This work traces American football's movement from segregation to integration, It features a discussion of the various reasons why the game... Læs mere
Walter ""Smokey"" Alston is best known for his long and successful tenure as manager of the Dodgers - first in Brooklyn,... Læs mere
This biography traces the early life of George Edward Waddell in western Pennsylvania, the fits and starts of his first years in professional baseball, his big years with the A's, and his subsequent fade into obscurity and his early death.
Floyd Patterson delivered a number of knockout punches during his Hall of Fame career, but it might have been the fights he won beyond the boxing ring that made... Læs mere
This biography of Joe McCarthy details the 90-year life of one of the greatest managers in baseball. Baseball was McCarthy's ticket out of a working-class... Læs mere