The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies

Featuring the 100 Greatest Sports Films of All Time

Contributors

By Ray Didinger

By Glen Macnow

Foreword by Gene Hackman

On Sale
Sep 22, 2009
Page Count
352 pages
Publisher
Running Press
ISBN-13
9780762439218

Guys love movies. Especially sports movies, where every underdog has his day, every team achieves glory, and every hero gets his moment of redemption. Next to watching Monday Night Football, there’s nothing more enjoyable than plopping down on the couch with the remote and a bottle of beer and firing up the special-edition DVD of Rocky, Hoosiers, Caddyshack, or any other fan favorite.
Now, two nationally renowned sports media personalities take on the task of ranking the top 100 sports movies of all time, including entertaining and informative lists, special features, and contributions from over 75 top sports figures. From drama to comedy to tragedy to documentary, all the greatest sports films are here, brought to life through detailed summaries, fun facts and trivia, behind-the-scenes revelations, plus images from the greatest moments in sports film history.

Original comments from some of the top personalities in sports and entertainment — including Peyton and Eli Manning, Charles Barkley, Tony Romo, James Gandolfini, Bill Parcells, Dennis Quaid, Arnold Palmer, and many more — provide further insight and marketing punch.

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Ray Didinger

About the Author

Ray Didinger won five Emmy® Awards as a producer and writer with NFL Films. He is a prolific author of nine books on sports, including his two most recent bestsellers: Eagles Encyclopedia and One Last Read. He is a Pro Football Hall of Fame sportswriter, and wrote for the Philadelphia Bulletin and Philadelphia Daily News for over thirty years. He is a host on 610-WIP all-sports talk radio in Philadelphia, and appears weekly on Comcast SportsNet TV as the primary analyst on Eagles Post-Game Live. He lives in Philadelphia.

Glen Macnow has been a popular sports-radio talk-show host at Philadelphia’s 610-WIP for over fourteen years, following an award-winning career as a sportswriter for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Detroit Free Press. He is the author of three best-selling sports books, and is a frequent guest on local and national television sports shows. He lives outside Philadelphia.

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Glen Macnow

About the Author

Glen Macnow has been a host on Philadelphia’s WIP sports talk radio for more than twenty years, following a career as a sportswriter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He has written more than 15 books.

Big Daddy Graham has been with WIP for twenty years. He is one of the most successful standup comics ever in Philadelphia, working more than 4,000 shows and appearing with stars such as Ray Charles and Smokey Robinson. He was previously a features reporter for FOX-29 TV in Philadelphia.

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