Adam Lazarus
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
In 1973, a who's who of golf's greats gathered at the Oakmont Country Club for the U.S. Open. Among those favored to win were Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Instead, Johnny Miller--a 26-year-old one-time phenom from San Francisco--astonished the golfing world by edging out the legends and crafting a record-setting 63 to win by a single stroke. Featuring extensive archival and video research and candid interviews with leading golfers of the era,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In Best of Rivals, Adam Lazarus takes readers inside the huddle to deliver the real story behind the greatest quarterback controversy of all time: Joe Montana and Steve Young's battle both on and off the field for the right to lead the San Francisco 49ers. From 1987 to 1992, the two future Hall of Famers spurred each other on to remarkable heights, including three Super Bowl wins and four MVP awards, and elevated the game around them in the process....
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"This book singles out a special moment in American sports history when the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants competed for the National Football League's world championship on January 27, 1991 against the backdrop of looming hostilities in the Persian Gulf. For American troops pausing to watch the game in Arabic Standard time it was Super Bowl Monday--their last respite before the onset of the Persian Gulf War"--
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