The 2001 ESPN Information Please Sports Almanac

by Brown, Gerry

• ISBN13: 9780786885336
• ISBN10: 0786885335
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-11-30
• Publisher: Hyperion Books

Summary

For the fourth year, ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports reporting, joins forces with Information Please(, one of America's favorite sports reference sources, to create one of the most sophisticated, hip, and informative sports almanacs ever published. This new volume combines great sports writing with easily accessed facts, in-depth statistics, hundreds of photos, and thousands of charts and tables.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note	7	(8)
Who Plays Where	8	(1)
Updates	9	(4)
The Year In Review-1999-2000
Top 20 Personalities by Dan Patrick and Linda Cohn	13	(8)
Top 20 Moments by Stuart Scott and John Anderson	21	(8)
Month by Month Calendar	29	(25)
Coming Attractions	54	(1)
Baseball
Year in Review by Karl Ravech	55	(6)
2000 Statistics	61	(30)
Final Major League Standings	61	(1)
Regular Season Leaders	61	(6)
2000 All-Star Game	67	(1)
Team by Team Statistics	68	(9)
World Series and Playoffs	77	(9)
College Baseball	86	(3)
College Baseball by Dave Ryan	89	(2)
Through the Years	91	(40)
The World Series	91	(5)
Reg. Season League & Div. Winners	96	(2)
The All-Star Game	98	(2)
Major League Franchise Origins	100	(2)
Annual Leaders	102	(11)
No Hitters	113	(2)
All-Time Leaders	115	(8)
All-Time Winningest Managers	123	(1)
Annual Awards	124	(4)
College Baseball	128	(3)
College Football
Year in Review by Chris Fowler and Lee Corso	131	(6)
1999 Season Statistics	137	(15)
Final AP Top 25 Poll	137	(5)
NCAA Division 1-A Final Standings	142	(1)
NCAA Division 1-A Leaders	143	(4)
Final NCAA Div. 1-AA Standings	147	(2)
NCAA Division 1-AA Leaders	149	(3)
Through the Years	152	(53)
National Champions, 1869-1999	152	(4)
AP Final Polls, 1936-99	156	(16)
Bowl Games	172	(8)
All-Time Winningest Div. 1-A Teams	180	(1)
Major Conference Champions	181	(7)
Annual NCAA Division 1-A Leaders	188	(3)
All-Time NCAA Division 1-A Leaders	191	(4)
Annual Awards	195	(4)
All-Time Winningest Div. 1-A Coaches	199	(2)
All-Time NCAA Div. 1-AA Leaders	201	(4)
Pro Football
Year in Review by Chris Berman and John Clayton	205	(6)
1999 Season Statistics	211	(25)
Final NFL Standings	211	(1)
Regular Season Individual Leaders	212	(4)
Team by Team Results and Statistics	216	(11)
NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl XXXIV	227	(5)
NFL College Draft	232	(1)
Pro Football (Cont.)
Canadian Football League	233	(1)
NFL Europe	234	(1)
Arena Football	235	(1)
Through the Years	236	(37)
The Super Bowl	236	(4)
Super Bowl Playoffs, 1966-99	240	(6)
NFL-NFC Championship Game	246	(1)
AFL-NFC Championship Game	247	(1)
NFL Divisional Champions	248	(4)
NFL Franchise Origins	252	(2)
Annual NFL Leaders	254	(4)
All-Time NFL Leaders	258	(6)
Number One Draft Choices	264	(1)
All-Time Winningest NFL Coaches	265	(1)
Annual Awards	266	(4)
Canadian Football League	270	(3)
College Basketball
Year in Review by Chris Fowler and Dick Vitale	273	(6)
1999-00 Statistics	279	(19)
Final Regular Season AP Men's Top 25	279	(1)
2000 NCAA Men's Div. 1 Tournament	280	(3)
Final NCAA Men's Div. 1 Standings	283	(12)
2000 NCAA Women's Div. 1 Tourn	295	(3)
Through the Years	298	(39)
National Champions, 1901-00	298	(2)
NCAA Final Four, 1939-00	300	(3)
All-Time NCAA Div. 1 Tourn. Leaders	303	(4)
Associated Press Final Polls, 1949-00	307	(14)
Annual NCAA Div. 1 Leaders	321	(1)
All-Time NCAA Div. 1 Indiv. Leaders	322	(3)
Annual Awards	325	(2)
All-Time Winningest Div. 1 Coaches	327	(4)
Women's Basketball	331	(6)
Pro Basketball
Year in Review by Ric Bucher	337	(6)
1999-00 Statistics	343	(20)
Final NBA Standings	343	(2)
