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Jimmy Collins: A Baseball Biography
ISBN: 9780786463596 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This first book-length biography of Jimmy Collins examines the life of an intensely private, business-oriented ballplayer who was the first third baseman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Collins' life is covered in depth from his early years growing up in Buffalo, through his 14-year major league baseball career 1895-1908 primarily in Boston, to his post-baseball life as a real estate investor. This book sheds new light on Collins' motivations to leverage his baseball success--which included leading Boston to victory in the first modern-day World Series in 1903--into lucrative...
This first book-length biography of Jimmy Collins examines the life of an intensely private, business-oriented ballplayer who was the first third base...
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Deacon Bill McKechnie: A Baseball Biography
ISBN: 9780786460663 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Widely regarded as the best manager of his time, Bill McKechnie built winners at every stopm took four teams to the World Series and became the only man to do it in three different cities. This biography covers the life of McKechnie from his birth in a Pittsburgh suburb in 1886, through his playing and managing days, to his retirement years in west central Florida.
Widely regarded as the best manager of his time, Bill McKechnie built winners at every stopm took four teams to the World Series and became the only m...
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Gold Thunder: Autobiography of a NASCAR Champion
ISBN: 9780786471751 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From 1959 through 1963 Rex White won more races than any other driver, and he competed among the best--Lee and Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett, Fireball Roberts, Junior Johnson, Joe Weatherly, Curtis Turner and Buck Baker. He was Chevrolet's best driver in the early sixties and one of the most consistent drivers ever. If Richard Petty is the Babe Ruth of stock car racing, then Rex White is Joe DiMaggio.--Doug Allan, Motorsport America
From 1959 through 1963 Rex White won more races than any other driver, and he competed among the best--Lee and Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett, Fireball Ro...
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Duke Slater: Pioneering Black NFL Player and Judge
ISBN: 9780786469574 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fred "Duke" Slater was the greatest African American football player of the first half of the 20th century. Born into poverty, he developed into a two-time All-American tackle at the University of Iowa from 1918 to 1921. When the College Football Hall of Fame opened decades later, Duke was the only African American elected in the inaugural class. He then became the first black lineman in National Football League history in 1922, embarking on a remarkable ten-year career in the NFL.
Fred "Duke" Slater was the greatest African American football player of the first half of the 20th century. Born into poverty, he developed into a two...
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Bud Fowler: Baseball's First Black Professional
ISBN: 9780786472642 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This is the biography of Bud Fowler (ne John Jackson), the first African American to play in organized baseball, and the longest tenured at the time that the color line was drawn"--Provided by publisher.
"This is the biography of Bud Fowler (ne John Jackson), the first African American to play in organized baseball, and the longest tenured at the time ...
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Bud Moore's Right Hand Man: A NASCAR Team Manager's Career at Full Throttle
ISBN: 9780786472888 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Greg Moore who was born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina, one of three sons of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore. Bud Moore is a highly decorated World War II veteran who landed on Utah Beach on D-Day. Greg lived in an auto racer's world in which his father's cars and drivers won dozens of races and back to back championships. Those drivers were Greg's friends, and two died in racing crashes within a year when he was 6 to 7 years old. Greg chose racing over college and went to work in his father's business, staying there for the next 25 years. He worked especially with racing engines...
Greg Moore who was born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina, one of three sons of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore. Bud Moore is a highly decorate...
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The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing
ISBN: 9780786440160 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The legendary Harry Greb stepped into the ring more than 300 times from 1913 to 1926, defeated opponents who outweighed him by more than 30 pounds, held the middleweight and light heavyweight titles and beat every Hall of Fame boxer he ever fought. Dubbed "the Pittsburgh Windmill" because of his manic, freewheeling style in the ring, Greb also crossed racial lines, taking on all comers regardless of color. An injury in the ring led to Greb's gradually going blind in one eye and should have ended his career, but he kept his condition secret and fought on. Tragically, the indomitable fighter...
The legendary Harry Greb stepped into the ring more than 300 times from 1913 to 1926, defeated opponents who outweighed him by more than 30 pounds, he...
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Ralph Kiner: A Baseball Biography
ISBN: 9780786498178 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ralph Kiner (1922-2014) was one of the most feared power hitters of his era. Babe Ruth predicted Kiner would be the slugger most likely to break Ruth's single season home run record. While the left fielder from New Mexico missed that mark, he did break one of the Babe's records, leading his league in home runs for seven consecutive seasons - a record unbroken since. This is his story.
Ralph Kiner (1922-2014) was one of the most feared power hitters of his era. Babe Ruth predicted Kiner would be the slugger most likely to break Ruth'...
