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Iconic Sports Venues MIKE Sports Comic Books FREE Series Iconic Sports Venues Copyright 2015 | 2nd Edition 2017 By Jim Sweeney – The MIKE Maker Iconic Sports Venues spotlights my favorite places in America to attend a game, regardless of the sport. Steeped in tradition and offering unique contributions to sports history, these iconic venues probably figure prominently on every sports fan’s bucket list - not just mine. Upon entering their storied gates or walking through their hallowed hallways, sports fans immediately drink in the festive atmosphere and savor the fond memories housed within the famous arenas and stadiums chronicled in this book. That’s because my prized picks have hosted many of the most important American sporting events in the past century. The storied Rose Bowl may be regarded as America’s most famous stadium, and few will argue. This National Historic Landmark can be found in a gorgeous Southern California setting with the majestic San Gabriel Mountains hovering in the distance. The Rose Bowl has also served as stage for Super Bowls, college football championships, Olympic Games, World Cup matches and even a hugely popular monthly flea market. My next pick acts as a double treat. Two successful college football programs call the ominously sounding Death Valley home. These venues are where rabid football fans cheer on their school’s nationally ranked teams in what can best be described as hostile, or deadly, conditions for the opposition. Moving indoors, college basketball junkies beam whenever witnessing action inside these two hallowed halls of hoops. Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium and the University of Pennsylvania’s Palestra unquestionably rank as the two best old-school venues for watching top level NCAA basketball games. The Windy City gifts avid sports fans with two beloved sports institutions. Chicago sports fans not only pay homage to our country’s fallen servicemen in the city’s spectacular lakeside location of Soldier Field. They also adore - and rightfully so - the friendly confines and ivy covered outfield walls of Wrigley Field. Boston boasts two of our nation’s most venerable venues. During their long and colorful histories, Fenway Park and the Old Boston Garden have each furnished the Hub City’s sports teams with excitement, and most importantly, plenty of championships. Rounding out this FREE sports comic book, America’s biggest metropolitan area gives us the multi-billion dollar Yankee Stadium, a state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly ballpark built directly across the street from its historic predecessor. Further south in Manhattan, located right in the heart of the Big Apple, sits Madison Square Garden. This locale is deservedly called the “world’s greatest arena.” The recently renovated venue is actually the fourth MSG in New York City history. Lastly, in the bonus chapter, we visit the mecca of playground basketball – New York City’s acclaimed Rucker Park. Iconic in its own unique way, Rucker Park closes out this book like a thundering slam dunk with pulsating music and panache, qualities that have made the urban venue so sublime! Enjoy Iconic Sports Venues and feel free to share it with friends. MIKE – thee ultimate talking head on sports! Why read this book? Favorite #10: Death Valley Favorite #9: Cameron Indoor Favorite #8: Rose Bowl Favorite #7: Soldier Field Favorite #6: The Palestra Favorite #5: Wrigley Field Favorite #4: Boston Garden Favorite #3: Fenway Park Favorite #2: Yankee Stadium Favorite #1: Madison Square Garden Bonus Chapter on NYC’s Rucker Park Thank You & Affiliate Disclosure More FREE Books Podcast: MIKE on Sports! Meet the MIKE Makers Acknowledgements As highlighted on the cover, this book is fun, informative and witty. The light hearted stories in each chapter are told by me - a Trademarked cartoon character named MIKE – aka Mike Raffone. You’ll smile and wish you were actually sitting in these places while learning something new about the greatest sports venues in America. Plus, the unique sports comics that accompany each chapter cleverly capture the essence of the beloved ballpark or venerable venue highlighted in this book. As an added bonus, you’ll always find FREE stuff in each of my sports comic books. See the back of this book for details. In addition to a bonus chapter on NYC’s famous urban outdoor sports setting, I offer a few FREE sports comic books for safe downloading. Check out my author profile on Amazon.com, follow me on Twitter, fan me on Facebook and subscribe to my podcast – MIKE on Sports! MIKE – thee ultimate talking head on sports! Resting peacefully at #10 in Iconic Sports Venues is the name of one of college football’s most daunting places for visiting teams to play. Two prominent universities lay claim to the mortal title. And both schools routinely spar over