Legends of Women’s Track and Field

Legends of Women’s Track and Field
Author: Emma Huddleston
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1634943414

From the groundbreaking women who fought to compete in early track meets to the Olympic superstars of today, Legends of Women's Track and Field tells the stories of the women who have thrilled and inspired fans both on and off the track.

Legends of Women’s Basketball

Legends of Women’s Basketball
Author: Emma Huddleston
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 163494335X

From the pioneers of the early days of the sport to the superstars of today, Legends of Women's Basketball tells the stories of the women who have thrilled and inspired fans both on and off the basketball court.

Legends of Women’s Gymnastics

Legends of Women’s Gymnastics
Author: Emma Huddleston
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1634943376

From the first women who fought to bring gymnastics to the Olympics to the international superstars of today, Legends of Women's Gymnastics tells the stories of the women who have thrilled and inspired fans both in and out of the gym.

Legends of Women’s Swimming

Legends of Women’s Swimming
Author: Emma Huddleston
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1634943392

From the first women to compete in open-water contests to the Olympic superstars of today, Legends of Women's Swimming tells the stories of the women who have thrilled and inspired fans both in and out of the pool.

Legends of Women’s Tennis

Legends of Women’s Tennis
Author: Martha London
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1634943406

From the pioneers of the early days of the sport to the superstars of today, Legends of Women's Tennis tells the stories of the women who have thrilled and inspired fans both on and off the tennis court.

Legends of Women’s Soccer

Legends of Women’s Soccer
Author: Martha London
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1634943384

From the pioneers whose hard work and determination led to the first Women’s World Cup to the international superstars of today, Legends of Women's Soccer tells the stories of the women who have thrilled and inspired fans both on and off the soccer field.

Meet Sydney McLaughlin

Meet Sydney McLaughlin
Author: Margaret J. Goldstein
Publisher: Lerner Publications TM
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1728472954

At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Sydney McLaughlin scored two gold medals and broke the record for the fastest 400-meter hurdles time. Learn about her life as a track-and-field star.

Legendary Women in Sports Media

Legendary Women in Sports Media
Author: Martha London
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1634943341

From the first women who broke through the glass ceiling to the superstars of the modern media environment, Legendary Women in Sports Media tells the stories of the women who fought for equality in sports journalism and inspired a new generation of female sports reporters.

Jewish Sports Legends

Jewish Sports Legends
Author: Joseph Siegman
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2020-08-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1496201884

Following the 1972 Olympics one sportswriter referred to Mark Spitz, winner of seven gold medals, as “the first great Jewish athlete.” He couldn’t have been more wrong. As Jewish Sports Legends shows, Jews have excelled at athletics for centuries. This engaging volume illuminates the lives and unforgettable accomplishments of Jews in virtually every major sport played worldwide. Baseball stars Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, basketball’s Red Auerbach and Dolph Schayes, and football’s Sid Luckman and Marv Levy are only a few notable examples. With photographs accompanying almost every sports personality, this fifth edition introduces some famous and some not-so-famous Jewish sports greats throughout history. More than eighty new entries have been added to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame since 2005, among them Lyle Alzado, Max Baer, Ira Berkow, Kenny Bernstein, Sasha Cohen, Shawn Green, Donna Geils Orender, Aly Raisman, and Bud Selig. While most of those profiled are professional sport champions and Olympic gold medalists, the book also features great coaches, officials, journalists, and other significant contributors in every major sport.

Legends

Legends
Author: Gene Asher
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780865549777

What you do not know about Georgia's greatest athletes and some of its leading citizens you will learn in Gene Asher's Legends. Anthony Joseph (Zippy) Morocco won a football scholarship to the University of Georgia but he won All-American honors in basketball. Phil. (Knucksie) Niekro failed to get a contract when he tried out for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Milwaukee Braves did sign him but kept him on the bench or in the minors for six years. So what happened to Niekro, the knuckle ball pitcher? As an Atlanta Brave, he was selected to the major league All Star game five times won five Golden Glove awards and earned membership in baseball's hallowed Hall of Fame. Bill and Jeanne Daprano of Fayetteville have won more than 100 pieces of Gold in Masters Track Championships, more than any other husband-wife team in the history of U.S. Track and Field. The late Bill Paschal of Atlanta, a Georgia Tech dropout, played one season on the B team before joining the New York Giants and twice leading the National Football League in ground gaining. At age 89, Juvenile Court Judge Aaron Cohn of Columbus is the longest serving juvenile court judge is America and a champion tennis player. These and untold stories of Georgia Bulldog immortal Charley Trippi, 86-year-old Furman Bisher, who continues to be one of the most prolific sports columnists in America, and Lee Burge, the man who went from the mailroom to the boardroom of Equifax are among many other sports and civic greats included in Gene Asher's Legends.