Regular Season Individual Leaders	345	(2)
Team by Team Statistics	347	(6)
NBA Playoffs	353	(5)
Annual Awards	358	(1)
NBA Draft	359	(4)
Through the Years	363	(18)
The NBA Finals, 1947-00	363	(4)
NBA Franchise Origins	367	(2)
Annual NBA Leaders	369	(2)
All-Time MBA Regular Season Leaders	371	(3)
All-Time Winningest NBA Coaches	374	(1)
Annual Awards	375	(1)
Number One Draft Choices, 1966-00	376	(3)
American Basketball Association	379	(2)
Hockey
Year in Review by Steve Levy	381	(6)
1999-00 Statistics	387	(22)
Final NHL Standings	387	(2)
Regular Season Individual Leaders	389	(3)
Team by Team Statistics	392	(7)
Stanley Cup Playoffs	399	(5)
NHL draft	404	(1)
College Hockey	404	(5)
Through the Years	409	(26)
Stanley Cup Champions, 1893-2000	409	(2)
All-Time Playoff Leaders	411	(4)
NHL Franchise Origins	415	(2)
Annual NHL Leaders	417	(3)
Annual NHL Regular Season Leaders	420	(4)
All-Time Winningest NHL Coaches	424	(1)
Annual Awards	425	(3)
Number One Draft Choices	428	(1)
World Hockey Association	429	(3)
College Hockey	432	(3)
College Sports
Year in Review by Steve Cyphers	435	(32)
Div. I Basketball Schools	441	(5)
Div. I-A Football Schools	446	(2)
Div. I-AA Football Schools	448	(6)
1999-00 NCAA Team Champions	454	(5)
Annual NCAA Div. Team Champions	459	(8)
Halls of Fame & Awards
Halls of Fame	467	(34)
Retired Numbers	501	(3)
Awards	504	(7)
Trophy Case	511	(4)
Who's Who
Sports Personalities	515	(60)
Ballparks & Arenas
Coming Attractions	549	(4)
Sport-by-Sport	553	(22)
Business
Year in Review by Bob Stevens	575	(44)
Media Statistics and Awards	581	(11)
Directory of Organizations	592	(27)
International Sports
Year in Review by Jack Edwards	619	(6)
2000 Statistics	625	(16)
Track & Field World Records	625	(6)
Swimming World Records	631	(10)
Through the Years	641	(18)
Olympic Games
Sydney in Review by Robin Roberts	659	(22)
Final Medal Standings	665	(2)
Sport by Sport Results	667	(14)
Summer Games Through the Years	681	(25)
All-Time Leading Medal Winners	701	(5)
Winter Games Through the Years	706	(13)
All-Time Leading Medal Winners	716	(3)
Soccer
Year in Review by Jack Edwards	719	(23)
European Championship 2000	725	(9)
2000 Major League Soccer	734	(6)
College Soccer	740	(2)
Through the Years	742	(15)
The World Cup, 1930-98	742	(5)
Other Competition	747	(10)
Bowling
1999-00 Statistics	757	(4)
Through the Years	761	(10)
Horse Racing
Year in Review by Hank Goldberg	771	(6)
1999-00 Statistics	777	(6)
Thoroughbred Racing	777	(4)
Harness Racing	781	(2)
Through the Years	783	(20)
Thoroughbred Racing	783	(16)
Harness Racing	799	(4)
Tennis
Year in Review by Sal Paolantonio	803	(6)
1999-00 Statistics	809	(6)
Men's and Women's Tournaments	809	(4)
Singles Rankings	813	(2)
Through the Year	815	(18)
Grand Slam Championships	815	(9)
Annual Number One Players	824	(1)
Annual Top 10 World Rankings	825	(5)
Year-end Tournaments	830	(1)
College	831	(2)
Golf
Year in Review by Karl Ravech	833	(6)
1999-00 Statistics	839	(10)
PGA, Seniors and LPGA Tournaments	839	(6)
2000 Statistics	845	(4)
Through the Years	849	(24)
Major Championships	849	(17)
Annual Money Leaders	866	(4)
National Team Competition	870	(1)
College	871	(2)
Auto Racing
Year in Review by Rece Davis	873	(6)
1999-00 Statistics	879	(9)
NASCAR Results	879	(3)
CART Results	882	(2)
Indy Racing League Results	884	(1)
Formula One Results	885	(2)
NHRA Results	887	(1)
Through the Years	888	(11)
NASCAR Circuit	888	(3)
CART Circuit	891	(1)
IRL Circuit	892	(2)
Formula One	894	(4)
NHRA	898	(1)
Boxing
Year in Review by Al Bernstein	899	(15)
Current Champions	905	(1)
Major Bouts, 1999-00	906	(8)
Through the Years	914	(19)
Major Hvywgt. Championship Fights	914	(7)
Major Titleholders	921	(12)
Miscellaneous Sports
1999-00 Statistics	933	(16)
Deaths	949	(8)
Bibliography	957