who owns the genuine birthright to its respective stadium’s deathly name. Aptly named Death Valley, the first is Clemson University’s football stadium. It’s ironically situated between a cemetery on a hill and a plain with a valley beyond. Clemson claims its stadium is the genuine Death Valley of college football because it can clearly identify the genesis of its deadly sounding name. In 1948, former Presbyterian College coach Lonnie McMillian bemoaned the fact that his teams rarely scored and never won when playing in Clemson’s Death Valley. McMillian’s comments held true for most other NCAA teams. Clemson’s Death Valley boasts a remarkable home field advantage for the Tigers. It’s here that the Clemson football team has won an impressive 71% of its home games. It’s also where the boisterous 81,500 seat stadium reaches a deafening decibel level of 133db. Death Valley is also famous for Howard’s Rock. Named after legendary Clemson coach Frank Howard, this actual rock originated from Death Valley Park in California. It serves as a landmark in the stadium. Since 1967, Clemson players and coaches have traditionally touched the rock before each game amid fireworks and a raucous crowd. Opposing teams have often become intimidated while witnessing this amazing spectacle, acknowledged as one of the richest in college sports. The lore and legend of Death Valley causes would-be rivals to succumb to the Tigers on their notoriously scary home field. About 1,000 miles southwest of Clemson, SC stands the football home of the LSU Tigers. Coincidentally, Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA is also known as Death Valley. However, the birth of LSU’s Death Valley stadium remains a mystery to most fans. There exists no clear cut agreement on when and where LSU’s Death Valley moniker was originally coined. Some fans attribute LSU’s Death Valley name to the local Baton Rouge dialect’s pronunciation of Deaf Valley, which, ironically, is a gas station situated next to the actual football stadium where LSU plays. Fans near the gas station not only acknowledge that it’s impossible to hear when games are played in the monstrous stadium located next to the Deaf Valley service station. But, they also reinforce that few visiting teams ever win at LSU. When Louisianans describe this experience to others outside the state, they always sound as if they are saying Death Valley instead of Deaf Valley. Their unique dialect transforms the “f” into a “th” sound as they do when saying breath as “breaf”. Tiger Stadium, or LSU’s Death Valley, is just as impossibly tough a place to play as Memorial Stadium in Clemson, SC. LSU’s 95,542 seat stadium was named the scariest place to play in college football by ESPN in 2007, and the NCAA called it the loudest college football stadium in 2013. Whether you believe LSU’s theory about the origination of its Death Valley or hold true to the media facts supported by Clemson’s claim, let’s agree on these two unwavering details. One - both college stadiums are incredibly loud. Two - based on both schools’ impressive home winning records, they’re metaphoric graveyards for opposing college football teams who come to visit either Death Valley. If you’re interested in authentic college football sports merchandise and collectibles, click on the Fanatics logo above. Thanks in advance if you opt to purchase a product from Fanatics because we earn a small commission on each sale. MIKE – thee ultimate talking head on sports! The student section at Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium has every right to go crazy. These college kids get to cheer on top national recruiting classes each year as well as the most successful head coach in college basketball history. The energetic and creative students, cleverly named Cameron Crazies, have helped provide a huge home-court advantage for the Duke Blue Devils during the school’s games in Durham, NC. It’s no surprise these rabid fans are one of the primary reasons that Cameron Indoor Stadium finds a home at #9 in Iconic Sports Venues. Since joining the program in 1980, Coach Mike Krzyzewski has developed the Duke Basketball program into one of the nation’s elite. Coach K has led the Blue Devils to five NCAA Titles in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 and 2015, while coaching scores of future NBA players. Coach K attributes the Duke Basketball program’s success not only to the five star recruits who have played for him. But, Coach K also credits the noisy Cameron Crazies who’ve rooted for his squad at Cameron Indoor Stadium. That’s because they have made it a nearly impossible place for opposing teams to play and win. Before students enter Cameron Indoor Stadium, they gather in the makeshift city of Krzyzewski-ville outside of the arena. There, clever chants are made up before the games begin inside the stadium.
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