One Last Great Thing A Story of a Father and a Son, a Story of a Life and a Legacy

by Burke, John

• ISBN13: 9781476711652
• ISBN10: 1476711658
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781476711645
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781476711645
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-11-13
• Publisher: Free Press

Summary

A powerful, honest, and inspiring tribute to the incredible life of Richard Burke, the founder of Trek Bicycle Corporation, written by his son John. Richard Burke, known to many as The Big Guy, was a legend. With his friend Bevil Hogg, he founded the Trek Bicycle Corporation in 1976 and then went on to establish the company as one of the leading bicycle companies in the world. In March 2008, he passed away after complications of heart surgery. The Big Guy touched people's lives in countless ways and his passing was deeply emotional for many. Now, his son, John Burke (current president of the Trek Bicycle Corporation) reveals his father's amazing life story and the ways in which he was an inspiring businessman and leader. Taking readers into the history of Trek, and through his father's last eighty-eight days, John shows how his father taught him the lessons of life and business. A portrait of a great man, the book culminates with John telling his father on his deathbed of their twenty greatest moments together. One Last Great Thingis an intimate portrayal of a father-son relationship and shares poignant lessons on how to become a better person.

Author Biography

John Burke began working at Trek Bicycle in 1984 and has been president of the company since 1997.  In addition to leading Trek, John served as chairman of President George W. Bush’s President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports and is a Founding Board Member of the Bikes Belong Coalition. A native of Madison, Wisconsin, John is an avid cyclist and runner and has finished Ironman Wisconsin as well as the Boston and New York Marathons.