Jewish Sports Legends - The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (Paperback, Fifth Edition)

Following the 1972 Olympics one sportswriter referred to Mark Spitz, winner of seven gold medals, as "the first great Jewish athlete." He couldn't have been more wrong. As Jewish Sports Legends shows, Jews have excelled at athletics for centuries. This engaging volume illuminates the lives and unforgettable accomplishments of Jews in virtually every major sport played worldwide. Baseball stars Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, basketball's Red Auerbach and Dolph Schayes, and football's Sid Luckman and Marv Levy are only a few notable examples. With photographs accompanying almost every sports personality, this fifth edition introduces some famous and some not-so-famous Jewish sports greats throughout history. More than eighty new entries have been added to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame since 2005, among them Lyle Alzado, Max Baer, Ira Berkow, Kenny Bernstein, Sasha Cohen, Shawn Green, Donna Geils Orender, Aly Raisman, and Bud Selig. While most of those profiled are professional sport champions and Olympic gold medalists, the book also features great coaches, officials, journalists, and other significant contributors in every major sport.

General

Imprint:	University of Nebraska Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2020
Authors:	Joseph Siegman
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	352
Edition:	Fifth Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4962-0188-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Biography > Sport
LSN:	1-4962-0188-4
Barcode:	9781496201881

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