The Man Who Could Fly: The Bob Beamon Story

Beamon, Bob and Milana Walter Beamon

ISBN 10: 1885478895 / ISBN 13: 9781885478894

Published by Genesis Press, Columbus, MS, 1999

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Inscribed by Author. Dust Jacket w/ very minor tear. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; track and field; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 1885478895. ISBN/EAN: 9781885478894. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 22130. Seller Inventory # 22130

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Man Who Could Fly: The Bob Beamon Story

Publisher: Genesis Press, Columbus, MS

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

The Olympic gold medal-winning high-jumper shares the lessons of his life, including his troubled childhood, romantic disappointments, athletic successes, academic obstacles, and ultimate happiness

From Booklist:

In this refreshing biography, Olympian Bob Beamon begins by recounting the "complicated mess" of his difficult childhood. His mother died shortly after his birth, and he spent his formative years in an abusive household with an uncaring grandmother and an alcoholic father. Amazingly, this scraggly inner-city New Yorker, who teetered on the edge of juvenile delinquency, rose to Olympic stardom. His remarkable long jump of more than 29 feet at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City remains an Olympic record. In addition to his track career, Beamon retraces his bumpy life, including his college days at the University of Texas in El Paso, where he and other black athletes not only faced racism from townspeople and peers but from the school's athletic director who "fondly" called the athletes "niggers." While Beamon admits to making "bad choices" during his lifetime (including four failed marriages), he says he eventually put his life in order because he "refused to stay down." An inspirational and sports biography. Sue-Ellen Beauregard