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9780061769146

An Accidental Sportswriter

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  • ISBN13:

    9780061769146

  • ISBN10:

    0061769142

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-04-24
  • Publisher: Harpercollins

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Summary

Celebrated sports journalist Robert Lipsyte-the New York Times' longtime lead sports columnist-mines pure gold from his long and very eventful career to bring readers a memoir like no other. An enthralling book, as much about personal relationships and the culture of sports as the athletes and teams themselves, An Accidental Sportswriter interweaves stories from Lipsyte's life and the events he covered to explore the connections between the games we play and the lives we lead. Robert Lipsyte has been there-from the Mets' first Spring Training to the fight that made Muhammad Ali an international icon to the current steroids scandals that rewired our view of sports-and in An Accidental Sportswriter he offers a fresh and refreshing view of the world of professional athletes as seen through the eyes of a journalist who always managed to remain independent of our jock-obsessed culture.

Author Biography

Robert Lipsyte was an award-winning sportswriter for the New York Times and the Emmy-winning host of the nightly public affairs show The Eleventh Hour. He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels for young adults and is the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring his lifetime contribution in that genre. He lives in Manhattan and on Shelter Island, New York, with his wife, Lois, and his dog, Milo.

Table of Contents

Introduction Accidents Happenp. 1
My Bullyp. 13
The Piperp. 23
My Center Fielders (Part One)p. 33
Nigger, the Bookp. 47
The Onliest (Part One)p. 61
Uncle Howardp. 79
My Muscle Mollsp. 93
Jock Liberationp. 109
My Center Fielders (Part Two)p. 121
The Saint Wore Black Leatherp. 133
The Faithkeeperp. 147
The Onliest (Part Two)p. 155
Queer Studiesp. 163
My Driverp. 179
Shooting Starsp. 199
The Lodge Brothersp. 213
The Manp. 229
Acknowledgmentsp. 245
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