Goodbye, Oakland
winning, wanderlust, and a sports town's fight for survival
$51.87
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2025
Summary
The Town: An Elegy for Oakland Sports
A fascinating tour of Oakland sports history and a look toward the future of professional sports in the East Bay.
Oakland is a sports city like no other. It is the only city in America to be abandoned by the same team twice, with the Raiders most recently leaving for Las Vegas. The Golden State Warriors, who crossed the bay in 1971 in search of better digs, have now returned to San Francisco with trophies in tow. After a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781637273401 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1637273401 |
| Author: | Dave Newhouse, Andy Dolich |
| Publisher: | Triumph Books |
| Imprint: | Triumph Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 566g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Dave Newhouse
Dave Newhouse has observed the Bay Area sports scene since the 1940s. He was an award-winning sportswriter-columnist for the Oakland Tribune, a forerunner among radio sports talk show hosts in San Francisco, and is the author of 19 books. He lives with his wife, Patsy, an artist, in Oakland.
Andy Dolich has spent more than five decades in the professional sports industry, including executive positions in the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL), and in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is currently EVP of FCF (Fan Controlled Football) and president of Dolich Consulting. Dolich teaches sports business at Stanford’s School of Continuing Studies. He is a columnist for the Ultimate Sports Guide, the co-host of podcast Life in the Front Office, and co-author of 20 Secrets to Success for NCAA Student Athletes Who Won’t Go Pro and LOL, Loss of Logo: What’s Your Next Move?
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