The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History

Baseball, Basketball, Football, and Hockey

Robert W. Cohen

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN:
  9780810885578
• Edition: 1

Who comprised the most productive pairs in the history of professional team sports? Joe Montana and Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers? Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls? What about the prolific hockey tandem of Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier? And that all-time great New York Yankees twosome of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig certainly can't be excluded.

Using various selection criteria—including longevity, level of statistical compilation, impact on one's team, and overall place in history—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 and ranked by sport, this work takes an in-depth look at the careers of these men, including statistics, quotes from opposing players and former teammates, and career highlights. Finally, all 50 duos are placed in an overall ranking.

Covering every decade since the 1890s, this book will find widespread appeal among sports fans of all generations. And with photographs of many of the tandems, The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History is a wonderful addition to any sports historian's collection.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Introduction
• Part I: Dynamic Baseball Duos
• Chapter 1: Babe Ruth / Lou Gehrig
• Chapter 2: Jimmie Foxx / Al Simmons
• Chapter 3: Hank Aaron / Eddie Mathews
• Chapter 4: Willie Mays / Willie McCovey
• Chapter 5: Mickey Mantle / Roger Maris
• Chapter 6: Ken Griffey Jr. / Alex Rodriguez
• Chapter 7: Ty Cobb / Sam Crawford
• Chapter 8: Hank Greenberg / Charlie Gehringer
• Chapter 9: Pete Rose / Joe Morgan
• Chapter 10: Greg Maddux / Tom Glavine
• Chapter 11: Sam Thompson / Billy Hamilton
• Chapter 12: Sandy Koufax / Don Drysdale
• Chapter 13: Ted Williams / Bobby Doerr
• Chapter 14: Roberto Clemente / Willie Stargell
• Chapter 15: Johnny Bench / Tony Perez
• Chapter 16: Jeff Bagwell / Craig Biggio
• Chapter 17: Randy Johnson / Curt Schilling
• Chapter 18: Warren Spahn / Johnny Sain
• Chapter 19: Bill Terry / Mel Ott
• Chapter 20: Derek Jeter / Bernie Williams
• Chapter 21: Duke Snider / Roy Campanella
• Chapter 22: Ron Santo / Billy Williams
• Chapter 23: Robin Yount / Paul Molitor
• Part II: Dynamic Football Duos
• Chapter 24: Joe Montana / Jerry Rice
• Chapter 25: Peyton Manning / Marvin Harrison
• Chapter 26: Steve Young / Jerry Rice
• Chapter 27: Merlin Olsen / Deacon Jones
• Chapter 28: Gale Sayers / Dick Butkus
• Chapter 29: Johnny Unitas / Raymond Berry
• Chapter 30: Troy Aikman / Emmitt Smith / Michael Irvin
• Chapter 31: Lawrence Taylor / Harry Carson
• Chapter 32: Jack Lambert / Jack Ham
• Chapter 33: Jim Taylor / Paul Hornung
• Chapter 34: Lynn Swann / John Stallworth
• Part III: Dynamic Basketball Duos
• Chapter 35: Michael Jordan / Scottie Pippen
• Chapter 36: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Magic Johnson
• Chapter 37: Bill Russell / Bob Cousy
• Chapter 38: Elgin Baylor / Jerry West
• Chapter 39: Karl Malone / John Stockton
• Chapter 40: Shaquille O’Neal / Kobe Bryant
• Chapter 41: Oscar Robertson / Jerry Lucas
• Chapter 42: Larry Bird / Kevin McHale
• Chapter 43: Julius Erving / Moses Malone
• Chapter 44: Walt Frazier / Earl Monroe
• Chapter 45: Isiah Thomas / Joe Dumars
• Part IV: Dynamic Hockey Duos
• Chapter 46: Wayne Gretzky / Mark Messier
• Chapter 47: Bobby Orr / Phil Esposito
• Chapter 48: Bobby Hull / Stan Mikita
• Chapter 49: Bryan Trottier / Mike Bossy
• Chapter 50: Mario Lemieux / Jaromir Jagr
• Part V: Overall Rankings and Current Dynamic Duos
• Conclusion: Final Overall Rankings
• Epilogue: Current Dynamic Duos to Watch
• Glossary: Abbreviations and Statistical Terms
• Bibliography
• About the Author