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  Rocket Men.   John Eisneberg. The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football.   February is recognized as black history month.    It only seems fitting to read and review a book that commemorates the struggles and success of football players attempting to conquer the most challenging position in all of sports.     While the subject of this book is not exactly unprecedented literature anymore the topic is still of much importance among the world of athletes and sports fans alike. Michael Eisneberg, a renowned columnist for the Baltimore Sun and author of several sports classics, explores this theme in his latest book Rocket Men .   Inside, the author takes the reader back in time and introduces several characters that set out to break barriers and accomplish the unexpected.    The content is presented in chronological order making it easy for the reader to get a sense of how history unfolded the chain of events. ...

  Pittsburgh Sports in the 1970’s.    David Finoli, Tom Rooney, Tim Rooney, Chris Fletcher and Frank Garland.    Tragedies, Triumphs and Championships.    Having grown up a sport’s loving youngster in the Pittsburgh area during the 1970’s and 1980’s, I watched, followed and read a lot about the local professional, college and even high school sports teams.    So, it was only natural that this book reviewer would be drawn to the book upon first exposure at a nearby national book store.       In this book, it takes the contribution of multiple authors to bring to life or memory for some of the greatest sports stories and occurrences witnessed in the 1970’s.   The authors headed by Pittsburgh Sports Historian David Finoli, assembled no fewer than 41 chapters connecting the reader to the professional teams such as the Pirates, Steelers and Penguins along with outstanding accomplishments from the local universities...

  Sixty – One.   Chris Paul. Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court.      Chris Paul, the basketball player, has been making history ever since he suited up for the game he loves as a young person.    In his book, Sixty-One , Paul writes about another part of his story and how it shaped him to be the successful and outspoken influencer that he is today.    Sure, he writes about his major accomplishments on the court.       For instance, at high school in Winston Salem, North Carolina, he set a record for single game scoring.    He also writes about his brief but successful time at home town school Wake Forest (along with some interesting stories of his relationship with his head coach).    Of course, the author also relates his many and vast professional level experiences in the story as well. To find out why this book has this title, the author takes the reader back in time a bit. ...