Hard luck : the triumph and tragedy of "Irish" Jerry Quarry
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Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, 2011.
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Book
ISBN
9781599219967 (hardback)
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iv, 298 pages, [xx] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Published
Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, 2011.
Street Date
1104
Language
English
ISBN
9781599219967 (hardback)
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"The story of boxing legend Jerry Quarry has it all: rags to riches, thrilling fights against the giants of the Golden Age of Heavyweights (Ali--twice, Frazier--twice, Patterson, Norton), a racially and politically electric sports era, the thrills and excesses of fame, celebrities, love, hate, joy, and pain. And tragedy. Like the man he fought during two highly controversial fight cards in 1970 and '72--Muhammad Ali--boxing great Jerry Quarry was to suffer gravely. He died at age fifty-three, mind and body ravaged by Dementia Pugilistica. In Hard Luck, "Irish" Jerry Quarry comes to life--from his Grapes of Wrath days as the child of an abusive father in the California migrant camps to those as the undersized heavyweight slaying giants on his way to multiple title bouts and the honor of being the World's Most Popular Fighter in '68, '69, '70, and '71. The story of Jerry Quarry is one of the richest in the annals of boxing, and through painstaking research and exclusive access to the Quarry family and its archives, Steve Springer and Blake Chavez have captured it all"--,Provided by publisher.
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Randolph Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 796.83 SPR | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Springer, S., & Chavez, B. (2011). Hard luck: the triumph and tragedy of "Irish" Jerry Quarry . Lyons Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Springer, Steve, 1945- and Blake. Chavez. 2011. Hard Luck: The Triumph and Tragedy of "Irish" Jerry Quarry. Lyons Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Springer, Steve, 1945- and Blake. Chavez. Hard Luck: The Triumph and Tragedy of "Irish" Jerry Quarry Lyons Press, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Springer, Steve, and Blake Chavez. Hard Luck: The Triumph and Tragedy of "Irish" Jerry Quarry Lyons Press, 2011.
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