The Education of a Coach by David Halberstam
A Flame of Pure Fire: Jack Dempsey and the Roaring 20's by Roger Kahn
Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association by Terry Pluto
The League: Inside the NFL by David Harris
Bottom of the Ninth by Michael Shapiro
Just missing the list were Sandy Koufax by Jane Leavy (because I liked the unheralded Bottom of the Ninth better), Gridiron Genius by Michael Lombardi and The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King by Michael Craig (because poker isn't a sport).
Also on my bookshelves but not making the list are Open by Andre Agassi and The Breaks of the Game by David Halberstam. I haven't had the chance to read either book yet.
You may infer from the list that I'm fond of both sports and history. You'd be correct.
The Glory of Their Times
ReplyDeleteBall Four
Two books I haven't read but will be adding to my wish list.
ReplyDeleteNo excuse for me not having read Ball Four yet.