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A great collection of month-to-month fun facts and sports history throughout the state of California! Great tidbits, random facts and birthdays! -Michelle Dapper, KCRA-TV Sports Anchor, Sacramento California Sports Astounding! is a collection of sports trivia to appease the biggest sports buffs. Cisco's reference list is extensive.....Think about it, almost three hundred pages of trivia and information are at your fingertips with the swipe of a tangible or digital page! -5 star Reader Views Sports are many things to many people, but at their core, they should be - first and foremost - fun. California Sports Astounding! is exactly that. A fun read, which author Dan Cisco deftly presents in easy-to-consume, 'snackable' fashion. It features countless informative and entertaining nuggets, covering all sports under the California sun. If you love this state and love its sports, you can't go wrong with this book! -Scott Reiss, Author of Where They Were Then: Sportscasters, Emmy winner. Radio play-by-play voice for Stanford football and men's basketball. KNBR. California Sports Astounding is a one-stop place to read about the astounding history of sports in California. This is truly a book that will be hard to put down. -Ray Purpur, Deputy Director of Athletics, Stanford University California's sports' world is more than just blonde, blue eyed surfers and skate boarders. It has featured a wide variety of athletes and athletic events, some well-known and some not so well-known. Filled with fun fact but also useful insights, Dan Cisco's new book casts a loving light on multiple ways Californians have played under the sun. -Joel Franks, Emeritus, San Jose State

This California sports trivia guide is the perfect gift for the sports die-hard fan in your life!California is more than just sunny beaches and sky-high redwoods. From the Los Angeles Lakers, and NFL teams like the San Francisco 49ers, to surfing and mini-golf, collegiate, professional, and Olympic athletics alike, California has a rich and fascinating history with sports. Now, over 170 years of California sports history are packed into one book! Prepare to be amazed and delighted by some of the coolest and most surprising facts from the Golden State. Featuring extraordinary stories and a calendar of remarkable events from baseball to bowling, this complete chronicle is your ultimate resource to the world of California athletics. Take your sports trivia knowledge to the next level and learn: Even though the Kansas City Kings didn't become the Sacramento Kings until 1985, did you know professional basketball started in Sacramento as early as 1913? Which part of the San Francisco Bay is unofficially named after a San Francisco Giants first baseman? When did Ultimate Frisbee start at the Rose Bowl and which Oscar winner tossed out the first disk for the International Frisbee Association? Which track-and-field coach led the USC Trojans to their most NCAA titles? When was California's official state sport-surfing-introduced and by whom? Featuring a statewide genealogy of over 65 sports, famous California firsts, origins of the quirkiest and most memorable mascots, and more, this compilation of sports stories and events is made for the California sports fan. Dive into the state's largest compilation of sports history in a single volume. Get California Sports Astounding and astound everyone with your knowledge today.

California's sports' world is more than just blonde, blue eyed surfers and skate boarders. It has featured a wide variety of athletes and athletic events, some well-known and some not so well-known. Filled with fun fact but also useful insights, Dan Cisco's new book casts a loving light on multiple ways Californians have played under the sun. -Joel Franks, Emeritus, San Jose State

A great collection of month-to-month fun facts and sports history throughout the state of California! Great tidbits, random facts and birthdays! -Michelle Dapper, KCRA-TV Sports Anchor, Sacramento California Sports Astounding! is a collection of sports trivia to appease the biggest sports buffs. Cisco's reference list is extensive.....Think about it, almost three hundred pages of trivia and information are at your fingertips with the swipe of a tangible or digital page! -5 star Reader Views Sports are many things to many people, but at their core, they should be - first and foremost - fun. California Sports Astounding! is exactly that. A fun read, which author Dan Cisco deftly presents in easy-to-consume, 'snackable' fashion. It features countless informative and entertaining nuggets, covering all sports under the California sun. If you love this state and love its sports, you can't go wrong with this book! -Scott Reiss, Author of Where They Were Then: Sportscasters, Emmy winner. Radio play-by-play voice for Stanford football and men's basketball. KNBR. California Sports Astounding is a one-stop place to read about the astounding history of sports in California. This is truly a book that will be hard to put down. -Ray Purpur, Deputy Director of Athletics, Stanford University California's sports' world is more than just blonde, blue eyed surfers and skate boarders. It has featured a wide variety of athletes and athletic events, some well-known and some not so well-known. Filled with fun fact but also useful insights, Dan Cisco's new book casts a loving light on multiple ways Californians have played under the sun. -Joel Franks, Emeritus, San Jose State

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Dan Cisco, the California Sports Guy, is a sports researcher with over 25 years of experience. A lifelong sports fan, his sports history expertise has been featured on ABC, CBS, and NBC. His previous book, Hawaii Sports: History, Facts, and Statistics, won the Hawaii Book Publisher's Association's Excellence in Specialty Books Award in 2000. A native of San Diego, Dan is a member of the California Historical Society. Learn more at www.californiasportsastounding.com.

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