{"product_id":"slices-of-orange-great-games-and-performers-in-syracuse-university-sports-history-paperback","title":"Slices of Orange: Great Games and Performers in Syracuse University Sports History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSal Maiorana\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScott Pitoniak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are games that stand the test of timeperformances that years, even decades later bring a smile or in some cases a grimace, to a fan's face. They are indelible moments that, when strung together, give you a sense of a college's history. In \u003ci\u003eSlices of Orange, \u003c\/i\u003eSal Maiorana and Scott Pitoniak recapture the heroics of running back Jim Brown's 43-point performance against Colgate at old Archbold Stadium; the pain of Keith Smart's jumper that denied Syracuse a national title in 1987; and the joy of forward Carmelo Anthony's levitation act in the 2003 NCAA basketball championship game. They tell of the fierce SU-Georgetown basketball rivalryand John Thompson's incendiary comments that ignited itand how the Gait brothers, Paul and Gary, revolutionized the game of lacrosse and laid the foundation for a college sports dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSal Maiorana\u003c\/b\u003e is a regular contributor to numerous magazines and is the author of a two-volume history of the Buffalo Bills. He has won numerous New York State Publishers Association citations for his work with the \u003ci\u003eRochester \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocrat and Chronicle.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Pitoniak\u003c\/b\u003e has spent the past quarter-century as an award-winning sports columnist for the \u003ci\u003eRochester Democrat and Chronicle.\u003c\/i\u003e Named one of the top-ten sports columnists in the United States by the Associated Press Sports Editors, he is the author of six regional best-selling books.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.04 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757825392928,"sku":"9780815608448","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a8742ba6fef4978abde2ce85ecf666db.webp?v=1780112651","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/slices-of-orange-great-games-and-performers-in-syracuse-university-sports-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}