The Sports 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Athletes of All Time

The Sports 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Athletes of All Time
ISBN-10
0806518723
ISBN-13
9780806518725
Series
The Sports 100
Category
Athletes
Pages
466
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Citadel Press
Author
Bert Randolph Sugar

Description

Called the Guru of Sports, Burt Randolph Sugar has covered the sports scene for more than three decades, both in print and on television. In this book Sugar has attempted what no sportswriter has ever dared to do: He has selected those athletes whom he considers the best who ever played throughout the history of sports. Whether it's baseball, football, track and field, or any other sport, Sugar not only selects the greatest athletes, but ranks them according to their achievements. Over the years, the world of sports has served up countless legendary figures -- male and female. While readers may quarrel over his rankings: Babe Ruth (5), Joe Louis (58), Ben Hogan (29), Martina Navratilova (38), Larry Bird (48), and others, they will surely appreciate the incisive "Sugar-style" profiles of those heroes. The Sports 100 is a benchmark of those considered "great". It will find its way into every bar argument and is the perfect addition to any sport fan's library.

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