Athletes of Purpose: 50 People Who Changed the Face of Sports

by Cheyney, Arnold B.

• ISBN13: 9780673586674
• ISBN10: 0673586677
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: GOOD YEAR BOOKS

Summary

Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!

Table of Contents

Baseball	2	(2)
Aaron, Henry ``Hank''
Basketball	4	(2)
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
Boxing	6	(2)
Ali, Muhammad
Automobile Racing	8	(2)
Andretti, Mario
Track and Field	10	(2)
Bannister, Roger
Speed Skating	12	(2)
Blair, Bonnie
Sled Dog Racing	14	(2)
Butcher, Susan
Tennis	16	(2)
Capriati, Jennifer
Baseball	18	(2)
Clemente, Roberto
Baseball	20	(2)
Cobb, Ty
Gymnastics	22	(2)
Comaneci, Nadia
Swimming	24	(2)
Ederle, Gertrude
Tennis	26	(2)
Evert, Chris
Baseball	28	(2)
Gehrig, Lou
Tennis, Golf	30	(2)
Gibson, Althea
Tennis	32	(2)
Graf, Steffi
Hockey	34	(2)
Gretzky, Wayne
Track and Field	36	(2)
Griffith Joyner, Florence
Figure Skating	38	(2)
Hamill, Dorothy
Figure Skating	40	(2)
Henie, Sonja
Mountain Climbing	42	(2)
Hillary, Sir Edmund
Basketball	44	(2)
Jordan, Michael
Softball and Golf	46	(2)
Joyce, Joan
Track and Field	48	(1)
Joyner-Kersee, Jackie
Skiing	48	(4)
Killy, Jean-Claude
Tennis	52	(2)
King, Billie Jean
Gymnastics	54	(2)
Korbut, Olga
Thoroughbred Horse Racing	56	(2)
Krone, Julie
Track and Field	58	(2)
Lewis, Carl
Golf	60	(2)
Lopez, Nancy
Boxing	62	(2)
Louis, Joe
Tennis	64	(2)
Marble, Alice
Track and Field	66	(2)
Mathias, Bob
Diving	68	(2)
McCormick, Pat
Gymnastics	70	(2)
Miller, Shannon
Tennis	72	(2)
Navratilova, Martina
Track and Field	74	(2)
Owens, Jesse
Baseball	76	(2)
Paige, Leroy ``Satchel''
Soccer	78	(2)
Pele
Automobile Racing	80	(2)
Petty, Richard
Gymnastics	82	(2)
Retton, Mary Lou
Baseball	84	(2)
Robinson, Jack ``Jackie''
Track and Field	86	(2)
Rudolph, Wilma
Football	88	(2)
Sayers, Gale
Body Building	90	(2)
Schwarzenegger, Arnold
Thoroughbred Horse Racing	92	(2)
Shoemaker, Bill
Football	94	(2)
Stagg, Amos Alonzo
Football, Baseball, Track and Field	96	(2)
Thorpe, Jim
Figure Shating	98	(2)
Yamaguchi, Kristi
Basketball, Track and Field, Golf	100	(2)
Zaharias, Mildred ``Babe'' Didrickson
Answer Key	102	(3)
Index	105