The Minority Quarterback: And Other Lives in Sports

by Ira Berkow

Book Overview

If there's anyone doing sports who is even close, I haven't read him.--Mike Royko. Ira Berkow's stories in the sports pages of the New York Times transcend what we know as sportswriting. Mr. Berkow has a clear understanding of the games he reports, but he also has a sharp eye for the lives of the players, an appreciation of the larger social context, and-not least-an affinity for the well-turned phrase. The Minority Quarterback contains thirty-eight...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566635020
• ISBN13: 9781566635028
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

From Muhammad Ali to Michael Jordan

Mr. Berkow has an understanding of both the sports world and its players, and here presents a range of essays on sports activities and minority experiences, from Muhammad Ali to Michael Jordan. Fans of sports and those interested in minority contributions to sports will find Minority Quarterback And Other Lives In Sport involving.