Jewish Sports Legends

by Siegman, Joseph M.

• ISBN13: 9781574881288
• ISBN10: 1574881280
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

- Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg, Red Auerbach, Howard Cosell, Sid Luckman, Mark Spitz, Fred Lebow, Ken Holtzman, AI Rosen, Red Holzman, Dolph Schayes, Mel Allen, Moe Berg, and many, many more - Covers every major sport, from auto racing to yacht racing - Profiles not only participants, but also coaches, sportswriters, organizers, and other significant contributors to the world of sports - Contains 370 photographs - Features a chapter on world-class Jewish athletes who died during the Holocaust and World War II While many great Jewish athletes are household names -- Koufax, Greenberg, Spitz, and Auerbach probably come first to the minds of American fans -- others are not as well known. The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame features profiles and photographs of famous, and not so famous, Jewish athletes throughout history. Did you know that -- No fewer than 29 boxing titles were held by Jews? A Jew created baseball's World Series? A Jewish runner won medals in four consecutive Olympics? A rabbi's son was deemed the world's strongest man in the 1964 Olympics? A Jewish gymnast won seven medals in a single Olympics? A Jewish wrestler once won 400 consecutive matches? Four Jews are among the top ten Olympic medal winners of all time? A Jew held five National Basketball Association records when he retired, including career points? These are just a few of the fascinating facts found in The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.