While many great Jewish athletes are household names -- Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg, and Mark Spitz, for example -- others are not as well known. Jewish Sports Legends features profiles of famous and not-so-famous athletes, as well as coaches, sports writers, and other significant contributors to the field. Includes black and white photographs.
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"A fine accomplishment . . . exhaustive research . . . JEWISH SPORTS LEGENDS opens a wide world of sports." --LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Joseph M. Siegman is a television producer and writer. He founded the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1979. He chaired the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame from 1981 to 1989 and has since served as Chairman of its Selection Committee. For 15 years he was a member of the U.S. Maccabiah Games Organizing Committee, and competed in cricket and lawn bowling in five quadrennial Maccabiah Games.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Most comprehensive source of world class Jewish athletes.,
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This review is from: Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (Sports Publications) (Hardcover)
This book chronicles the leading Jewish men and women who have achieved world class status as athletes and it also goes behind the scenes to list those men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the development of sport.
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Comprehensive guide to Jewish achievements in sport,
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This review is from: Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 4th Edition (Paperback)
This book is a comprehensive guide to Jewish achievements in sport throughout the world. It does not simply focus on the major spectator sports but covers the Olympic sports also.
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When Jody Scheckter won the Formula One world championship in 1979, he became the first South African to win a world title. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
team epee, individual epee, team sabre, individual sabre, relay swimming, freestyle wrestling, freestyle relay, team gold medal, gold medal honors, table tennis player, freestyle swimming, tenpin bowling, professional record, middleweight title, uneven bars, singles championship, welterweight champion, water polo team, combined exercises Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States Born, Hall of Fame, World War, Maccabiah Games, Los Angeles, Hungary Born, Great Britain, American League, Davis Cup, Hungary Died, Israel Born, South African, Coach of the Year, Soviet Union Born, Amateur Athletic Union, European Championships, National Basketball Association, National Football League, Team Epee, Team Sabre, Individual Epee, Individual Sabre, Most Valuable Player, World Series New!
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When Jody Scheckter won the Formula One world championship in 1979, he became the first South African to win a world title. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
team epee, individual epee, team sabre, individual sabre, relay swimming, freestyle wrestling, freestyle relay, team gold medal, gold medal honors, table tennis player, freestyle swimming, tenpin bowling, professional record, middleweight title, uneven bars, singles championship, welterweight champion, water polo team, combined exercises Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States Born, Hall of Fame, World War, Maccabiah Games, Los Angeles, Hungary Born, Great Britain, American League, Davis Cup, Hungary Died, Israel Born, South African, Coach of the Year, Soviet Union Born, Amateur Athletic Union, European Championships, National Basketball Association, National Football League, Team Epee, Team Sabre, Individual Epee, Individual Sabre, Most Valuable Player, World Series New!
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- Comparative Physical Education and Sport by Herbert Haag in Front Matter, and page 242
- Great Jews In Sports by Robert Slater in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Sweet Science by A.J. Liebling on page 132, and page 133
- New York New York by Earl mac rauch on page 17, and page 22
- A Whole Different Ball Game: The Inside Story of the Baseball Revolution by Marvin Miller on page 237
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