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The Legendary Harry Caray - Baseball's Greatest Salesman (Hardcover)
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The Legendary Harry Caray - Baseball's Greatest Salesman (Hardcover)
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Harry Caray is one of the most famous and beloved sports
broadcasters of all time, with a career that lasted over 50 years.
Always a baseball enthusiast, Caray once vowed to become a
broadcaster who was the true voice of the fans. Caray's distinctive
style soon resonated across St. Louis, then Chicago, and eventually
across the nation. In The Legendary Harry Caray: Baseball's
Greatest Salesman, Don Zminda delivers the first full-length
biography of Caray since his death in 1998. It includes details of
Caray's orphaned childhood, his 25 years as the voice of the St.
Louis Cardinals, his tempestuous 11 years broadcasting games for
the Chicago White Sox, and the 16 years he broadcast for the
Chicago Cubs while also becoming a nationally-known celebrity.
Interviews with significant figures from Caray's life are woven
throughout, from his widow Dutchie and grandson Chip to
broadcasters Bob Costas, Thom Brennaman, Dewayne Staats, Pat
Hughes, and more. Caray was known during his final years as a
beloved, often-imitated grandfather figure with the Cubs, but the
story of his entire career is much more nuanced and often
controversial. Featuring new information on Caray's life-including
little-known information about his firing by the Cardinals and his
feuds with players, executives, and fellow broadcasters-this book
provides an intimate and in-depth look at a broadcasting legend.
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