Veterans Stadium: Field Of Memories - Hardcover

Rich Westcott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1592134289 ISBN 13: 9781592134281

Publisher: Temple University Press, 2005

Synopsis

In its thirty three years, Veterans Stadium was the most important sports venue in Philadelphia. It was the home of the Phillies, the Eagles, seventeen Army-Navy games, Temple football, plus such short lived teams as the Atoms, Fury, and Stars. The Vet was also the site of countless nonsporting activites too. Hailed as a technological wonder when built in 1971 and considered a relic when demolished in 2004, The Vet was where the city's greatest memories were created. Rich Westcott takes readers on a ride through the triumphs and heartbreaks that took place at the Vet, from the 1980 Phillies World Series win, to the 1980 Eagles NFC ride to the Superbowl, to immortal college football tournaments.

About this title

From the Publisher

A loving tribute to the home of some of Philadelphia's greatest sporting and cultural events

About the Author

Rich Westcott is a baseball writer, a historian and a veteran of more than 40 years as a working journalist. He is a leading authority on the Phillies, and for 14 years was editor and publisher of Phillies Report. He is the author of 17 books, including Philadelphia's Old Ballparks and The Phillies Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (with Frank Bilovsky) both published by Temple.

Edition details

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1592134289
• ISBN 13: 9781592134281
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232