Stephen Brunt
Autore di Searching for Bobby Orr
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Stephen Brunt is Canada's premier sportswriter and commentator. He is the lead columnist for Toronto's Globe and Mail and won the Michener Award for his piece on negligence and corruption in boxing. He was nominated for Canada's National Newspaper Award for his account of meeting with Ali.
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Brunt, Stephen
- Data di nascita
- 1959-03-20
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Canada
- Luogo di nascita
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Luogo di residenza
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Winterhouse Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador - Istruzione
- University of Western Ontario (Journalism)
- Attività lavorative
- Newspaper Columnist
Sports Broadcaster - Organizzazioni
- The Globe and Mail
Prime Time Sports (co-host) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Michener Award (Public Service Journalism, 1988)
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Torch Relay (Torchbearer)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 14
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 330
- Popolarità
- #71,937
- Voto
- 3.4
- Recensioni
- 8
- ISBN
- 40
The author comes right out and say it, “Bobby Orr did not give his blessing on this book.” But he is of the opinion that Bobby might have if he hadn’t been writing his own book about his life. The author honored Bobby’s request to not talk to his family. The information in this book is taken from published accounts and people who know Bobby. Some of Bobby’s friends refused to talk, others talked on condition of anonymity, this is all detailed in the book. There is information about Bobby’s life growing up in Parry Sound, how he got into hockey, his style of play etc. There is almost no information about his personal life after he got married. Bobby kept that part of his life private.
One of the reasons I like reading sports bios is there is usually information about the sport. This book does not disappoint in this area. We learn the history of hockey from when there were only 6 teams. Mr. Brunt talks about how hard it was to get new teams. He talks about the difference in the game then and now. We learn about agents and junior league, too many things for me to mention here. But its all there. Told in a compelling narrative that grabs and doesn’t let go.
This book was so compelling I bought my own copy. I recommend this book.… (altro)