Biographical dictionary of American sports : 1992-1995 supplement for baseball, football, basketball, and other sports
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Biographical dictionary of American sports : 1992-1995 supplement for baseball, football, basketball, and other sports
Greenwood Press, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references (p. xii-xiii) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The sixth volume of the Biographical Dictionary of American Sports, this supplement provides biographies for 616 athletes, coaches, managers, officials, administrators, writers, and broadcasters who have played an active role in American sports or helped to promote them. Most of the entries are from team sports, including baseball (202), football (181), and basketball (58). Some entries treat individual sports, including track and field (29), golf (14), and tennis and other racquet sports (16). Other sports covered include ice hockey, horse racing, boxing, swimming, bowling, skating, shooting, wrestling, skiing, and cycling. Thirty women athletes are included.
Table of Contents
Preface Abbreviations Auto and Stock Car Racing Baseball Basketball Bowling Boxing Communications Football Golf Horse Racing Ice Hockey Shooting Skating Skiing Swimming Tennis and Other Racquet Sports Track and Field Wrestling Miscellaneous Sports Appendix 1: Alphabetical Listing of Entries with Sport Appendix 2: Entries by Major Sport Appendix 3: Entries by Place of Birth Appendix 4: Women Athletes by Sport Appendix 5: Cross References for Married Women Athletes Appendix 6: Major U.S. Sports Halls of Fame Appendix 7: Sites of Olympic Games Index
by "Nielsen BookData"