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Where Pittsburgh Played: Oakland’s Historic Sports Venues
Where Pittsburgh Played: Oakland’s Historic Sports Venues
Where Pittsburgh Played: Oakland’s Historic Sports Venues
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The Epicenter of Steel City Sports

From Forbes Field to Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood has been home to some of the most iconic moments in sports history. Including the Fitzgerald Field House and the Duquesne Gardens, Oakland has drawn in both professional and college sports fans alike.

Local authors and sports historians David Finoli, Tom Rooney, Robert Healy III, Douglas Cavanaugh and Chris Fletcher celebrate the glorious victories and heartbreaking losses throughout the history of Pittsburgh's Oakland section, the epicenter of Steel City Sports.

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Release dateAug 22, 2022
ISBN9781439675670
Where Pittsburgh Played: Oakland’s Historic Sports Venues
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David Finoli

David Finoli has penned thirty-six books that have highlighted the stories of the great franchises of Pittsburgh, such as the Pirates, Penguins, Steelers, Duquesne basketball and Pitt football. Tom Rooney is the former president of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tim Rooney is a retired NFL executive with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions and New York Giants and was inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Chris Fletcher is a writer, journalist and former publisher and editor of Pittsburgh Magazin e. Frank Garland is a longtime journalist and author and has written titles on the life of Willie Stargell and Arky Vaughan.

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