Sports Immortals: Stories of Inspiration and Achievement - Hardcover

Platt, Jim; Buckley Jr., James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572434600 ISBN 13: 9781572434608

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2002

Synopsis

Celebrating more than a century of athletic accomplishment, this richly illustrated compilation of sports memorabilia includes period photographs, artifacts, autographs, uniforms, sports equipment, and more honoring such legendary sports figures as Roberto Clemente, Honus Wagner, Jack Johnson, Muhammad Ali, Jim Thorpe, and others. 200,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Joel Platt is the chairman and founder of Sports Immortals. His Sports Immortals Collection has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Sport Magazine, and numerous periodicals and national television features. The Smithsonian Institute has recognized Sports Immortals as "...absolutely the most outstanding collection on all sports..."

Jim Platt is the vice president of Sports Immortals. He has extensive experience in strategic marketing, strategic management, advertising, promotions, Internet development, and museum operations.

James Buckley, Jr., is the author of more than 30 books on sports and sports history for both adults and children. His recent books include Perfect: The Story of Baseball's Perfect Games; Baseball: A Celebration; The Visual Dictionary of Baseball; and Eyewitness Football.

From Booklist:

For anyone who has ever saved a baseball program or treasured an autograph, this album is a marvel. Joel Platt started collecting sports memorabilia more than 50 years ago and has amassed more than one million pieces, 30,000 of which are on display at his Sports Immortals Museum in Boca Raton, Florida. Assembled by Platt's son, Jim, and sports historian Buckley, this volume showcases many of the jewels in the museum's crown. Beautifully designed, the book combines attractive four-color photos of the items (Wilt Chamberlain's high-school jersey, Cy Young's baseball shoes, Christy Mathewson's glove, and on and on) with brief snapshots of the athletes' careers and sidebars by Joel Platt describing how the various pieces were acquired. The snapshots are forgettable, but the sidebars are fascinating: imagine Platt introducing himself to Mathewson's widow and gaining access to a trunk of her husband's belongings that hadn't been opened since the Hall of Famer's death 36 years earlier. A browsing bonanza for all sports fans. Bill Ott
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About this edition

• Publisher: Triumph Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1572434600
• ISBN 13: 9781572434608
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 180