Howard Bryant (1) (1968–)
Autore di The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
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Sull'Autore
Howard Bryant is a senior writer for ESPN and a correspondent for NPRs Weekend Edition. His acclaimed books include The Heritage, Juicing the Game, and The Last Hero. He lives in Massachusetts.
Serie
Opere di Howard Bryant
Opere correlate
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 (2021) — Collaboratore — 842 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Bryant, Howard
- Data di nascita
- 1968-11-25
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (birthplace) - Istruzione
- Temple University
San Francisco State University (MA) - Attività lavorative
- author
radio sports correspondent
senior writer (ESPN.com ∙ ESPN The Magazine)
sports journalist
public speaker - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE ∙ 2001)
- Agente
- Janet Pawson (Headline Media Management)
Katie Freeman (Pantheon Books)
Deirdre Mullane (Mullane Literary Associates)
Utenti
Recensioni
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 11
- Opere correlate
- 4
- Utenti
- 938
- Popolarità
- #27,380
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 22
- ISBN
- 57
Bryant interviewed Rickey and several important people in his life, including his wife Pamela. His life story is tied to his hometown of Oakland, a segregated city where the Black children found an outlet in the community sports leagues that produced a great number of professional sports stars. One of these was Billy Martin, a cantankerous figure who became a mentor and friend to Rickey as his manager in Oakland and New York. Bryant follows Rickey's career through 4 stints with the Oakland A's, a troubled period with the Yankees, and a final decade as a nomad playing for any team who would have him. Highlights include winning the World Series in the 1989 and 1993 and the AL MVP in 1990.
I can't say that you really get to know Rickey Henderson from this biography. Despite his outsized personality, he's a very private person, and one who seems detached because of he worries about his lack of education showing as well as his inability to remember names. But I think Bryant does a brilliant job regardless of telling Rickey's story. His career coincides with a time in baseball when free agency made the star players multi-millionaires and Black players like Rickey were no longer willing to show deference to the white owners and media. I've always liked Rickey and this book just makes me like him more.… (altro)