Playing Piano in a Brothel [Elektronisk resurs] : A Sports Journalist's Odyssey.

• CONTENTS; Part One. PLAYING PIANO IN A BROTHEL; Ch01. A PAIR OF TWOS; Ch02. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER THAN THAT; Part Two. PREDOMINANTLY ORANGE; Ch03. THE ELWAY EFFECT; Ch04. HAVEN MOSES: A MAN OF COURAGE; Ch05. "O" LINEMEN: BREAKING THE SILENCE; Part Three. COLORADO CHARACTERS; Ch06. CHOPPER, THE BIG STIFF, AND THE NUGGETS; Ch07. JACK DEMPSEY AND DAMON RUNYON; Ch08. DAVE LOGAN: A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS; Ch09. FOURTH DOWN AND A WAR TO GO; Ch10. FRANK SHORTER: FORTY-EIGHT SECONDS BEFORE THE ROAR; Part Four. DIAMONDS; Ch11. EARTHQUAKE!; Ch12. THE HONEYMOONERS MEET THE BOYS OF SUMMER. 
• Ch13. BASEBALL IN THE BUSHESPart Five. DANCING HALL OF FAMERS; Ch14. JERRY RICE: MISSISSIPPI YEARNING; Ch15. EMMITT SMITH AND THURMAN THOMAS: HALL OF FAME FRIENDSHIP; Ch16. MICHAEL IRVIN: GETTING OPEN; Part Six. COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Ch17. "THERE IS A PLACE CALLED NEBRASKA . . . ."; Ch18. THE TEAM YOU LOVE . . . OR LOVE TO HATE: NOTRE DAME; Ch19. FIRST-YEAR COACH CASESTUDY: NICK SABAN; Part Seven. PUCKS; Ch20. ROCKY . . . REALLY ROCKY . . . HOCKEY; Ch21. AVALANCHE GLORY DAYS: SAKIC, FORSBERG, ROY, AND THE STANLEY CUP; Ch22. CHRIS DRURY AND STEVE MOORE; Part Eight. BOXING. 
• Ch23. MUHAMMAD ALI AND THE HEAVYWEIGHTSCh24. LEONARD VS. HEARNS VS. HAGLER; Part Nine. OLYMPIC FLAMES; Ch25. SAN MARINO, MY SAN MARINO; Ch26. AN OPENING STROLL; Ch27. A FRENCH VILLAGE AND A PIN TRADER; Ch28. THE DREAM TEAM AND THE MARATHON ROUTE; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR;. 

• As he did in his acclaimed '77: Denver, the Broncos, and a Coming of Age and his earlier nonfiction works, Terry Frei combines reporting, historical research, memoir, and opinion, discussing his varied experiences and the diverse characters-including John and Jack Elway, plus 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith-he has encountered in covering Colorado, national, and international sports since he was a green sportswriter in the era of '77. Those diverse figures include Olympic heroes, Hall of Famers, world boxing champions, and other marquee athletes. He also dis 

Ämnesord

Frei, Terry. 

Sports - United States. 

Sports journalism - United States. 

Sportswriters - United States. 

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Electronic books.  (LCSH)

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GV742.42.F74 2010 (LCC)

070.4/49796092 (DDC)

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