An American Journey: My Life On the Field, In the Air, and On the Air - Hardcover

Coleman, Jerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1600780644 ISBN 13: 9781600780646

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2008

Synopsis

In An American Journey, Jerry Coleman, along with journalist Richard Goldstein, writes for the first time about the family violence and the hardship he endured as a child, his memories of serving in two armed conflicts, and what it was like playing professional baseball with Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, and Joe DiMaggio. Coleman is also unflinchingly honest about his short managing career and provides a behind-the-scenes look at his many years in the broadcast booth.

About this title

About the Author

Jerry Coleman is a broadcaster for the San Diego Padres. He played on eight pennant-winning New York Yankee teams before retiring. He lives in San Diego. Richard Goldstein writes for the New York Times. He is the author of numerous books, including America at D-Day, Desperate Hours, How Baseball Survived the Second World War, and Mine Eyes Have Seen.

From the Inside Flap

"There are only two important things in life: the people who you love and who love you, and your country." These words have shaped every moment of Jerry Coleman's life. The result is a man who is beloved by his family, friends, former teammates, fellow veterans, and millions of baseball fans around the world. Born in San Jose, California, and raised in San Francisco, Coleman endured a childhood marred by family turmoil and violence, but that environment failed to dampen an optimistic spirit that would later endear him to fans across the nation. Traveling across the country to play for the legendary New York Yankees in the days of DiMaggio and Mantle, Coleman twice put a halt to his promising career and traveled across the globe to serve his country during World War II and the Korean War, the only Major League Baseball player to ever do so. After retiring as one of the most decorated players in team history, Coleman began his second career as a baseball broadcaster for CBS, the Yankees, and eventually the San Diego Padres, where he has become the voice of the team to an entire generation of fans. Even a detour to the dugout, where he managed the 1980 Padres to a losing record, did little to shake Coleman's love for the game, or the fans' love for him. In An American Journey, Coleman's own words paint a portrait of a man too humble to acknowledge a fact those around him have always accepted: Jerry Coleman is one of the most admirable and popular men in the history of baseball.

Edition details

• Publisher: Triumph Books
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1600780644
• ISBN 13: 9781600780646
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224