Legends By The Lake (Ohio History and Culture) [Perfect Paperback]

John Keim (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ohio History and Culture | Publication Date: August 1, 1999

The Drive. Red Right 88. The championships-six of them. Jim Brown. Otto Graham. Paul Brown. They all made Cleveland Municipal Stadium famous. And they shaped the memories of thousands of Browns fans, reluctant to let the visions of their childhood fade even though the stadium is long gone. Legends by the Lake preserves these memories, offering something for every generation of Browns fans. The Browns had their home at Cleveland Municipal Stadium for six decades, and each decade offered a magical moment in Browns history. Fans from the 1950s remember Lou Groza's last-second field goal which gave the Browns an NFL title in their first year. Another generation of fans cherish the 1964 NFL Championship, when the Browns shut out the heavily favored Baltimore Colts. Although that was the last Browns championship, the special moments would continue. Some moments were agonizing, such as Brian Sipe's last-minute interception on the infamous Red Right 88 pass play against Oakland in 1981, or Denver's crushing drive to tie the 1986 AFC Championship, a game the Browns eventually lost. Memories of the stadium also bring back to action the stars, from coaches Paul Brown and Blanton Collier to the thirteen Hall of Fame players, such as Otto Graham at quarterback and Jim Brown at running back. In Legends by the Lake, Browns fans will relive their passion for the games, coaches, and players that they idolized in their youth and will treasure long after the stadium is gone.

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About the Author

John Keim is a Lakewood, Ohio, native who has covered the Washington Redskins for the Journal Newspapers since 1994. He has coauthored two other books, America's Rivalry: The 20 Greatest Redskins-Cowboys Games and Hail to RFK! 36 Seasons of Redskins Memories. He is a correspondent for Pro Football Weekly, and his work has also appeared in Sport Magazine and Joe Theismann's Pro Football Yearbook. The Ohio State graduate and former Willoughby News Herald intern lives in Chantilly, Virginia, with his wife, Kerry, and sons, Matthew and Christopher.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 298 pages
• Publisher: University Of Akron Press; First Edition edition (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884836488
• ISBN-13: 978-1884836480
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,481,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Solid Book, November 11, 2004

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Frank M. Henkel (Fabulous Las Vegas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legends By The Lake (Ohio History and Culture) (Perfect Paperback)

This book is yet another in a long line of segmented team books. The amount of information contained within its covers is quite amazing, even though I believe the apendicies could have been a little thicker. Every important point of the team's history is covered, although Keim frequently gets stuck in the same journalistic-style of writing. There are plenty of photos in the book, although some of the full-page black and white blow-ups are fuzzy in the paper-back edition. Perhaps a glossy, colored photo section would have enhanced the book even more. Either way, it's a great buy for $17.95.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for Browns fans, September 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Legends By The Lake (Ohio History and Culture) (Perfect Paperback)

Whether you're in the Dawg Pound or watching from home, John Keim has penned a great book that takes you back to the glory days of the Browns. I couldn't put it down. Great game stories and profiles of players. If the team is as good as the book, they're headed for the Super Bowl.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Memory lane, July 16, 2004

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William Allen (Columbus) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legends By The Lake (Ohio History and Culture) (Perfect Paperback)

My dad had chills while reading this book, thinking of all the good times we had watching the Browns in old, beat-up Municipal Stadium. After I read it I knew why he had chills. This book is well-written and captures what the Browns mean to Cleveland. Anyone who reads this will understand why the Browns mean so much to this city.