Introduction | p. 1 |
Sports Gay-zing | p. 17 |
Short Shots in Sundry Sections | p. 21 |
Talking Basketball with Angelo Musi | p. 25 |
The Locker Room | p. 29 |
An Afternoon on the Football Field | p. 33 |
The .200 Hitter | p. 37 |
The Loneliest Guy in Boxing | p. 41 |
N.Y.U. Wins Despite 2-Way Freeze | p. 49 |
Judy Is Many Things, Mostly Frank | p. 51 |
It's a Wonderful Whirl to Gerry | p. 55 |
Portrait of a Young Prize Fighter | p. 57 |
Garden Horseshoer Works Fast | p. 60 |
Last of Bare-Knuckle Fighters Still Spry at 93 | p. 62 |
Troupe of Midget Wrestlers Won't Work for Small Change | p. 65 |
Barbell King: Muscle Over Mind | p. 68 |
Dentist Puts the Bite in the Fight | p. 70 |
Timekeeper as Quiet as a Clock | p. 73 |
Diamonds Are a Boy's Best Friend | p. 75 |
On the Road, Going Nowhere, With the Yankees | p. 83 |
Notes from the Trip | p. 88 |
The Story Behind the Signal To Brush Back Cliff Johnson | p. 95 |
Race, Reporters and Responsibility | p. 104 |
The Fighter's Son | p. 108 |
The Loser | p. 111 |
Portrait of the Ascetic Champ | p. 113 |
Patterson, Indifferent at first, Finally Turns on Barking Dog | p. 123 |
Liston Aides Extol His Gaiety, Benevolence and Ruggedness | p. 127 |
Patterson Has 4 Friends, Too, But He'll Have to Fight Alone | p. 129 |
Champion Talks About Sleep and Rain and Watches His Entourage Close Camp | p. 132 |
Floyd Caught by 'a Good Punch' | p. 135 |
Masked Ex-Champion | p. 137 |
The Loser | p. 141 |
Stories With Real Names | p. 167 |
The Caddie-A Non-Alger Story | p. 169 |
Suspicious Man In the Champ's Corner | p. 175 |
Dr. Birdwhistell and the Athletes | p. 186 |
Joe Louis: The King as a Middle-Aged Man | p. 201 |
Silent Season of a Hero | p. 218 |
Architect of the Fairways | p. 246 |
Eric and Beth Heiden: A Bond of Blood on Skates | p. 255 |
The Kick She Missed | p. 261 |
The Greatest | p. 273 |
Ali in Havana | p. 275 |
Overtime | p. 303 |
Swan Song for Gay Talese | p. 305 |
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