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You can't make this up : miracles, memories, and the perfect marriage of sports and television Cover Image Book

You can't make this up : miracles, memories, and the perfect marriage of sports and television / Al Michaels, with L. Jon Wertheim.

You cannot make this up (portion title)
Michaels, Al, (author.). Wertheim, L. Jon, (author.).

Summary:

Michaels, one of television's most respected broadcasters, interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports. Over the course of his forty-plus year career, he is the only play-by-play commentator to have covered all four major sports championships: the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and the Stanley Cup Final. He gives readers unique insight into the high drama, the colorful players, and the heroes and occasional villains of an industry that has become a vital part of modern culture.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062314963
  • ISBN: 0062314963
  • ISBN: 9780062314970
  • ISBN: 0062314971
  • Physical Description: xv, 288 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, [2014]

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Formatted Contents Note:
Brooklyn -- California Kid -- The Rascal -- Cut by the Lakers -- Aloha -- Rose, Bench, Sparky, and the Machine -- The Giants of Candlestick, and the Wizard of Westwood -- Wide, Wide World -- Do You Believe in Miracles? -- Saturdays in the Fall -- The One and Only -- Roone, the Olympics, and the Fight Game -- Monday Nights -- Two for the Ages -- O.J. -- Diversions -- Monday Night Transformations -- Partners -- Links -- A New Home.

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Michaels, Al.
Sportscasters > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

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  • 18 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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