DRAWING A CROWD: Bill Gallo's Greatest Sports Moments (Hardcover)

by Bill Gallo (Author), Phil Cornell (Author) "By his own estimate, Bill Gallo has contributed 14,000 sports cartoons to the Daily News over the past four decades..." (more)
Key Phrases: sports cartoonists, heavyweight champ, New York, Super Bowl, World Series (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
The award-winning cartoonist gathers favorite drawings of over 40 years with New York's Daily News. After a brief personal profile, Gallo pays graphic tribute to achievements and the achievers in sports and society during his long career (with even a sidebar thrown in about World War II). With help from Basement Bertha the young Yuchie, General Von Steingrabber, and the other cartoon regulars, he salutes Ali, DiMaggio, Stengal, Jordan, Jim Brown, and many more. With principal appeal to libraries around New York, this engaging opus will also go well in larger collections. The book's foreword is by former Daily News editor Pete Hamill.
-Morey Berger, St. Joseph's Hosp. Lib., Tucson, AZ
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
"...His knowledge of sports and...interpretations of the games and the players are incredible. Bill Gallo is a sports treasure..." -- Mort Walker, creator of the "Beetle Bailey" cartoon

"...I advise any sports fan or fan of human nature to rush out and buy this book." -- Bobby Valentine, manager, New York Mets

"...a celebration of...Gallo's uncanny ability to render sports stories into insightful, single-frame drawings...The sports world is richer for it!" -- The New York Times

"A great book." -- Carmine Basilio, boxing champ

"A rare talent!" -- Chicago Sun-Times

"An engaging opus." -- Library Journal

"Bill Gallo is a real talent..." -- Muhammad Ali, boxing legend

"Bill Gallo is a sports institution. What a treat to enjoy his work again and again through this book." -- Joe Torre, manager, New

"Delightful and inspiring!" -- Rudy Giuliani, mayor of New York

"If Bill Gallo lived in Spain, he'd be the national writer/artist authority on the bull ring. But his American audience wouldn't surrender him." -- Leroy Neiman, renowned artist

"The top sports cartoonist in the land." -- Los Angeles Times

"This guy's cooler than Clyde. We know about his talent, but what about that character!" -- Walt Frazier, basketball star

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Jonathan David Publishers (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824604210
• ISBN-13: 978-0824604219
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,004,532 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sports Cartoon Encyclopedia, November 4, 2000

By	Dominic Nunziato (Rego Park, NY United States) - See all my reviews

"Drawing A Crowd" is filled with great sports cartoons and so much more. Bill takes you "behind the scenes" of the cartoons. He offers insight into the athletes, where we stood as a nation when the cartoon was published, and what was going on in his life at the time. Although Bill has spent his career at The NEW YORK Daily News, "Drawing A Crowd" contains cartoons of all the big athletes from all over the country throughout the decades. Thank you, Mr. Gallo, for finally putting this book together. "Drawing A Crowd" holds a prominent spot in my private library.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cartoonist, great sports editorialist, March 23, 2001

By	R. Riis "rriis" (NY) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Anyone who grew up enjoying Bill Gallo's cartoons in the sports pages of the New York Daily News will delight in this collection, spanning all the decades of Gallo's career. Features all the famous (and infamous) sports figures and events you remember, and plenty of Gallo's beloved characters like Basement Bertha, Yutchie, and General Von Steingrabber. Smart, funny, moving, nostalgic.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars bill gallo is not cool, November 19, 2003

A Kid's Review

bill gallo's cartoons are not funny. I buy the daily news everyday just to not laugh and be shock and awed by the utter stupidity and hideous animation. Hey bill................. arrows suck <---------- (bad review)