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Thomas Hauser is best known as Muhammad Ali's biographer and for his recording of the contemporary boxing scene. Booklist called Hauser "the most respected boxing journalist working today and perhaps the best ever." Robert Lipsyte said Hauser is "the best boxing writer of our time." Still, Hauser's love of sports began not with boxing but with baseball. Long before he turned to the sweet science, America's national pastime had captured his heart. His childhood allegiance was to the New York Yankees. Growing up in the suburbs of New York, he cheered for the Giants in football and Knicks in basketball. In college, the often-hapless Columbia Lions became his cause. Thomas Hauser on Sports brings together Hauser's articles on sports other than boxing. It combines personal memories with issue-oriented commentary and an intimate look at some of the most remarkable athletes of modern times. Hauser has dealt one-on-one with Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Arnold Palmer, Pete Rose, Arthur Ashe, Wilt Chamberlain, and other giants of sports. He has crossed swords with the likes of Marvin Miller and Howard Cosell. Thomas Hauser on Sports is a remarkable journey that begins in the days of Hauser's youth and follows the games we play into the era of steroids and multi-billion-dollar television contracts.

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  1. Cover
  2. p. 1
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  1. Title Page, Other Works by the Author, Copyright, Dedication
  2. pp. 2-7
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. A Word of Introduction
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. When the World Was Young
  2. pp. 1-5
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  1. A Yankee Fan Grows Older
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  1. “Hello, Kid”: A Conversation with Babe Ruth
  2. pp. 9-12
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  1. When Time Stopped for Baseball
  2. pp. 13-15
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  1. The Greatest Baseball Game Ever Played
  2. pp. 16-19
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  1. Hero
  2. pp. 20-22
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  1. Jerry Izenberg: An Appreciation
  2. pp. 23-30
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  1. Bill Bradley Remembered
  2. pp. 31-33
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  1. Wilt Chamberlain (1936–1999)
  2. pp. 34-37
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  1. Ted Williams (1918–2002)
  2. pp. 38-41
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  1. Howard Cosell (1918–1995)
  2. pp. 42-44
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  1. Arthur Ashe (1943–1993)
  2. pp. 45-48
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  1. Are Baseball Ballplayers Happy?: A Personal Memory of Marvin Miller
  2. pp. 49-59
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  1. Arnold Palmer at Seventy-Five
  2. pp. 60-66
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  1. The Political Side of Arnold Palmer
  2. pp. 67-69
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  1. Invite Everyone to the Dance
  2. pp. 70-72
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  1. The Ten Greatest Moments in American Sports
  2. pp. 73-77
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  1. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
  2. pp. 78-83
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  1. Extreme-Ultimate-No-Holds-Barred Fighting
  2. pp. 84-88
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  1. Sport Magazine and Those Total Encyclopedias
  2. pp. 89-91
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  1. Upset ! ! !
  2. pp. 92-106
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  1. Larry Merchant: Play 42
  2. pp. 107-111
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  1. Black and White and Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsman of the Year”
  2. pp. 112-115
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  1. Hypocrisy at West Point
  2. pp. 116-118
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  1. West Point Revisited
  2. pp. 119-126
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  1. Tim McCarver
  2. pp. 127-135
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  1. If Disaster Strikes
  2. pp. 136-141
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  1. The NFL Overtime Rule
  2. pp. 142-144
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  1. Roar, Lion, Roar: Columbia Football
  2. pp. 145-148
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  1. Columbia Basketball
  2. pp. 149-152
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  1. Columbia Baseball
  2. pp. 153-156
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  1. I’ve Been to the Mountaintop: A Sports Fan Is Painted by LeRoy Neiman
  2. pp. 157-162
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  1. Mickey Mantle:A Personal Remembrance
  2. pp. 163-165
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  1. Marv Albert:“Yesss!”
  2. pp. 166-168
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  1. Pete Rose: A Meeting Remembered
  2. pp. 169-175
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  1. Baseball’s Steroid Problem
  2. pp. 176-181
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  1. In the Press Box
  2. pp. 182-185
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  1. Courtside with David Diamante
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  1. I Could Always Hit a Baseball
  2. pp. 190-193
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  1. Destroying the High Temple
  2. pp. 194-197
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  1. Long Ago at Madison Square Garden
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  1. Back Cover
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