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City of Champions

June 1, 2016 | SuzyQ

Read about some of the great sports teams from Detroit, the City of Champions!

Bad Boys by Isiah Thomas
Game of my life. Detroit Lions : memorable stories of Lions football by Paula Pasche
The 1945 Detroit Tigers : nine old men and one young left arm win it all by Burge Carmon Smith

In 1945, the Detroit Tigers were led by Rudy York, Hal Newhouser, and Hank Greenberg to battle past the Browns and Senators for the American League title. In the World Series that followed, the Tigers and the last of the great Chicago Cubs teams of the century squared off in a memorable, seven-game World Series.

The glory years of the Detroit Tigers : 1920-1950 by William M. Anderson
The Tigers of '68 : baseball's last real champions by George Cantor
Summer of '68 : the season that changed baseball-- and America-- forever by Tim Wendel
Bless you boys : diary of the Detroit Tigers' 1984 season by Sparky Anderson
Out of nowhere : the Detroit Tigers' magical 2006 season by George Cantor
Quest for the Cup : the Detroit Red Wings' unforgettable journey to the 1997 Stanley Cup
Hockey gods : the inside story of the Red Wings' hall of fame team by Nicholas J Cotsonika
Forever Hockeytown! : how the 2008 Red Wings reclaimed the Stanley Cup