Got Your Legends: Ranking America's Sports Franchises and Their Most Iconic Figures

by Mike Greenberg, Paul Hembekides

Overview

ESPN personality and New York Times bestselling author Mike Greenberg (Got Your Number, Got Your Answers) and mega-producer Hembo rank the franchises of the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL from best to worst and reveal who is on the Mount Rushmore of legends for each.In the four biggest American sports leagues, 124 franchises vie for the crown of greatest of all. Only one can sit atop the throne. Now for the first time ever, Got Your Legends ranks all of the franchises and explains which teams are legendary, or unique, or exciting, or tragic . . . or laughable.Then—no matter how good, or bad, or lucky, or jinxed a franchise may be—Greeny and Hembo celebrate the four greatest figures in the history of each team, with easily digestible essays on the top sixty franchises that will surprise and entertain fans new and old.So whether you want to commemorate your favorite high-octane teams (hello, Yankees, Canadiens, and Steelers fans), cry-laugh about the misfortunes of your hometown clubs (looking at you, Jaguars, Hornets, and Blue Jackets faithful), or just bank some stats for trivia night, Got Your Legends is the ultimate guide to America's sports landscape.Love or hate where your teams land, either way you'll be drawn into the conversation. Join two of the most passionate sports fanatics of all time and partake in the greatest American pastime: arguing about—and reveling in—everything sports.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368114851
Publisher:	Hyperion Avenue Digital
Publication date:	09/23/2025
Sold by:	DISNEY PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE -EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240

About the Author

Mike Greenberg has been among the signature faces, and voices, of ESPN for more than a quarter century. He is currently the host of ESPN's Get Up and Sunday NFL Countdown shows as well as the NFL Draft on ESPN. He previously co-hosted Mike and Mike with Mike Golic, for which the duo has been inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Mike is the author of several previous books, and multiple New York Times bestsellers. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and a member of the Medill Hall of Achievement. Mike and his wife, Stacy, have two children and reside in New York City.Paul Hembekides is a content producer for ESPN's Get Up, and he partners with Mike Greenberg on ESPN Radio's #Greeny. He has become best known for his daily trivia question, which earned him the nickname "Sneaky Hembo." Paul began his career on Mike and Mike and is recognized as one of the premier researchers in the industry. He contrib­utes weekly to the Baseball Tonight podcast, and his research is regularly featured on ESPN.com. A graduate of Cedarville University (BA) and La Salle University (MA), Paul and his wife, Elizabeth, reside in New Jersey with their two daughters.
Mike Greenberg has been among the signature faces, and voices, of ESPN for more than a quarter century. He is currently the host of ESPN’s Get Up and Sunday NFL Countdown shows as well as the NFL Draft on ESPN. He previously co-hosted Mike and Mike with Mike Golic, for which the duo has been inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Mike is the author of several previous books, and multiple New York Times bestsellers. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and a member of the Medill Hall of Achievement. Mike and his wife, Stacy, have two children and reside in New York City.
Paul Hembekides is a content producer for ESPN’s Get Up, and he partners with Mike Greenberg on ESPN Radio’s #Greeny. He has become best known for his daily trivia question, which earned him the nickname “Sneaky Hembo.” Paul began his career on Mike and Mike and is recognized as one of the premier researchers in the industry. He contrib­utes weekly to the Baseball Tonight podcast, and his research is regularly featured on ESPN.com. A graduate of Cedarville University (BA) and La Salle University (MA), Paul and his wife, Elizabeth, reside in New Jersey with their two daughters.