The Great Book of Detroit Sports ListsSports talk in America has evolved from small-time barroom banter into a major media smorgasbord that runs 24/7 on TV and radio. With hundreds of billions of dollars generated annually by pro and college teams in major markets nationwide, sports fans across the country are more dedicated than ever to their teams. And when it comes to sports talk -- especially all-sports radio -- it's all about entertainment, information, prognostication, analysis, rankings, and endless discussion. Prominent sports-media figures in each of the three target cities -- Cleveland, Detroit, and Washington, D.C. -- engage in this phenomenon with a compilation of sports lists sure to delight as well as stir up debate within these already-buzzing sports communities. List topics include: What were the most lopsided trades in local sports history? Who were the most overrated athletes to play in our town? What local athlete had the best appearance in TV or film? What was the most heartbreaking loss in local sports history? What was the greatest single play in local sports history? Who are our team's most hated rivals? Plus dozens of "guest" lists contributed by famous local sports and entertainment celebrities. Not only does Detroit host major pro sports teams -- the Lions (NFL), the Red Wings (NHL), the Tigers (MLB), and the Pistons (NBA) -- the area also includes prominent college sports programs such as the University of Michigan. Detroit's fans are some of the most educated and fanatical in the country, thanks to the work of long-time commentators Mike Stone and Art Regner. |
Contents
Drew Sharp | 149 |
Art | 151 |
Stoney | 153 |
Larry Lage | 155 |
Michael Rosenberg | 157 |
Art | 159 |
Tom Anastos | 161 |
Chris Osgood | 163 |
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Ernie Harwell | 29 |
Ernie Harwell | 31 |
Art | 32 |
Pat The Book Caputo | 34 |
Jack Ebling | 36 |
Stoney | 38 |
Ten Most Memorable Commercials with Detroit Athletes over the Last 25 Years | 41 |
Joe Dumars | 44 |
Top 22 OldSchool Lions Names and Nicknames | 46 |
Art | 47 |
Mark Champion | 49 |
Stoney | 50 |
Art | 52 |
Arts Seven Worst Uniforms in Michigan Sports History | 53 |
Top Ten Babes Bagged by Local Sports Guys | 54 |
Top 25 Tigers Names and Nicknames | 57 |
AllTime Detroit Tigers Lineup | 59 |
Countdown | 61 |
Top Ten Local Sports Outbursts | 63 |
JoAnn Barnas | 66 |
Stoney | 68 |
Rob Otto | 69 |
Matt Shepard | 71 |
Art | 73 |
Don Shane | 75 |
Mike Valenti | 77 |
Gregg Henson | 79 |
Turk Regan | 81 |
Art | 83 |
Stoney | 85 |
Stoney | 88 |
Stoney | 90 |
Matt Millen | 92 |
Royal Names | 94 |
Jimmy Devellano | 95 |
Steve Yzerman | 97 |
Top 12 Area Sports Characters | 98 |
A Twelve Pack of Party Names | 101 |
Top Ten Classic Piston Names | 102 |
Chris McCosky | 103 |
Kirk Gibson | 107 |
Todd Jones Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton Rasheed Wallace Isiah Thomas Lou Whitaker and Kirk Gibson | 109 |
Vartan Kupelian | 110 |
Aaron Krickstein | 112 |
Jeff Moss | 115 |
Arts Top Ten Food Products Made or Started in Detroit Art | 118 |
Art | 119 |
Steve Schrader | 121 |
Mitch Albom | 124 |
John Salley | 126 |
A HalfDozen Unlikely Sports Duos | 127 |
Greg Kelser | 129 |
Tim McCormick | 130 |
George The Animal Steele | 132 |
Animal Kingdom Names | 134 |
Nine Embarrassing Misdemeanors by Local Athletes | 135 |
The Felons and Killers | 137 |
Rob Parker | 140 |
Jennifer Hammond | 141 |
Bob Wojnowski | 142 |
Mort Meisner | 145 |
Rob Pascoe | 147 |
Todd Jones | 165 |
Stoney | 166 |
Ernie Harwell | 168 |
Jamie Samuelsen | 169 |
Stoney | 171 |
Stoney | 172 |
Art | 173 |
Flip Saunders | 176 |
Matt Dery | 177 |
Top Ten NonDetroit Sports Moments That Took Place in the Detroit Area | 179 |
Stoney | 182 |
Art | 185 |
Tom Kowalski | 187 |
Stoney | 189 |
Dean Howe | 190 |
Greg Johnson | 192 |
Terry Foster | 193 |
Bernie Smilovitz | 195 |
Larry Murphy | 196 |
Stoney | 197 |
Tom McKay | 200 |
Top 15 Names That Require Spell Checking | 202 |
Ten Best AllTime Athletes from Washtenaw County | 203 |
Bob Duff | 205 |
Stoney | 207 |
Stoney | 211 |
Not a Typo | 215 |
Names Not Their Games | 217 |
Ten Guys Who Never Should Have Left | 219 |
Perry Watson | 221 |
Tom Markowski | 223 |
Keith Langlois | 225 |
Ten Best and Worst Local Sports Hairstyles | 228 |
Mike OHara | 230 |
A Dozen Amazing Things about Joe Louis | 233 |
Players | 235 |
A NotSoSweet 16 Reasons Why Michael Jordan Hates Detroit | 237 |
NonPlayers | 239 |
Teams | 241 |
Arts Top Five Detroit vs Colorado Games | 242 |
Sonny Eliot | 244 |
Dave Bergman | 247 |
Top 13 Teams in Michigan in the Last 50 Years | 249 |
Art and Stoney | 253 |
The 13 Worst Sports Movies of All Time Michael Regan | 255 |
Jeff Daniels | 257 |
A Lucky Seven of Regular Guys Who Enjoyed an Unlikely Moment in the Spotlight | 259 |
Six People Not on Other Lists | 261 |
Stewart Francke | 262 |
Jeff Moss | 265 |
Stoney | 268 |
Ernie Harwell | 271 |
Stoney | 272 |
We Got Screwed The Top Ten Worst Calls in Michigan Sports History | 274 |
The 11 Worst Trades in Detroit Sports History | 280 |
The 15 Best Trades in Detroit Sports History | 285 |
Mikes and Michaels | 292 |
Top 10 Reasons the Lions Are Cursed | 294 |
The Top 13 Michigan Team Championships in the Last 50 Years | 297 |
Top Ten Most Painful Losses in Michigan History | 302 |
Art and Stoney | 307 |
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