Ain't the Beer Cold!
1st Edition
Published on 7. October 2002
208 pages
978-1-4616-6163-4 (ISBN)
Description
Hall of Fame broadcaster Chuck Thompson, with the assistance of veteran Associated Press sportswriter Gordon Beard, shares a personal play-by-play account of his celebrated career and life in this newly updated paperback edition of Ain't the Beer Cold!
Since his broadcasting beginnings fresh out of high school in 1939, Thompson has served with the Armed Forces in World War II, relaxed as a one-man audience for a crooning Bing Crosby, and done sportscasting for the Phillies, A's, Senators, and Orioles. In 1993, Thompson's broadcasting achievement was honored with a place in the Broadcasters' Wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Here he offers a delightful and insightful perspective on his profession, its people, and its place in the heart of American sports.
Since his broadcasting beginnings fresh out of high school in 1939, Thompson has served with the Armed Forces in World War II, relaxed as a one-man audience for a crooning Bing Crosby, and done sportscasting for the Phillies, A's, Senators, and Orioles. In 1993, Thompson's broadcasting achievement was honored with a place in the Broadcasters' Wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Here he offers a delightful and insightful perspective on his profession, its people, and its place in the heart of American sports.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham
United States
File size
2,12 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4616-6163-4 (9781461661634)
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Chuck Thompson | Gordon Beard
Ain't the Beer Cold!
Book
12/2002
Taylor Trade Publishing
€36.06
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Persons
Chuck Thompson, a resident of Timonium, Maryland, and co-author Gordon Beard, who resides in Baltimore, Maryland, have been friends since the 1950s.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Destiny, Fate, or Good Fortune?
- Chapter 2: Cooperstown: The Ultimate Prize
- Chapter 3: Growing Up in East Reading
- Chapter 4: The Start of My Career
- Chapter 5: Before I Was Rudely Interrupted
- Chapter 6: Just Call Me Sergeant
- Chapter 7: My Debut in the Major Leagues
- Chapter 8: Working My Way Down
- Chapter 9: Back to the Major Leagues
- Chapter 10: My Introduction to the NFL
- Chapter 11: On the Road with Crosby, Hope, and Others
- Chapter 12: Characters and High Jinks
- Chapter 13: My Partners and Others in the Booth
- Chapter 14: Having a Ball at Work and Play
- Chapter 15: Baseball Then, Now, and Later
- Chapter 16: For the Love of the Game
- Chapter 17: Postscript: End of an Era
