The 100 greatest American athletes. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: One hundred greatest American athletes
• Further Information: Note: Martin Gitlin.
• Authors: Gitlin, Marty
• Contents: Jim Thorpe : the sports conqueror -- Michael Jordan : His Airness -- Bob Mathias : the manchild -- Jim Brown : the indestructible -- Michael Phelps : the Baltimore Bullet -- Deion Sanders : Prime Time -- LeBron James : the Chosen One -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee : magnificent heptathlete -- Rafer Johnson : Renaissance man -- Muhammad Ali : the Louisville Lip -- Willie Mays : the Say Hey Kid -- Babe Ruth : the Sultan of Swat -- Ashton Eaton : Wheels -- Babe Didrikson Zaharias : the master of all -- Wilt Chamberlain : Wilt the Stilt -- Jackie Robinson : the barrier breaker -- Rickey Henderson : the Man of Steal -- Bo Jackson : the freakish talent -- Jesse Owens : to hell with Hitler -- Henry Aaron : Hammerin' Hank -- Tom Brady : Tom Terrific -- Lawrence Taylor : L.T. -- Carl Lewis : King Carl -- Reggie White : the Minister of Defense -- Bruce Jenner : Bruiser -- Ray Robinson : Sugar -- Don Hutson : the Alabama Antelope -- Bob Hayes : Bullet Bob -- Bill Russell : Mr. Rings -- Deacon Jones : the Secretary of Defense -- Sandy Koufax : the Left Arm of God -- Mickey Mantle : the Mick -- Kareem dbdul-Jabbar : the Big "A" -- Lou Gehrig : the Iron Horse -- Emlen Tunnell : offense on Defense -- Jerry West : Zeke from Cabin Creek -- Anthony Munoz : the great protector -- Oscar Charleston : the Black Ty Cobb -- Earvin Johnson : Magic -- Joe Louis : the Brown Bomber -- Kobe Bryant : the Black Mamba -- Serena Williams : Momma Smash -- Honus Wagner : the Flying Dutchman -- Julius Erving : Dr. J -- Gale Sayers : the Kansas Comet -- Mary Wambach : Abby -- Jerry Rice : Flash -- Pete Sampras : Pistol Pete -- Eric Heiden : the record breaker -- Shaun White : the Flying Tomato -- Simone Biles : Simoney -- Stan Musial : Stan the Man -- Willie Pep : Will 'O the Wisp -- Walter Payton : Sweetness -- Althea Gibson : the tenacious one -- Henry Armstrong : Homicide Hank -- Joe Montana : Joe Cool -- Mike Tyson : the Baddest Man on the Planet -- Dick Butkus : the Maestro of Mayhem -- Tracy Caulkins : the medley sensation -- Michael Johnson : the Duck -- Bob Beamon : leap of a lifetime -- Oscar Robertson : the Big O -- Mike Schmidt : Iron Mike -- Larry Bird : the Hick from French Lick -- Lindsey Vonn : Kildon -- Karl Malone : the Mailman -- Mike Trout : the Millville Meteor -- Cheryl Miller : big sister -- Mark Spitz : Mark the Shark -- Tony Hawk : the Bird Man -- Joe DiMaggio : the Yankee Clipper -- Peggy Fleming : the steel-nerved skater from San Jose -- Walter Johnson : the Big Train -- Barry Sanders : the Little Fella -- Ty Cobb : the Georgia Peach -- Bonnie Blair : the Blue -- Secretariat : Big Red -- Rocky Marciano : the Brockton Blockbuster -- Red Grange : the Galloping Ghost -- Chris Chelios : the Godfather of USA Hockey -- Chris Evert : the Ice Maiden -- Al Oerter : He-Man heave man -- Mary T. Meagher : Madame Butterfly -- Lisa Leslie : Smooth -- O.J. Simpson : the Juice -- Billie Jean King : the male chauvinist pig tamer -- Wilma Rudolph : the Tornado -- Kelly Slater : King Kelly -- Johnny Unitas : the Golden Arm -- Ted Williams : the Splendid Splinter -- Greg Louganis : dynamite diver -- Josh Gibson : the legend -- Edwin Moses : the Bionic Man -- Jack Nicklaus : the Golden Bear -- Rogers Hornsby : the Rajah -- Florence Griffith Joyner : FloJo -- Gabby Douglas : the Flying Squirrel -- Lynette Woodard : the Globetrotter -- Eldrick Woods : Tiger.
• Publisher Details: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 385 pages)
• Subjects: 796.0922 B; Biography & Autobiography: Sports; Athletes; Athletes -- Rating of; Sports; GAMES / Gambling / Sports; SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects; SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays; SPORTS & RECREATION / History; SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports; Athletes -- United States -- Biography; Athletes -- Rating of; Sports -- United States -- Anecdotes; Sports -- United States -- History; United States; Anecdotes; Biography; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781538110270
• Related ISBNs: 153811027X; 9781538110263
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 30, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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