The Last Icon

by Travers, Steven

• ISBN13: 9781589796607
• ISBN10: 1589796608
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-15
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Pub

Summary

In early 1969, New York City and all it represented was in disarray: politically, criminally, and athletically. But while Simon and Garfunkel lamented the absence of a sports icon like Joe DiMaggio, a modern Lancelot rode forth to lead the New York Mets to heights above and beyond all sports glory. This book tells the complete, unvarnished story of the great Tom Seaver, that rarest of all American heroes, the New York Sports Icon. In a city that produces not mere mortals but sports gods, Seaver represented the last of a breed. His deeds, his times, his town ”it was part of a vanishing era, an era of innocence. In 1969, six years after John F. Kennedy "s assassination, Seaver and the Mets were the last gasp of idealism before free agency, Watergate, and cynicism. Here is the story of STom Terrific of the SAmazin " Mets, a man worthy of a place alongside DiMaggio, Ruth, Mantle, and Namath in the pantheon of New York idols.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
The Baseball Capital of the World:1944-1964	p. 1
The New York Yankees of College Baseball: 1964-1966	p. 17
The Chosen One: 1966-1967	p. 33
The New Yorker: 1967-1968	p. 43
The Hopes and Dreams: Spring 1969	p. 64
The Icon: Summer 1969	p. 69
The Miracle: Fall 1969	p. 92
The Downfall: 1969-1970	p. 122
The Superstar: 1971-1972	p. 139
The Franchise: 1973	p. 168
The Best Pitcher in Baseball: 1974-1977	p. 195
The Hall of Famer: 1977-1980	p. 210
The 300-Game Winner: 1981-1987	p. 230
The Greatest Pitcher of All Time1967-1986	p. 259
The Shining City on a Hill: 1987-2011	p. 263
Appendix: Tom Seaver's Career Statistics	p. 273
Bibliography	p. 279
Index	p. 285
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