Thomas Hauser on sports : remembering the journey / Thomas Hauser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hauser, Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--United States--History.

Sports.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 201 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, [2013]

Summary:

Thomas Hauser is best known to sports fans as Muhammad Ali's biographer and for his recording of the contemporary boxing scene. Booklist says that Hauser is "the most respected boxing journalist working today and perhaps the best ever." Robert Lipsyte calls him "the best boxing writer of our time." Thomas Hauser on Sports brings together Hauser's articles on sports other than boxing. The journey 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. It combines personal memories with issue-oriented commentary and an intimate look at some of the most remarkable athletes of modern times. Book jacket.

Contents:

A Word of Introduction ix

When the World Was Young 1

A Yankee Fan Grows Older 6

"Hello, Kid": A Conversation with Babe Ruth 9

When Time Stopped for Baseball 13

The Greatest Baseball Game Ever Played 16

Hero 20

Jerry Izenberg: An Appreciation 25

Bill Bradley Remembered 31

Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999) 34

Ted Williams (1918-2002) 38

Howard Cosell (1918-1995) 42

Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) 45

Are Baseball Players Happy?: A Personal Memory of Marvin Miller 49

Arnold Palmer at Seventy-Five 60

The Political Side of Arnold Palmer 67

Invite Everyone to the Dance 70

The Ten Greatest Moments in American Sports 73

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 78

Extreme-Ultimate-No-Holds-Barred Fighting 84

Sport Magazine and Those Total Encyclopedias 89

Upset!!! 92

Larry Merchant: Play 42 107

Black and White and Sports Illustrated's "Sportsman of the Year" 112

Hypocrisy at West Point 116

West Point Revisited 119

Tim McCarver 127

If Disaster Strikes 136

The NFL Overtime Rule 142

Roar, Lion, Roar: Columbia Football 145

Columbia Basketball 149

Columbia Baseball 153

I've Been to the Mountaintop: A Sports Fan Is Painted by LeRoy Neiman 157

Mickey Mantle: A Personal Remembrance 163

Marv Albert: "Yesss!" 166

Pete Rose: A Meeting Remembered 169

Baseball's Steroid Problem 176

In the Press Box 182

Courtside with David Diamante 186

I Could Always Hit a Baseball 190

Destroying the High Temple 194

Long Ago at Madison Square Garden 198.

ISBN:

9781557286352

1557286353

OCLC:

819632073