- SKU: 9781493084944
- BARCODE: 9781493084944
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The 50 Greatest Athletes in Boston Sports History - Paperback
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by Martin Gitlin (Author)
Boston fans are passionate about sports and are proud of their players and teams, all of which have enjoyed tremendous success through the years. In The 50 Greatest Athletes in Boston Sports History, Martin Gitlin ranks the top 50 superstars in the city's rich sports history with legends like Tom Brady, Bill Russell, Bobby Orr, Ted Williams, and Larry Bird. Reaching beyond Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins heroes, it ranks many stars who emerged from the Boston area such as Rocky Marciano, Pat Bradley, Marvin Hagler, and Rebecca Lobo as well.
The 50 Greatest Athletes in Boston Sports History details their contributions to championships, records broken, sheer athletic brilliance, leadership traits, big events in which the athletes rose to the occasion, and overall impact on the Boston sports scene.Author Biography
Martin Gitlin is a veteran author and sportswriter. He has had about 150 books published since 2006, including The Ultimate Boston Red Sox Time Machine Book (Lyons Press). His Great American Cereal Book soared to No. 1 in both the Americana and Breakfast Book categories on Amazon.com immediately upon release and remained there for several months, while his Powerful Moments in Sports: The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History earned critical acclaim. Gitlin won more than forty-five awards as a sports journalist from 1991 to 2002, including first place for general excellence from the Associated Press for his coverage of the Indians-Braves World Series in 1995. AP also selected him as one of the top four feature writers in Ohio. Gitlin lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.
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