For sports fans, the much maligned 1970s was actually quite an exciting time to be alive. This is especially true with regard to the dramatic events that transpired on the baseball diamond and the football field. Now, relive those nostalgic times in Jim Bellano’s engaging sports memoir, Fond Memories From the Forgettable Decade: A Sports Fan’s Attempt to Rehabilitate the 1970s. Travel back in time through the streets of the Bronx, the suburban neighborhoods of Yonkers, NY, and a coal mining town in western Pennsylvania. In this half-personal, half-sports memoir, readers will experience the cacophony of dysfunctional summer vacations that were ensconced in a legacy of family tragedy and devastating poverty; along with the strict corridors of Catholic school that included the bizarre behavior of a sixth grade sex education teacher. Through the challenges of adolescence; and, amid the backdrop of Watergate, high inflation, and gas lines, Bellano finds solace in the company of friends and the electric world of professional sports. From the iconic Steelers and Pirates games echoing in legendary Three Rivers Stadium to the heart-pounding nine inning battles at the House That Ruth Built, Fond Memories From the Forgettable Decade remains a deeply personal memoir infused with Bellano's unique wit and satirical humor.