Skip to main content
Swap Used Books - Buy New Books at Great Prices!
How To Swap Books
Sign Up
Search 
Kiosk
PBS Market (New Books)
Book Browser
Advanced Search
Books Posted Today
Member Book Reviews
Award Winning Books
NYT Best Sellers
Amazon Best Sellers
Most Traveled Copies
Club Wish List
Login
Community
Discussion Forums
Book Lists
Blog
Donations
Box-O-Books
Maps
The Eclectic Pen
Fun Stuff
Top 100
Pulse of PBS
Spread The Word
Photo Gallery
Recipes
Club Tag Cloud
Member Testimonials
Help Center
Kiosk
PBS Market (New Books)
Go Shopping
Buy Credits
Buy PBS Money
Upgrade Membership
Gift Certificates
Transfer Credits
Search -
Classic Wiley : A Lifetime of Punchers, Players, Punks Prophets (The Great American Sportswriter Series)
Classic Wiley A Lifetime of Punchers Players Punks Prophets - The Great American Sportswriter Series
Author:
When Ralph Wiley, a columnist for ESPN.com and a former writer for Sports Illustrated, passed away on June 13, 2004, he left behind a rich legacy of written work. This volume brings together Wiley’s best columns from ESPN.com, feature stories from Sports Illustrated, his "Parting Shots" from the ESPN television show The Spo... more », and excerpts from his books and screenplays. Wiley’s death sparked an outpouring of accolades from colleagues, friends, and sports figures, and this book is a celebration of his indomitable spirit and his extraordinary skill as a journalist. Whether musing about what lessons can still be learned from baseball legend Jackie Robinson, recalling an exchange with Pistons coach Larry Brown, questioning the public’s enduring fascination with Mike Tyson, recounting how a visit to the Kansas City Chiefs’ home turf brought back childhood memories, or simply communicating his love of the game, Wiley had a unique and engaging style that made him not just a chronicler of American sports but of American life. As Spike Lee said in an interview shortly after Wiley’s death, "He had a great voice. Ralph was much more than a sports writer. He was a social critic." Like the sports figures he wrote about, Ralph Wiley was larger than life. His passion for sports and for the written word was legendary, and this collection will ensure that his contribution to journalism is always remembered.
Author:
When Ralph Wiley, a columnist for ESPN.com and a former writer for Sports Illustrated, passed away on June 13, 2004, he left behind a rich legacy of written work. This volume brings together Wiley’s best columns from ESPN.com, feature stories from Sports Illustrated, his "Parting Shots" from the ESPN television show The Spo... more », and excerpts from his books and screenplays. Wiley’s death sparked an outpouring of accolades from colleagues, friends, and sports figures, and this book is a celebration of his indomitable spirit and his extraordinary skill as a journalist. Whether musing about what lessons can still be learned from baseball legend Jackie Robinson, recalling an exchange with Pistons coach Larry Brown, questioning the public’s enduring fascination with Mike Tyson, recounting how a visit to the Kansas City Chiefs’ home turf brought back childhood memories, or simply communicating his love of the game, Wiley had a unique and engaging style that made him not just a chronicler of American sports but of American life. As Spike Lee said in an interview shortly after Wiley’s death, "He had a great voice. Ralph was much more than a sports writer. He was a social critic." Like the sports figures he wrote about, Ralph Wiley was larger than life. His passion for sports and for the written word was legendary, and this collection will ensure that his contribution to journalism is always remembered.
ISBN-13: 9781933060019
ISBN-10: 1933060018
Publication Date: 6/22/2005
Pages: 272
Rating: 1
ISBN-10: 1933060018
Publication Date: 6/22/2005
Pages: 272
Rating: 1
5 stars, based on 1 rating
Genres:
- Reference >> Writing >> Newspapers & Magazines
- Sports & Outdoors >> Individual Sports >> Boxing
- Sports & Outdoors >> Miscellaneous >> Essays
- Sports & Outdoors >> General
