My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes [Import] [Paperback]

Gary Imlach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 2006

A beautifully written and moving account of the author’s search for the man his father was, and the life he led as a well-known footballer at a time when the men who played the game, and those who watched it, led fundamentally the same lives together in the same communities.

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About the Author

Gary Imlach started out writing for national newspapers at the age of 18. He has worked for the BBC, ITN, CNN & Channel 4, and currently presents ITV's coverage of the Tour de France and American Football. He is also the producer of several documentaries, and in 2000 was nominated for a BAFTA as Editor-in-Chief of the BBC's Paralympics coverage in Sydney. This is his first book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press (September 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0224072684
• ISBN-13: 978-0224072687
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.6 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,980,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt and moving, March 23, 2009

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Tybalt "tybalt4" (Hamilton, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes (Paperback)

Imlach's book is a wonderful recollection of a bygone age and (without being pinched, cynical or critical) shows us what the creep of money into sports has given, and what is has taken away. Heartily recommended to any fan of sports.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book, August 24, 2007

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Johnny Centreback (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes (Paperback)

Thought I'd help out with the ratings here given that Amazon would not change the other chap's message. Imlach's book really is tremendously well written. I loved it. It definitely belongs in the beautiful game book pantheon...

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review, February 19, 2010

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This review is from: My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes (Paperback)

A great read if you're interested in how the game of football was run in England in the 1950s and the early 1960s and what it was like to be a professional footballer in this time period.