Sweet William: The Life of Billy Conn (Sport and Society) - Softcover

O'Toole, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252077458 ISBN 13: 9780252077456

Verlag: University of Illinois Press, 2010

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An Irish working-class hero of Pittsburgh, Billy Conn captured hearts through his ebullient personality, stellar boxing record, and good looks. A light heavyweight boxing champion best remembered for his sensational near-defeat of heavyweight champion Joe Louis in 1941, Conn is still regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time. Andrew O'Toole chronicles the boxing, Hollywood, and army careers of "the Pittsburgh Kid" by drawing from newspaper accounts, Billy's personal scrapbooks, and fascinating interviews with family. Presenting an intimate look at the champion's relationships with his girlfriend, manager, and rivals, O'Toole compellingly captures the personal life of a public icon and the pageantry of sports during the 1930s and '40s.

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Andrew O'Toole is a freelance writer who is the author of several books on sports, including Paul Brown: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Football's Most Innovative Coach, Smiling Irish Eyes: Art Rooney and the Pittsburgh Steelers, and other works.

Andrew O’Toole is a freelance writer who is the author of several books, including Smiling Irish Eyes: Art Rooney and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Andrew O&;Toole is a freelance writer who is the author of several books, including Smiling Irish Eyes: Art Rooney and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0252077458
• ISBN 13: 9780252077456
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 376
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