Sixty years & sixty heroes
Subtitle: a celebration of Minnesota sports
By: by Ross Bernstein ; [foreword by Bud Grant, Kent Hrbek, Joe Mauer & Lindsay Whalen]
Contributors: Grant, Bud; Hrbek, Kent; Mauer, Joe, 1983-; Whalen, Lindsay
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Bernstein Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Eagan, MN]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780978780920
Subjects: Sports; History; Biography
Other titles: Sixty years and sixty heroes; 60 years and 60 heroes; Celebration of Minnesota sports
Description: Chronicles Minnesota's greatest sports heroes and sporting events. Each chapter features the top three events from the world of Minnesota sports with interviews and biographies of home town or home grown heroes.
Notes: This book is a revised edition of the 1997 book entitled Fifty years, fifty heroes : a celebration of Minnesota sports.

Includes bibliographical references (page 136).
Table of contents: title: Introduction  -- Ross Bernstein; title: Foreword  -- Joe Mauer; title: Foreword  -- Lindsay Whalen; title: Foreword  -- Kent Hrbek; title: Foreword  -- Bud Grant -- 1948 :; title: George Mikan : the Minneapolis Laker dynasty begins -- -- 1949 :; title: Jim Pollard : the Lakers repeat -- -- 1950 :; title: John Kundla : the Lakers make it three in a row -- -- 1951 :; title: John Mayasich : the Eveleth HIgh School hockey dynasty -- -- 1952 :; title: Vern Mikkelsen : the Lakers keep on rolling -- -- 1953 :; title: Paul Giel : the Winona Phantom is the Heisman runner up -- -- 1954 :; title: John Mariucci : the hockey Gophers make a run at the title -- -- 1955 :; title: Chuck Mencel : the Gophers battle Iowa for the Big Ten Title -- -- 1956 :; title: Dick Siebert : the baseball Gophers win the National Championship -- -- 1957 :; title: Patty Berg : another incredible year for golf's grand dame -- -- 1958: Gene Mauch : the Minneapolis Millers win the Junior World Series -- 1959 :; title: Elgin Baylor : the Lakers make one last run for the title -- -- 1960 :; title: Sandy Stephens : the football Gophers win the National Championship -- -- 1961 :; title: Bobby Bell : the football Gophers win the Rose Bowl -- -- 1962 :; title: Carl Eller : the football Gophers play a wild one in Wisconsin -- -- 1963 :; title: John Gagliardi : St. John's University Wins its first National Championship -- -- 1964 :; title: Harmon Killebrew : Killer wins the home run crown for the Twins -- -- 1965 :; title: Zoilo Versalles : the Twins make it to the World Series -- -- 1966 :; title: Jim Kaat : Kitty wins 25 for the Twins -- -- 1967 :; title: Lou Nanne : the North Stars hit the ice -- -- 1968 :; title: Jim Marshall : the Vikings win their first Central Division crown -- -- 1969 : Joe Kapp : the Vikings make it to the Super Bowl -- 1970 :; title: Tony Oliva : the Twins win the West -- -- 1971 :; title: Alan Page : an MVP season for one of the game's best ever -- -- 1972 :; title: Bill Musselman : the Gopher basketball "Iron Five" -- -- 1973 :; title: Chuck Foreman : the Vikings make a run at the Super Bowl -- -- 1974 :; title: Herb Brooks : the hockey Gophers win the National championship -- -- 1975 :; title: Fran Tarkenton : the infamous "Hail Mary."; title: 1976 :; title: Ahmad Rashad : the Vikings final run at the big prize -- -- 1977 :; title: Rod Carew : the incredible year of Twins star Rod Carew -- -- 1978 :; title: Janet Karvonen : the New York Mills High School girls basketball dynasty -- -- 1979 :; title: Neal Broten : the hockey Gophers are National Champions -- -- 1980 :; title: Kevin McHale : the basketball Gophers make a run at the N.I.T. Title -- -- 1981 :; title: Bobby Smith : the North Stars take a shot at Lord Stanley's Cup -- -- 1982 : Trent Tucker : the basketball Gophers win the Big Ten Championship -- 1983 :; title: Bud Grant : a Vikings coaching legend retires -- -- 1984 :; title: Bill Watson & Tom Curves : UM-Duluth plays one of the greatest finals in NCAA history -- -- 1985 :; title: Rickey Foggier : The football Gophers win the Independence Bowl -- -- 1986 : Darrell Thompson : the football Gophers make it to the Liberty Bowl -- 1987 :; title: Kent Hrbek : the Cinderella Twins win the World Series -- -- 1988 :; title: Tom Kelly : the Twins break the American League attendance record -- -- 1989 :; title: Doug Woog : the hockey Gophers lose a heartbreaker -- -- 1990 :; title: Willie Burton : the basketball Gophers make it to the NCAA's Elite Eight -- -- 1991 :; title: Jack Morris : the worst to first Twins win the pennant -- -- 1992 :; title: Kirby Puckett : the Puck inks a deal that makes him a Twin for Life -- -- 1993 :; title: Dave Winfield : Winny comes home and hits no. 3,000 for the Twins -- -- 1994 :; title: Cris Carter : CC breaks the NFL's single season receptions record -- -- 1995 :; title: Kevin Garnett : the Timberwolves draft a high school phenom -- -- 1996 :; title: Paul Molitor : Molly comes home and hits no. 3,000 for the Twins -- -- 1997 :; title: Bobby Jackson : March Madness as the basketball Gophers go to the Final Four -- -- 1998 :; title: Randy Moss : the Vikings lose a heartbreaker in the NFC title game -- -- 1999 :; title: Daunte Culpepper : the Vikings make another playoff run -- -- 2000 :; title: Darby Hendrickson : the Minnesota wild hit the Ice -- -- 2001 :; title: J Robinson : the Gopher wrestlers finally win it all -- -- 2002 :; title: Jordon Leopold : the hockey Gophers win it all -- -- 2003 :; title: Marian Gaborik : the Wild make it to the conference finals -- -- 2004 :; title: Lindsay Whalen : the Lady Gophers go to the Final Four -- -- 2005 :; title: Krissy Wendell & Natalie Darwitz : the Lady Gophers win back-to-back NCAA Titles -- -- 2006 :; title: Joe Mauer & Justin Morneau : the Twins win the Central Division -- -- 2007 :; title: Adrian Peterson : the Vikings draft a rookie phenom -- -- 2008 :; title: mark Parrish : the Wild win the Northwest Division crown --; title: Bronco Nagurski sidebar : the greatest athlete from the first 100 years of MN sports.