Books written by Joel A. Rippel

  • Minnesota Sports Almanac: 125 Glorious Years

    The first two men that university athletic director Ike Armstrong interviewed to replace him were Bear Bryant , the coach at Kentucky , and Bud Wilkinson , a Minneapolis native who was coaching at Oklahoma . Both elected to remain in ...

  • Sid Hartman's Great Minnesota Sports Moments

    ... 84 Ratner, Harvey, 18,19,21,35 Reardon, Jeff, 69, 74 Reed, Glen, 30 Reed, Oscar, 126 Reeves, Bryant, 24 Reeves, Dan, 1 19 Richardson, Pooh, 20, 22 Rickey, Branch, 58 Ridder Arena, 44 Ridder, Bernie, Jr., 118,120 Ridder, Kathleen, ...

  • 75 Memorable Moments in Minnesota Sports

    Bernstein , Ross . Frozen Memories : Celebrating a Century of Minnesota Hockey . ... Minneapolis : D & M Publishing , Inc. , 2000 . Lannin , Joanne . A History of Basketball for Girls and Women : From Bloomers to the Big Leagues .

  • Game of My Life Minnesota Gophers: Memorable Stories of Gopher Football

    But the Gophers lost to three ranked opponents in their next four games to fall to 5-3. The three losses were by a total of 11 points— three-point losses to No. 20 Wisconsin (in overtime) and No. 22 Ohio State, and a four-point loss to ...

  • Brock Lesnar: The Making of a Hard-core Legend

    "Brock Lesnar became the biggest name in international Mixed Martial Arts when he debuted in 2008, and not just became of his jaw-dropping 6'3", 265-pound physique.