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Description edit
YA-- This collection of articles from the New York Times about famous figures in American sports--each of which is preceded by a brief biography of the subject-- is both informative and immensely readable. While top-heavy with boxing, football, and baseball players, and only 2 of the 50... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Babe Ruth: Add a description of this character.
- John Mcgraw
- Jackie Robinson
- Jack Dempsey
- Lou Gehrig
- Johnson
- Schmeling
- Hagen
- Rickey
- Graziano
- Marciano
- Lombardi
- Rupp
- Walcott
- Stengel
- Thorpe
- Greenberg
- Rockne
- Joe
- Tunney
- Lapchick
- Mack
- Gomez
- Foxx
- Paul
- Hodges
- Mathewson
- Hubbell
- Jones
- Mans
- Bryant
- Maravich
- Smith
- Lamotta
- Grange
- Wagner
- Clemente
- Owens
- Stagg
- Jeffries
- Matty
- Frisch
- Bobby
Setting & Locations edit
- New York
- Ty Cobb
- Chicago
- Alabama
- Kentucky
- United States Open
- Brooklyn
- Philadelphia
- Kansas City
- Florida
- St. Louis
- Texas
- Pittsburgh
- Yankee Stadium
- Washington
- California
- Boston
- America
- Ohio Wesleyan
- Cooperstown
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Atlanta
- Maryland
- Baltimore
- Oklahoma
- Los Angeles
- Madison Square Garden
- Indiana
- Dallas
- Pennsylvania
- Harlem
- Michigan
- Wrigley Field
- Missouri
- Detroit
- Cincinnati
- Hall Of Fame
- Minnesota
- Canton
- United States Amateur
- Princeton
- Arkansas
- Berlin
- Europe
- New Jersey
First Sentence edit
RANKED AMONG baseball's immortals, Grover Cleveland Alexander was an outstanding right-handed pitcher for nearly twenty years.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Times Books/Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1991
ISBN: 0812917987
Page Count: 383
Publisher: Times Books/Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1991
ISBN: 0812917987
Page Count: 383
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.0922
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