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Out of Left Field - A Sportswriter’s Last Word Loot Price: R530
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Out of Left Field - A Sportswriter’s Last Word: Stan Isaacs

Out of Left Field - A Sportswriter’s Last Word

Stan Isaacs; Edited by Aram Goudsouzian; Introduction by Aram Goudsouzian

Series: Sport and Society

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“My idol growing up, all I wanted to be, was Stan Isaacs.” --Tony Kornheiser “Stan Isaacs is directly responsible for my television career--and much of how I approached what I’ve said and whom I’ve said it about.” --Keith Olbermann Iconoclastic and irreverent, Stan Isaacs was part of a generation that bucked the sports establishment with a skepticism for authority, an appreciation for absurdity, and a gift for placing athletes and events within the context of their tumultuous times. Isaacs draws on his trademark wink-and-a-grin approach to tell the story of the long-ago Brooklyn that formed him and a career that placed him amidst the major sporting events of his era. Mixing reminiscences with column excerpts, Isaacs recalls antics like stealing a Brooklyn Dodgers pennant after the team moved to Los Angeles and his many writings on Paul Revere’s horse. But Isaacs also reveals the crusading and humanist instincts that gave Black athletes like Muhammad Ali a rare forum to express their views and celebrated the oddball, unsung Mets over the straitlaced Yankees. Insightful and hilarious, Out of Left Field is the long-awaited memoir of the influential sportswriter and his adventures in the era of Jim Brown, Arthur Ashe, and the Amazin’ Mets.

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Imprint: University of Illinois Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Sport and Society
Release date: March 2024
Authors: Stan Isaacs
Editors: Aram Goudsouzian
Introduction by: Aram Goudsouzian
Dimensions: 229 x 152mm (L x W)
Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 978-0-252-08788-2
Categories: Books
LSN: 0-252-08788-7
Barcode: 9780252087882

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