Real Sports Heroes
Author | : John Garrity |
Publisher | : Total/Sports Illustrated |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2000-05-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 189212906X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781892129062 |
Rating | : 4/5 (6X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Real Sports Heroes by : John Garrity
Download or read book Real Sports Heroes written by John Garrity and published by Total/Sports Illustrated. This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assembled from the archives of Sports Illustrated, these are stories chronicling acts of charity and courage that go beyond great ballplaying. Some of the real sports heroes included here are household names -- such as tennis star Arthur Ashe and baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente -- while others, like the high school football player who gave up a kidney to save his dying grandmother, are unknown outside their own communities.