An informal autobiography of the old-time professional baseball pitcher and entertainer, Al Schacht. The Bronx-born Schacht pitched for a decade in the minors with the New York …
First published in 1963, the year Russ Hodges started his fifteenth season as the voice of the Giants, MY GIANTS is the story of the man who has lived and died with the team …
What makes a champion? Ambition, determination, ability and a generous portion of some personal, often indefinable, quality that enables the individual to become outstanding in his …
First published in 1927, Jack Johnson's autobiography, Jack Johnson: In the Ring and Out, remains the key source for information about his life. As he himself states in it: …
THE TRUE STORY OF THE MANASSA MAULERHe started out as a mine mucker and digger in construction camps. He fought anybody, anywhere. He got $2.50 for his first "e;regular"e; …
Galento the Great is the gripping biography of Tony "e;Two-Ton"e; Galento, the boxer who once fought Joe Louis-considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all …
"e;To millions there has never a fighter like Jack Dempsey, and there never will be again."e;Originally published in 1960, this is the autobiography from boxing heavyweight …
Carol Heiss is a two-time Olympic medalist and five-time world champion in figure skating. She won the 1960 Olympics in women's figure skating and she also won the silver medal at …
BURY ME IN AN OLD PRESS BOX is Fred Russell's way of saying that he hopes the Hereafter will be half as much fun as the life of a sports writer. It is a book about sports and …
AT BAT-WITH BILL STERNBaseball is a game rooted deep in the heart of America. I've loved it ever since I was a kid old enough to yell: "e;Take Me Out to the Ball Game!"e;As …
