"Discover the untold secrets behind the billion-dollar sports industry and the tactics employed by professional teams to secure public subsidies. In this captivating account, Ken Silliman draws from 25 years of firsthand experience negotiating sports facility leases for renowned teams like the Cleveland Guardians, Cavaliers, and Browns. From stadium suites to the NFL executive offices. This practice-oriented book offers a ground-level perspective...

For every dedicated sports fan, a unique lifetime list of the 101 most important games, matches, venues, and events around the world, illustrated with color photographs and collated by a pair of Sports Illustrated veterans.For more than twenty years, Rob Fleder and Steve Hoffman captured the thrill of numerous sporting competitions while working for Sports Illustrated. Covering everything from match-ups, historical stadiums, and the Olympics to dog...

Who works in a stadium? Where do the players get ready for the big game? Who makes all those hot dogs? Go on a guided tour of a stadium to find out! Meet a baseball manager and see how thousands of people can gather, have fun, and cheer their team at a stadium.

Cleveland Arena featured professional boxing from 1937 to 1973 and left a lasting legacy that can never be duplicated. Many Cleveland boxers fought there during those years, including Jimmy Bivins, Joey Maxim, Chuck Hunter, Georgie Pace, and Carmen Barth. These men all came out of the Cleveland Golden Gloves. Cleveland Arena was the mecca of Ohio boxing with appearances from 50 fighters who at one time held recognition as world champions. Those fighters...

This is a collection of highlights and recollections of basball played at Jacobs Field for the first ten years that the facility has hosted the Cleveland Indians baseball team.

"Sports Fields is a comprehensive technical reference for professionals who are responsible for the design, construction, renovation, or maintenance of athletic facilities. This guidebook offers illustrations of specific design elements of all popular sports facilities, and takes a deep dive into frequently encountered sports field issues with effective solutions and management practices. This Third Edition offers new chapters on safety, public relations,...