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Glenn Killinger, All-American: Penn State's World War I Era Sports Hero
ISBN: 9781476670515 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This first biography of W. Glenn Killinger highlights his tenure as a nine-time varsity letterman at Penn State, where he emerged as one of the best football, basketball and baseball players in the U.S. Situating Killinger in his time and place, the author explores the ways in which home-front culture during World War I--focused on heroism, masculinity and sporting culture--created the demand for sports and sports icons and drove the ascent college athletics in the first quarter of the 20th century.
This first biography of W. Glenn Killinger highlights his tenure as a nine-time varsity letterman at Penn State, where he emerged as one of the best f...
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Pitching to the Corners: My Baseball Career in America and Abroad
ISBN: 9781476693071 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Ralph Branca and the Meaning of Life
ISBN: 9781476698328 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Gabby Hartnett: The Life and Times of the Cubs' Greatest Catcher
ISBN: 9780786418503 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gabby Harnett is believed by many to be the greatest catcher of all time.
Gabby Harnett is believed by many to be the greatest catcher of all time.
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Carl Hubbell: A Biography of the Screwball King
ISBN: 9780786444656 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Carl Hubbell, a baseball legend was active in the 1930s for the New York Giants and a nine-time All-Star. Hubbell was a left-handed ace from Oklahoma who is still regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. This work presents an account of Habbell's life.
Carl Hubbell, a baseball legend was active in the 1930s for the New York Giants and a nine-time All-Star. Hubbell was a left-handed ace from Oklahoma ...
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Big Sam Thompson: Baseball's Greatest Clutch Hitter
ISBN: 9780786497089 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Forgotten today, Sam Thompson (1860-1922) was one of the most dominant five skills players of his era. At the plate, he batted .331, was second among 19th century players in home runs, and ranks first all-time in RBI per game (.923). In his prime, he averaged 25 steals a season. Defensively, he registered 283 outfield assists (12th all-time), and is first among all outfielders (with 1,000 games) in his ratio of assists per game with one every 4.9 games. Using a primitive fielding glove with no webbing or pocket, he compiled the highest fielding average of any outfielder (1,000 games) who...
Forgotten today, Sam Thompson (1860-1922) was one of the most dominant five skills players of his era. At the plate, he batted .331, was second among ...
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Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life
ISBN: 9780786497430 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Greatness is often overlooked in its own time. For Ezzard Charles--one of boxing's most skilled practitioners, with a record of 93-25-1 (52 KO)--recognition took decades. Named by The Ring magazine as the greatest light heavyweight of all time, Charles was frustrated in his attempts to get a shot at the 175-pound title, and as World Heavyweight Champion (1949-1951) struggled to win the respect of boxing fans captivated by Joe Louis' power and charisma. This first-ever biography of "The Cincinnati Cobra" covers his early life in a small country town and his career in the glamorously...
Greatness is often overlooked in its own time. For Ezzard Charles--one of boxing's most skilled practitioners, with a record of 93-25-1 (52 KO)--recog...
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Roy Sievers: The Sweetest Right Handed Swing in 1950s Baseball
ISBN: 9781476668697 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the history of baseball, is there any other player who suffered as many setbacks as Roy Sievers and still prevailed to become one of the most feared and respected hitters in baseball? This biography provides an in-depth look into Roy Sievers, the person.
In the history of baseball, is there any other player who suffered as many setbacks as Roy Sievers and still prevailed to become one of the most feare...
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A Hurdler's Hurdler: The Life of Rodney Milburn, Olympic Champion
ISBN: 9781476670973 / Angielski / Miękka / 203 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In September 1972, Rodney Milburn won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 110 metre hurdles. Raised amidst segregation and poverty in the 1950s and 60s, Milburn honed his skills on a grass track over wooden hurdles. This biography chronicles his rise from poverty to international athletic stardom.
In September 1972, Rodney Milburn won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 110 metre hurdles. Raised amidst segregation and poverty in the 1950s and 60...
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Gene Kiniski: Canadian Wrestling Legend
ISBN: 9781476674834 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few stones are left unturned in this account of the life of a champion professional wrestler old-time fans and wrestling historians remember well for his accomplishments in the ring, his run-'em-over approach to wrestling, his growly demeanor, and a razor-sharp wit he could unleash at will.
Few stones are left unturned in this account of the life of a champion professional wrestler old-time fans and wrestling historians remember well for ...
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Gus Dorais: Gridiron Innovator, All-American and Hall of Fame Coach
ISBN: 9781476675244 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charles "Gus" Dorais (1891-1954) is best known as the passing end of Notre Dame's "Dorais to Rockne" tandem that helped revolutionize football's forward pass in the early 1910s. A pioneer of offensive strategies, Dorais played with and coached against all the prominent football legends of his time. This book tells his story.
Charles "Gus" Dorais (1891-1954) is best known as the passing end of Notre Dame's "Dorais to Rockne" tandem that helped revolutionize football's forwa...
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Ernie Banks: The Life and Career of Mr. Cub
ISBN: 9781476667119 / Angielski / Miękka / 201 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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