Great Athletes

by Johnson, Rafer; Salem Press

• ISBN13: 9781587650154
• ISBN10: 1587650150
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Salem Pr Inc

Table of Contents

Al Unser	2853	(3)
Bobby Unser	2856	(3)
Gene Upshaw	2859	(3)
Fernando Valenzuela	2862	(4)
Marco van Basten	2866	(3)
Norm Van Brocklin	2869	(3)
Steve Van Buren	2872	(3)
Dazzy Vance	2875	(3)
Pieter van den Hoogenband	2878	(3)
Amy Van Dyken	2881	(3)
Harry Vardon	2884	(3)
Glenna Collett Vare	2887	(3)
Greg Vaughn	2890	(3)
Mo Vaughn	2893	(3)
Peter Vidmar	2896	(3)
Guillermo Vilas	2899	(3)
Jacques Villeneuve	2902	(3)
Dave Villwock	2905	(3)
Chuck Vinci	2908	(3)
Lasse Viren	2911	(3)
Rube Waddell	2914	(3)
Virginia Wade	2917	(3)
Honus Wagner	2920	(3)
Lisa Wagner	2923	(2)
Greta Waitz	2925	(3)
Doak Walker	2928	(3)
Herschel Walker	2931	(3)
John Walker	2934	(3)
Rusty Wallace	2937	(3)
Bobby Walthour	2940	(3)
Bill Walton	2943	(4)
Charlie Ward	2947	(3)
Paul Warfield	2950	(3)
Cornelius Warmerdam	2953	(2)
Kurt Warner	2955	(3)
Bob Waterfield	2958	(3)
Tom Watson	2961	(3)
Chris Webber	2964	(3)
Dick Weber	2967	(3)
Johnny Weissmuller	2970	(3)
Buddy Werner	2973	(3)
Jerry West	2976	(3)
Peter Westbrook	2979	(2)
Byron-``Whizzer'' White	2981	(3)
Randy White	2984	(3)
Reggie While	2987	(3)
Mal Whitfield	2990	(3)
Simon Whitfield	2993	(3)
Kathy Whitworth	2996	(3)
Deena Wigger	2999	(3)
Lones Wigger	3002	(4)
Hazel Wightman	3006	(3)
Mats Wilander	3009	(3)
Hoyt Wilhelm	3012	(3)
Lenny Wilkens	3015	(3)
David Wilkie	3018	(3)
Dominique Wilkins	3021	(3)
Mac Wilkins	3024	(3)
Laura Wilkinson	3027	(2)
Billy Williams	3029	(3)
Esther Williams	3032	(3)
Natalie Williams	3035	(3)
Ricky Williams	3038	(2)
Serena Williams	3040	(3)
Ted Williams	3043	(3)
Venus Williams	3046	(3)
Walter Ray Williams, Jr.	3049	(2)
Maury Wills	3051	(3)
Hack Wilson	3054	(3)
Larry Wilson	3057	(2)
Dave Winfield	3059	(3)
Hans Winkler	3062	(3)
Katarina Witt	3065	(3)
Willie Wood	3068	(2)
Lynette Woodard	3070	(3)
John Wooden	3073	(3)
Cynthia Woodhead	3076	(3)
Tiger Woods	3079	(4)
Charles Woodson	3083	(3)
Gump Worsley	3086	(3)
James Worthy	3089	(3)
Billy Wright	3092	(3)
Mickey Wright	3095	(3)
Early Wynn	3098	(3)
Kristi Yamaguchi	3101	(3)
Yasuhiro Yamashita	3104	(3)
Cale Yarborough	3107	(3)
Ivan Yarygin	3110	(3)
Lev Yashin	3113	(3)
Carl Yastrzemski	3116	(3)
Cy Young	3119	(3)
Sheila Young	3122	(3)
Steve Young	3125	(3)
Robin Yount	3128	(3)
Steve Yzerman	3131	(3)
Babe Didrikson Zaharias	3134	(3)
Emil Zatopek	3137	(3)
Zelezny	3140	(3)
Kim Zmeskal	3143	(3)
Steve Zungul	3146	(3)
Pirmin Zurbriggen	3149	(6)
Resources
Bibliography of Notable Sports Books	3155	(4)
Sports Resources on the World Wide Web	3159	(7)
Timeline	3166	(22)
Glossary	3188	(29)
All-Time Great Athletes Lists
AP Top Athletes of the Twentieth Century	3217	(2)
ESPN SportsCentury 100 Greatest Athletes of the Twentieth Century	3219	(2)
Major League Baseball's All-Time Team	3221	(1)
National Basketball Association's Fifty Greatest Players	3222	(3)
Athlete-of-the-Year Awards
ABC Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year	3225	(1)
Associated Press Athlete of the Year	3226	(2)
CNN/Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year	3228	(1)
ESPY Outstanding Athlete of the Year	3229	(1)
James E. Sullivan Memorial Award	3230	(1)
Jesse Owens International Trophy	3231	(1)
Sporting News Sportsman of the Year	3232	(1)
USOC Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year	3233	(4)
Halls of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame	3237	(3)
International Boxing Hall of Fame	3240	(1)
International Gymnastics Hall of Fame	3241	(1)
International Soccer Hall of Champions	3242	(1)
International Swimming Hall of Fame	3243	(3)
International Tennis Hall of Fame	3246	(2)
International Women's Sports Hall of Fame	3248	(2)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame	3250	(2)
National Baseball Hall of Fame	3252	(3)
National Track and Field Hall of Fame	3255	(2)
Pro-Football Hall of Fame	3257	(2)
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame	3259	(2)
World Golf Hall of Fame	3261	(1)
World Skating Hall of Fame	3262
Indexes
Sport Index	iii
Country Index	xiii
Name Index	xxi