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Author

Title Grasping the ring : nine unique winners in life and sports / by Gene A. Budig ; foreword by Bob Costas.

Imprint

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2009.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	920.02 B859g 2009	---	Available

Description	xi, 97 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Note	Originally published: Champaign, Ill. : News-Gazette, c2008.
	"Bison books"--Prelim. p.
Summary	Biographical sketches of George Steinbrenner, Larry Doby, Tom Osborne, Roy Williams, Gale Sayers, Jerry Reinsdorf, Bob Kerrey, Al Neuharth, and Bob Dole.
Contents	A Yankee Doodle dandy -- An American original -- Perhaps the greatest -- A winning choice -- A meteor for the ages -- Living a dream -- An uncommon man -- The big score -- Country comes first -- Parting thoughts.
Subject	United States -- Biography.
	Coaches (Athletics) -- United States -- Biography.
	Politicians -- United States -- Biography.
	Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
	Athletes -- United States -- Biography.
	Successful people -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN	9780803226357 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	0803226357 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Sudoc No.	U5002 T333 -2009 nbdocs