Uniform 1932: Babe Ruth’s “Called Shot” Bat 1935: Program from the First Night Baseball Game Circa 1935: Duke Kahanamoku’s Surfboard 1936: Jesse Owens’s Baton from the 4 x 100-Meter Relay 1936: The Husky Clipper 1938: Towel Thrown into the Ring at the Fight between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling 1943–1954: Handbook from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 1945: 10th Mountain Division Parka 1947: Jackie Robinson’s Jersey 1949: Original Ice-Resurfacing Machine 1952: Tigerbelle Mae Faggs’s Shoes from the Helsinki Olympics 1952: Magazine Cover Featuring Tommy Kono 1954/1955: Milan High School Letter Jacket and Oscar Robertson’s Crispus Attucks Jersey 1955: Painting of Stillman’s Gym 1956: Yogi Berra’s Catcher’s Mitt 1958: First Modern Arthroscope 1958: Artifacts from the “Greatest Game” 1959: Statue of Lamar Hunt 1960: Pete Rozelle’s Typewriter 1960: Arnold Palmer’s Visor from the US Open 1962: Bill Russell’s 10,000-Rebound Ball 1966: Marvin Miller’s Union Contract 1967: Kathrine Switzer’s Bib from the Boston Marathon 1967: Bench from the Ice Bowl 1968: Statue of Tommie Smith and John Carlos 1968/1975: Arthur Ashe’s Rackets 1968: Roberto Clemente Baseball Card 1969: Game Ball from Super Bowl III 1970: Bobby Orr’s Knee Brace 1970: Yellow Blazer from Monday Night Football 1971: Golf Club Used on the Moon 1971: Ping-Pong Diplomacy Souvenir Paddles 1972: Memorial to David Berger 1972: Silver Medal from the US–USSR Men’s Basketball Final 1972: Immaculata Mighty Macs Uniform 1973: Nail from Secretariat’s Shoe 1973: Billie Jean King’s Dress and Bobby Riggs’s Jacket from the “Battle of the Sexes” 1974: Hank Aaron’s Jersey 1974: Nike Waffle Trainer 1975: Tony Hawk’s First Skateboard 1975: Pelé’s Jersey from the New York Cosmos 1975: Pre’s Rock 1975: Thrilla in Manila Button 1978: Nancy Lopez’s Rookie of the Year Award 1979: Larry Bird’s and Magic Johnson’s College Jerseys 1979: Donnie Allison’s Helmet from the Daytona 500 1980: Mike Eruzione’s Stick from the “Miracle on Ice” 1980: Eric Heiden’s Gold Racing Suit 1982: The Ball from “The Catch” 1983/1990: Chris Evert’s Shoes and Martina Navratilova’s Warm-up Jacket 1984: Wheaties Magnet with Mary Lou Retton 1986: Jack Nicklaus’s Driver from the Masters 1987: SMU Doormat 1988: John Madden Football Video Game 1989: Pete Rose Autographed Baseball 1992: Camden Yards 1993: Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s Shoe 1995/2009: Geno Auriemma’s First Championship Trophy and Pat Summitt’s 1,000th Victory Ball 1998: Piece of Floor from Michael Jordan’s “Last Shot” with the Bulls 1999: Ball from the 1999 Women’s World Cup 2000: Tiger Woods’s Scorecards from the US Open 2000: Lance Armstrong’s Bike from the Tour de France 2003: Yao Ming Bobblehead 2004: Curt Schilling’s Bloody Sock 2005: Forrest Griffin’s Gloves from The Ultimate Fighter 1 2007: Mitchell Report 2008: Michael Phelps’s Swim Cap 2009: Venus Williams’s Dress and Serena Williams’s Shoes from Wimbledon 2010: First Base from Armando Galarraga’s “Imperfect Game” 2010: Fragment of the Auburn Oaks 2013: Stuffed Animal Left after the Boston Marathon Bombing 2015: Massillon Tigers’ Baby Football 2016: CTE-Related Brain Scans 2016: Special Olympics Medals Acknowledgments Notes Credits Index About the Author

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