Anything for a T-Shirt: Fred LeBow and the New York City Marathon, the World's Greatest Footrace

by Ron Rubin

Book Overview

Fred Lebow was a dreamer, the kind of dreamer who pursued his dream and made it a reality. And the world is still reaping its rewards." So begins this inspiring chronicle of a humbly born Holocaust survivor who parlayed natural marketing smarts--and vision--into a major position in recent American sports. He started the New York City Marathon, an event that transformed footracing from an elite, austere sport into a wildly applauded, attainable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815608063
• ISBN13: 9780815608066
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"