| Howard Cosell: The Man, the Myth, and the Transformation of American Sports Contributor(s): Ribowsky, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393343871 ISBN-13: 9780393343878 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Sports |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 5.58" W x 8.27" (0.91 lbs) 520 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Howard Cosell's colorful bombast, fearless reporting, and courageous stance on civil rights made him one of the most recognizable and controversial figures in American sports history. "Telling it like it is," he covered nearly every major sports story for three decades, from the travails of Muhammad Ali to the tragedy at the Munich Olympics. Now, two decades after his death, this deeply misunderstood sports legend has finally gotten the "definitive" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) and revelatory biography he so much deserves. With more than forty interviews, Mark Ribowsky has brilliantly presented Cosell's endless complexities in the "first thoroughly researched and effectively framed biography of Cosell and his times" (Huffington Post). |
Contributor Bio(s): Ribowsky, Mark: - Mark Ribowsky is a New York Times acclaimed, best-selling author of fifteen books, including biographies of Tom Landry, Al Davis, Hank Williams, and most recently, In the Name of the Father: Family, Football, and the Manning Dynasty. He lives in Florida.lorida. |