American Sports Heroes of Today

Author:
Frederic Katz
Publication:
1970 by Random House
Genre:
Sports
Series:
Landmark Giants Members Only
Series Number: 22
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Brief biographies of forty contemporary American athletes outstanding in baseball, football, boxing, golf, hockey, automobile racing, and other sports.
Their specialty is the "impossible"—
- a running back who gains 237 yards in one game
- a pitcher who wins 31 games in one season
- a basketball player who scores 100 points in one game
- a golfer who wins the Masters Tournament four times
- a swimmer who wins four gold medals in one Olympics
- a hockey defenseman who leads the league in scoring
- a runner who runs the four-minute mile while still in high school
- a race driver who wins the Indianapolis 500 three times
- a hitter who has 3,000 hits and 500 home runs
- a bowler who bowls three perfect games in two days
What kind of men are these heroes? How did they develop into champions? How did they accomplish the near impossible?...
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