Hundred Athletes Who Shaped Sports History

by Timothy Jacobs

The top 100 international male and female athletes from over 20 different sports-- through recorded history. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0912517131
• ISBN13: 9780912517131
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Bluewood Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher

Customer Reviews

A quick and easy read for sports trivia buffs

The collaborative effort of Timothy Jacobs and Russell Roberts, 100 Athletes Who Shaped Sports History is a compilation of one hundred single-page biographies summarizing the lives and achievements of great athletes ranging from Ted Williams, Patty Berg, and Sugar Ray Leonard, to Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan, and Wayne Gretzky. A black-and-white photograph or a simple sketch of each of the great sports figures accompanies the brief narrative describing their role in the particular sport they embraced. 100 Athletes Who Shaped Sports History is recommended as a quick and easy read for sports trivia buffs, as well as being a great book to introduce young people to the varied and diverse world of sports legends.