The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Athletes

Name: The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Athletes
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Author: McGovern, Michael
ISBN: 9780816042425

by McGovern, Michael

ISBN13:
9780816042425
ISBN10:
081604242X
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2001-07-01
Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

Profiles the lives and careers of famous athletes from the twentieth century, including baseball player Joe DiMaggio, gymnast Mary Lou Retton, basketball player Wilt Chamberlin, and tennis player Billie Jean King.

Author Biography

Mike McGovern is an assistant sports editor and columnist at the Reading Eagle/Times in Reading, Pennsylvania. He has twice been named one of the top 10 sports columnists in the country by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE). He is a three-time winner of the Keystone Award, presented by the Pennsylvania Newspapers Publishers Association, and his work has also been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists (Philadelphia chapter), the Associated Press Managing Editors (APME), and the Golf Writers Association of America. He lives in Shillington, Pennsylvania

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Athletes

(2)

Baseball

(74)

Basketball

(50)

Boxing

127

(22)

Football

149

(56)

Golf

205

(30)

Hockey

235

(28)

Olympians

263

(38)

Tennis

301

(22)

Motorsports

323

(16)

Other Sports

339

(14)

Appendix 1: Timeline

353

(18)

Appendix 2: Directories

371

(10)

Appendix 3: Halls of Fame

381

(14)

Glossary

395

(6)

Bibliography

401

(6)

Index

407

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Sports are enjoying greater popularity than ever before, as evidenced by newspaper and media coverage as well as the emergence of cable channels that offer twenty-four-hour programming. The Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Athletes provides sports fans, weekend athletes, and students with a single-volume reference source to athletes from all major sports.
Coverage includes:
More than 900 clear, concise entries profiling athletes from all major sports, each including information on the athlete's life and career, their performance, notable awards and accomplishments, and their overall place in sports history
Appendixes of major resources and organizations with web sites listed
A chronology of the most significant sporting events and occurrences of the century
An extensive bibliography of sources.
Among the athletes profiled are:
Hank Aaron
Jake La Motta
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Ivan Lendl
Muhammad Ali
Carl Lewis
Yogi Berra
Nancy Lopez
Cynthia Cooper
Bobby Orr
Phil Esposito
Johnny Unitas
Peggy Fleming
Tiger Woods.