Bob Broeg (1918–2005)
Auteur de Stan Musial: "the man's" own story, as told to Bob Broeg
A propos de l'auteur
Bob Broeg joined the St. Louis Post-Dispatch by way of the Associated Press and the Marines in 1945, later becoming sports editor and assistant to the publisher. In 1980, he was honored with the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, Cooperstown's highest honor for baseball writers. He retired in 1985, but he afficher plus continues to write a weekly column for the P-D and has had weekly radio shows since 1963. He also serves on the board of directors for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and is a senior member of the Cooperstown Hall of Fame's veterans committee. In 1997 he was named to the Hall of Fame of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association afficher moins
Œuvres de Bob Broeg
Superstars of Baseball: Their Lives, Their Loves , Their Laughs, Their Laments (1971) 18 exemplaires
Baseball's Barnum 2 exemplaires
The Greatest Moments in St. Louis Sports 1 exemplaire
Redbirds: A Century of Cardinals' Baseball 1 exemplaire
Superstars of Baseball 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Robert William Patrick Broeg
- Date de naissance
- 1918-03-18
- Date de décès
- 2005-10-28
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Professions
- sportswriter
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 21
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 154
- Popularité
- #135,795
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 18
Did you know that Musial:
• once charged after a beanball pitcher? (page 57)
• was sometimes lifted for pinch hitters?(55)
• was once so nervous in the batter’s box that he swallowed his gum? (13)
• believed that good hitters are born, not made?
• was “relieved” to be drafted into World War II?(83)
• always lost weight in the offseason because of his anxiety about speaking appearances? (132)
• was not above haggling over his salary?
• was almost traded to the Phillies for Robin Roberts? (177)
• had 20-20 vision into his forties? (245)
He discusses the highs and lows of the St. Louis Cardinals and laments the losses of Johnny Mize and Walker Cooper to trades. The managers he played for, the stars he knew, the art and science of hitting. Personal reminiscenses and amusing anecdotes. His choices for a National League All-Star team during the years he played. Recommended to baseball fans, especially those partial to St. Louis.… (plus d'informations)