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9780916251994

San Diego's Finest Athletes

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  • ISBN13:

    9780916251994

  • ISBN10:

    0916251993

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-10-15
  • Publisher: Sunbelt Pubns
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Summary

San Diego athletes, Maureen Connolly, Charlie Powell, Greg Louganis, Tiffany Chin, and Adrian Gonzalez, shattered barriers for future minority athletes, while accomplishing outstanding feats in their chosen sports

Author Biography

Joey Seymour recently earned his M.A. in history from the University of San Diego. He also holds a B.F.A. from Chapman University. After working for various professional sports franchises, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Kings, Kansas City Royals and Newport Beach Breakers of World Team Tennis, he decided to focus his attention on blending his love for sports and passion for writing. The combination produced this book, which was originally his master's thesis. Joey and his family currently live in Carlsbad, CA.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 1
Forewordp. 5
Introductionp. 11
San Diego's Sweetheart: Maureen Connollyp. 15
A Look at the Professional Sporting Careers of Chillin' Charlie Powellp. 49
Greg Louganis: San Diego's Dominant Diverp. 79
Tiffany Chin: San Diego's Ice Princessp. 115
Adrian Gonzalez: From Little League in Tijuana to First Base at Petco Parkp. 145
A Legacy of Championsp. 169
Afterwordp. 185
Bibliographyp. 189
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