Miracle Year, 1969: Amazing Mets and Super Jets [Hardcover]

Bill Gutman (Author)

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Publication Date: October 1, 2004

Sports fans in the city of New York will never forget 1969. Act One took place on January 12, when the New York Jets, led by a flamboyant, image-breaking quarterback named Joe Namath, turned the football world on its ear by defeating the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in just the third Super Bowl ever played. Not only had an upstart American Football League team pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports history, but the victory gave New York sports fans the biggest jolt of excitement they had seen in years. The strong-armed Namath had even been so bold as to "guarantee" a victory over a team considered the very best the established National Football League had to offer.

The JetsÂ’ victory would have been more than enough to satiate the appetite of rabid sports fans, but in 1969 New York there was still time for an encore. In late summer, the New York Mets, perennial cellar dwellers since entering the National League via expansion in 1962, stormed into first place, catching the fancy of the baseball world. Led by a pair of hard-throwing young pitchers, Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman, and a manager who was already a New York legend, Gil Hodges, the Mets completed their improbable run by winning the first-ever National League divisional playoff series against the Atlanta Braves before blasting the Baltimore Orioles out of the World Series in five games. Miracle Year, 1969: Amazing Mets and Super Jets is the story of two teams that defied almost insurmountable odds to win it all for a city that has always loved champions, underdogs, and its heroes.

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About the Author

Bill Gutman has been a freelance writer for three decades. In that time he has written more than 200 fiction and nonfiction books for both children and adults. Prior to becoming a full-time freelancer, he was a reporter, feature writer, and finally sports editor of the Greenwich Time in Connecticut. Carroll & Graf published his biography of football coach Bill Parcells in August 2000. Gutman enjoys working with various personalities. He is presently collaborating with former baseball manager and current broadcaster Kevin Kennedy. Gutman lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582618046
• ISBN-13: 978-1582618043
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,401,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A VERY GOOD READ, September 2, 2006

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This review is from: Miracle Year, 1969: Amazing Mets and Super Jets (Hardcover)

THIS BOOK COVERS THE 2 MIRACLES CONCERNING THE JETS AND METS OF 1969, WHO BOTH PULLED OF MAJOR UPSETS. HOW THEY ACCOMPLISHED THIS IS WRITTEN IN DETAIL AND DESCRIBES BOTH THE PLAYOFFS AND REGULAR SEASON. ALSO TELLS US HOW EACH TEAM WAS ASSEMBLED AND A BRIEF HISTORY. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS FOR ALL METS JETS AND SPORTS FANS WHO TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE UNDERDOG ALWAYS HAS A CHANCE. VERY GOOD.