Biography: sport books

A major authoritative biography of one of the greatest catchers in the history of the game--and the greatest living...  Read More >>

With 17 major championships--including three world titles and five European wins--Martin Hines is the world's most...  Read More >>

One of the most popular Cubs of all time and now an executive adviser for the team, Williams reminisces about his...  Read More >>

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As a player and later a social worker and university administrator at IU, Taliaferro was an outspoken opponent of...  Read More >>

This 30-minute documentary follows Counsilman through his preparations and for the successful completion of his...  Read More >>

As a player and later a social worker and university administrator at IU, Taliaferro was an outspoken opponent of...  Read More >>

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While kicking a ball through the dusty streets of his Brazilian hometown, young Edson Arantes do Nascimento was...  Read More >>

For forty-three years sportscaster Bob Fulton was the Voice of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, and...  Read More >>

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<p>The definitive biography of the powerful commissioner who masterminded theSuper Bowl and changed professional...  Read More >>

<p>Angelo Dundee has lived a half-century of boxing history. During that period he trained a record-breaking fifteen...  Read More >>

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George Herman Ruth Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1895. A rebellious child, he was eventually sent to a...  Read More >>

One of only four modern major league pitchers to strike out more than 300 batters in a year for two different teams,...  Read More >>

In 1990, the Yankees paid a signing bonus of $2,000 to acquire a young shortstop from an amateur baseball team in...  Read More >>

Growing up in small-town, Depression-era Oklahoma, Mickey Mantle heard the same plea day in and day out from his...  Read More >>

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Named one of 2004's best books by ""The Spectator"" and ""The Sunday Times, The Fox in the Cupboard"" is a vivid...  Read More >>

In a Major League Baseball career spanning 25 years and nine clubs, Rickey Henderson became baseball's greatest...  Read More >>

As a 19-year-old heading east to play for the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams could be heard muttering over and over...  Read More >>

With a combination of speed, strength, power, and agility, Roger Maris knew how to best help his team win games,...  Read More >>

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