Sports Facts for Dads: Useless Information, Unbelievable Sports Trivia, and Debunked Myths from Football, Golf, Baseball and Beyond (Fact Dads Like Book 2)

DAD'S COACHING CAREER IS UNDEFEATED. MOSTLY BECAUSE NOBODY HIRED HIM.He knows exactly what the quarterback should have done. He's certain the umpire is blind. He says “we” when his team wins, despite contributing nothing beyond an alarming amount of yelling from the recliner.And when you ask what he wants for Father's Day, Christmas, or his birthday, he says, “I'm good. Don't get me anything.”Fine. Give him 209 things to yell “DID YOU KNOW?” about instead.Sports Facts for Dads is packed with 209 incredible anecdotes, ridiculous records, bizarre decisions, unforgettable upsets, and debunked sports myths. From football, basketball, and baseball to hockey, golf, racing, soccer, and the Olympics, it's a highlight reel of the strangest things that actually happened in sports.YOU COULDN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP. THE REFEREES WOULD NEVER ALLOW IT.Inside, he'll discover:Georgia Tech once won a football game 222–0. Without throwing a single pass. Apparently, running up the score was the entire playbook.A soccer match ended 149–0, and the losing team scored all 149 goals. On itself. On purpose. Even the scoreboard needed a moment.A 1904 Olympic marathon contender crossed the finish line after riding in a car. He was disqualified. The real winner had been given brandy and strychnine. Sports nutrition has come a long way.Basketball's first hoops were peach baskets with the bottoms still attached. Someone had to retrieve the ball after every basket. The fast break was not particularly fast.The Olympics once awarded medals for poetry. Finally, a gold medal Dad might pursue without getting off the couch.A major-league baseball player once wore uniform number 1/8. He walked on four pitches. The scorekeeper probably needed a calculator.An astronaut played golf on the Moon. No crowds, no water hazards, and a commute that would make a country-club membership look reasonable.Michael Jordan wasn't actually cut from his high school basketball team. The inspirational posters may need a fact-check.And that's before the missing trophies, crooked officials, legendary comebacks, bizarre rule changes, questionable equipment, and sports records that may never be broken.SHORT STORIES. LONG POSTGAME ANALYSIS.Across 12 chapters, Dad gets quick-hit trivia, fascinating stories, myth-busting surprises, and ready-to-repeat one-liners designed for maximum “Hang on, listen to this” potential.He can read a few pages during halftime, on a coffee break, or while waiting for someone to find the remote. The facts take minutes to read. His retellings may require overtime.A GIFT THAT BEATS ANOTHER TIE. EVEN A TEAM-BRANDED ONE.Perfect for:Father's Day: For the dad who thinks every game could use his commentary.Christmas: Because he already owns enough team merchandise to open a kiosk.Birthdays: Especially when his wish list consists of “nothing.”Sports-loving husbands, dads, and grandpas who love trivia, outrageous records, great stories, and correcting commentators who cannot hear them.You're not just buying a sports trivia book. You're giving him 209 new conversation starters, a season's worth of surprises, and material for every family gathering until further notice.He'll love it. You'll laugh. He'll somehow turn a five-minute fact into a forty-minute documentary.Get Sports Facts for Dads for the man who already knows everything about sports. Or at least thinks he does.