Kansas City vs. Oakland: The Bitter Sports Rivalry That Defined an Era

by Matthew C. Ehrlich

A driving ambition linked Oakland and Kansas City in the 1960s. Each city sought the national attention and civic glory that came with being home to professional sports teams. Their successful campaigns to lure pro franchises ignited mutual rivalries in football and baseball that thrilled hometown fans. But even Super Bowl victories and World Series triumphs proved to be no defense against urban problems in the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s. Matthew...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252042654
• ISBN13: 9780252042652
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"