Champions in Sports & Spirit
by Ed Fitzgerald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good condition - former library ownership with no jacket, nameplate on first page, checkout pocket on last page, labels removed
- Seller
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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
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About This Item
Champions in Sports & Spirit by Ed Fitzgerald
Illustrated by: De Wolfe Hotchkiss
Publisher: Vision Books Farrar, Straus & Cudahy - New York
Copyright: 1956
Hardcover
5.6 x 8.5 inches, 181 pages
Edward Earl Fitzgerald (September 10, 1919 – February 11, 2001) was a sports journalist, editor of Sport magazine, executive in chief of the Book of the Month Club, founder of the Quality Paperback Book Club, president of the books division at Doubleday Publishing, and president of McCall's Magazine Group. He was also an author of sports biographies. His own memoirs include A Nickel an Inch: An Autobiography, and That Place in Minnesota.
Fitzgerald built himself a good reputation during his time as editor of Sport magazine during the 1950s. After he moved on to become president of Doubleday books, he continued to work editing and writing. He helped Yogi Berra write Berra's autobiography which Doubleday published. He also co-wrote with tennis player Althea Gibson, sportscaster Mel Allen, and football player Johnny Unitas on their autobiographies.
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Details
- Seller
- Worldwide Collectibles (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0114202413
- Title
- Champions in Sports & Spirit
- Author
- Ed Fitzgerald
- Illustrator
- De Wolfe Hotchkiss
- Book Condition
- Used - Good condition - former library ownership with no jacket, nameplate on first page, checkout pocket on last page, labels removed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Vision Books - Farrar, Straus & Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 181
- Size
- 5.6 x 8.5 inches
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Non-fiction, Sports
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