Unlucky 21 Saddest Stories & Games in Pittsburgh Sports History Pirates Steelers

Description: Brand New Unlucky 21The Saddest Stories and Games in Pittsburgh Sports Historyby The Association of Gentleman Pittsburgh Journalist The number 21 may be lucky in cards, but it is very unlucky for Western Pennsylvania sports fans. Only the Pittsburgh Steelers allow a player to wear this sacred number, while to the rest of the region's franchises the number means heartbreak. The Penguins retired it after budding superstar Michel Briere died in 1971 following an automobile accident. Hall of Fame Pirate shortstop Arky Vaughan, who drowned in 1952 while trying to save a friend, also wore unlucky 21. The tragic story of Roberto Clemente is well known and caused the team to retire the cursed number. A diverse group of Pittsburgh writers and sports lovers present those stories and more in twenty-one tales of Western Pennsylvania sports sorrow.

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Location: Burlington, Connecticut

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Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Book Title: Unlucky 21 : the Saddest Stories and Games in Pittsburgh Sports History

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.3in

Item Width: 6in

Author: The Association of Gentleman Pittsburgh Journalist

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), General, History, Sports

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Publication Year: 2019

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, History

Item Weight: 0.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 336 Pages