Sudden Deaths in Sports: 75 Athletes Lost Without Warning

Author:   Douglas Putnam
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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Pages:   277
Publication Date:   30 June 2024
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Author:   Douglas Putnam
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
ISBN:  

9781476694443


ISBN 10:   1476694443
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   30 June 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents Introduction 1. In the Arena • Harold Moore: Gladiator College Football 1905 • Francisco Lázaro: No Sweat Olympic Marathon 1912 • Ray Chapman: Beanball MLB 1920 • Bill Masterton: The Unforgiving Ice NHL 1968 • Chuck Hughes: A Moment’s Notice NFL 1971 • Duk Koo Kim: Live or Boxing 1982 • Sergei Shalibashvili: Kiss the Tower Platform Diving 1983 • Lane Frost: Born to Ride Bull Riding 1989 2. Spilled Blood • David Berger: All Gone Olympic Weightlifting 1972 • Lyman Bostock: Pure Happenstance MLB 1978 • Ron Settles: Jailhouse Shock College Football 1981 • Andrés Escobar: Brave to the World Cup Soccer 1994 • Dave Schultz: Pinned by a Madman Wrestling 1996 • Greg Halman: Brothers for Life Baseball 2011 • Celia Barquín Arozamena: Broad Daylight Golf 2018 • Mike Ryan: Covid Rage Hockey 2021 3. Dark Waters • Ed Delahanty: Swept Away MLB 1903 • Joe Delaney: Great with a Capital NFL 1983 • Craig Arfons: Last Run on Lake Jackson Speed Racing 1989 • Tim Crews and Steve Olin: They Never Saw the Dock MLB 1993 • Shannon Smith: Paradise Lost College Football 1997 • Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith: Engulfed NFL 2009 4. Sound of Impact • Knute Rockne: Dreadful News College Football 1931 • Thurman Munson: Out of His League MLB 1979 • Davey Allison: Chopper Down NASCAR 1993 • Rodney Culver: Nosedive NFL 1996 • Payne Stewart: Flight of Doom Golf 1999 • Cory Lidle: Manhattan Fireball MLB 2006 5. Accidents Will Happen • Terry Sawchuk: Senseless NHL 1970 • Don Wilson: Beyond Strange MLB 1975 • Richard Wertheim: Lethal Tennis 1983 • Owen Hart: Real as Can World Wrestling Federation 1999 • Matīss Kivlenieks: Fiasco NHL 2021 6. Demons and Disease • Flo Hyman: No Warning Volleyball 1986 • Len Bias: Shock to the Systems Basketball 1986 • Reggie Lewis: Too Young, Too Soon Basketball 1993 • Sergei Grinkov: Shattered Dream Pairs Figure Skating 1995 • Andreas Munzer: Hunger Pains Bodybuilding 1997 • Korey Stringer: Water Is for Cowards NFL 2001 • Tyler Skaggs: Black Cloud MLB 2019 7. In the Arena Redux • Hank Gathers: Heart of a Lion Basketball 1990 • Ulrike Maier: No Chance Skiing 1994 • Fabio Casartelli: Deadly Descent Tour de France 1995 • John McSherry: Last Call MLB 1996 • Caleb Moore: Fatal Obsession Snowmobile, ­X-Games 2013 • Oshi: Breaking Point Iditarod 2019 • Yellow River Stone Forest: 21 Gone Ultramarathon 2021 8. Win, Place or Die • Frank Hayes: First Win, Only Steeplechase 1923 • Ruffian: She Reigns Match Race 1975 • Billy Haughton: Breaking Gait Harness Racing 1986 • Mary Bacon: Riding Is Living Off Track 1991 • Santa Anita Meltdown: How Many More Have to Die? Thoroughbreds 2019 9. Motorsport Mishaps • Bill Vukovich: The Fearless Indy 500 1955 • The Dakar Rally: Desert Storm Off Road Racing 1988 • Ayrton Senna: Collision Course Formula One 1994 • Dale Earnhardt: Long Live the King NASCAR 2001 • Jessi Combs: Speed Kills Speed Racing 2019 • IMTT: Full Throttle Motorcycle 2022 10. Team Tragedy • Spokane Indians: Such Hell Baseball 1946 • Duluth Dukes: North Country Inferno Baseball 1948 • Cal Poly Mustangs: Lost in the College Football 1960 • USA Figure Skating: Total Eclipse Figure Skating 1961 • Wichita State Shockers: Gold Flight College Football 1970 • Marshall Thundering Herd: The Worst College Football 1970 • Evansville Purple Aces: Basketball’s Darkest Night Basketball 1977 • USA Boxing: KO’d by Fate Boxing 1980 11. Red Highways • Steve Prefontaine: Bell Running 1975 • Pelle Lindbergh: A Man and His Porsche NHL 1985 • Jackson State Tigers: Blue Bengal Curse? College Football 1988–1990 • John Rodolph: Pure Soul Wheelchair Racing 1995 • Judith Flannery: End of the Road Triathlon 1997 • Dwayne Haskins: Running on Empty NFL 2022 12. The Savage God • Rick Carter: No Goodbyes College Football 1986 • Jeff Alm: Very Close NFL 1993 • Erica Blasberg: Final Breath Golf 2010 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Douglas Putnam is a graduate of Earlham College and Wisconsin Law School. He lives in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

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