Legendary Sports Writers of the Golden Age. Grantland Rice, Red Smith, Shirley Povich, and W. C. Heinz, Hardback - Lee W. Congdon

This book details the lives and careers of four sports-writing greats-Grantland Rice, Red Smith, Shirley Povich, and W. C. Heinz-and the legendary ...

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