A book of heroes : or, A sporting half-century /: or, A sporting half-century. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Sporting half-century
• Further Information: Note: Simon Barnes.
• Authors: Barnes, Simon
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; 1960s; 1. *M.J.K. Smith; 2. Anita Lonsbrough; 3. Don Thompson; 4. Abebe Bikila; 5. Bobby Charlton; 6. Vibart; 7. George Best; 8. Garry Sobers; 9. Bob Beamon; 10. Tommie Smith; 1970s; 11. Olga Korbut; 12. Jan Tomaszewski; 13. Johan Cruyff; 14. Muhammad Ali; 15. Colin Cowdrey; 16. Arthur Ashe; 17. David Steele; 18. Bjorn Borg; 19. Mike Brearley; 20. Fiji; 1980s; 21. Ian Botham; 22. Shergar; 23. Torvill and Dean; 24. Malcolm Marshal; 25. Martina Navratilova; 26. David Gower; 27. Dancing Brave; 28. Ben Johnson; 29. Joe Montana; 30. Ayrton Senna. 1990s31. Steffi Graf; 32. Eric Cantona; 33. Florence Griffith-Joyner; 34. Mike Atherton; 35. Frankie Dettori; 36. Pete Sampras; 37. Mark Todd; 38. Tim Henman; 39. Sanath Jayasuriya; 40. Katarina Witt; 2000s; 41. Steve Redgrave; 42. Roger Federer; 43. Jonny Wilkinson; 44. Andrew Flintoff; 45. Shane Warne; 46. Fu Mingxia; 47. David Beckham; 48. Ellen MacArthur; 49. Usain Bolt; 50. Yelena Isinbayeva; Classification; Copyright.
• Publisher Details: London : Short Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (310 pages)
• Subjects: 796.092/2; Athletes -- Biography; Heroes -- Biography; Success; Athletes -- History -- 20th century; Athletes -- History -- 21st century; GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports; SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects; SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays; SPORTS & RECREATION -- History; SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference; TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports; Athletes; Heroes; Success; History; Biographies; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781907595295; 1907595295
• Related ISBNs: 9781907595196; 1907595198
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 28, 2020).
• 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).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.