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OverviewThomas Hauser is best known as Muhammad Ali's biographer and for his recording of the contemporary boxing scene. Booklist called Hauser """"the most respected boxing journalist working today and perhaps the best ever."""" Robert Lipsyte said Hauser is """"the best boxing writer of our time."""" Still, Hauser's love of sports began not with boxing but with baseball. Long before he turned to the sweet science, America's national pastime had captured his heart. His childhood allegiance was to the New York Yankees. Growing up in the suburbs of New York, he cheered for the Giants in football and Knicks in basketball. In college, the often-hapless Columbia Lions became his cause. Thomas Hauser on Sports brings together Hauser's articles on sports other than boxing. It combines personal memories with issue-oriented commentary and an intimate look at some of the most remarkable athletes of modern times. Hauser has dealt one-on-one with Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Arnold Palmer, Pete Rose, Arthur Ashe, Wilt Chamberlain, and other giants of sports. He has crossed swords with the likes of Marvin Miller and Howard Cosell. Thomas Hauser on Sports is a remarkable journey that begins in the days of Hauser's youth and follows the games we play into the era of steroids and multi-billion-dollar television contracts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas HauserPublisher: University of Arkansas Press Imprint: University of Arkansas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.369kg ISBN: 9781557286352ISBN 10: 1557286353 Pages: 185 Publication Date: 30 May 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsStrongly recommended for the quality of the work as well as the informal overview it provides of sports over the last 40 years. <br>--Booklist Thomas Hauser is a rare writer who puts sports in the context of American life. --Jerry Izenberg Thomas Hauser is a rare writer who puts sports in the context of American life. <br><br>--Jerry Izenberg<br><br> Thomas Hauser is a rare writer who puts sports in the context of American life. <br>--Jerry Izenberg <br> Author InformationThomas Hauser is the author of forty-four books. His first work, Missing, was made into an Academy Award-winning film. He later authored Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, the definitive biography of the most famous fighter ever. In 2004, the Boxing Writers Association of America honoured Hauser with the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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