Using various selection criteria, The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History attempts to ascertain which twosome truly established itself as the most dominant tandem in the history of the four major professional team sports: baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. Arranged...
Robert W. Cohen lives in Clifton, New Jersey. His first published work was "A Team for the Ages: Baseball's All-Time All-Star Team."
CONTENTS
Introduction
Inspiration For This Book...And Definition of "Dynamic Duo"
Selection Criteria Used To Determine Rankings
PART ONE - DYNAMIC BASEBALL DUOS:
1 - Babe Ruth / Lou Gehrig
2 - Jimmie Foxx / Al Simmons
3 - Hank Aaron / Eddie Mathews
4 - Willie Mays / Willie McCovey
5 - Mickey Mantle / Roger Maris
6 - Ken Griffey Jr. / Alex Rodriguez
7 - Ty Cobb / Sam Crawford
8 - Hank Greenberg / Charlie Gehringer
9 - Pete Rose / Joe Morgan
10 - Greg Maddux / Tom Glavine
11 - Sam Thompson / Billy Hamilton
12 - Sandy Koufax / Don Drysdale
13 - Ted Williams / Bobby Doerr
14 - Roberto Clemente / Willie Stargell
15 - Johnny Bench / Tony Perez
16 - Jeff Bagwell / Craig Biggio
17 - Randy Johnson / Curt Schilling
18 - Warren Spahn / Johnny Sain
19 - Bill Terry / Mel Ott
20 - Derek Jeter / Bernie Williams
21 - Duke Snider / Roy Campanella
22 - Ron Santo / Billy Williams
23 - Robin Yount / Paul Molitor
PART TWO - DYNAMIC FOOTBALL DUOS:
1 - Joe Montana / Jerry Rice
2 - Peyton Manning / Marvin Harrison
3 - Steve Young / Jerry Rice
4 - Merlin Olsen / Deacon Jones
5 - Gale Sayers / Dick Butkus
6 - Johnny Unitas / Raymond Berry
7 - Troy Aikman / Emmitt Smith / Michael Irvin
8 - Lawrence Taylor / Harry Carson
9 - Jack Lambert / Jack Ham
10 - Jim Taylor / Paul Hornung
11 - Lynn Swann / John Stallworth
PART THREE - DYNAMIC BASKETBALL DUOS:
1 - Michael Jordan / Scottie Pippen
2 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Magic Johnson
3 - Bill Russell / Bob Cousy
4 - Elgin Baylor / Jerry West
5 - Karl Malone / John Stockton
6 - Shaquille O'Neal / Kobe Bryant
7 - Oscar Robertson / Jerry Lucas
8 - Larry Bird / Kevin McHale
9 - Julius Erving / Moses Malone
10 - Walt Frazier / Earl Monroe
11 - Isiah Thomas / Joe Dumars
PART FOUR - DYNAMIC HOCKEY DUOS:
1 - Wayne Gretzky / Mark Messier
2 - Bobby Orr / Phil Esposito
3 - Bobby Hull / Stan Mikita
4 - Bryan Trottier / Mike Bossy
5 - Mario Lemieux / JaromirJagr
PART FIVE - OVERALL RANKINGS AND CURRENT DYNAMIC DUOS:
Final Overall Rankings
Current Dynamic Duos To Watch
Glossary: Abbreviations and Statistical Terms
Bibliography
Index