The Last Icon
Tom Seaver and His Times
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 2011
312 pages
978-1-58979-661-4 (ISBN)
Description
In early 1969, New York City and all it represented was in disarray: politically, criminally, and athletically. But while Simon and Garfunkel lamented the absence of a sports icon like Joe DiMaggio, a modern Lancelot rode forth to lead the New York Mets to heights above and beyond all sports glory.
This book tells the complete, unvarnished story of the great Tom Seaver, that rarest of all American heroes, the New York Sports Icon. In a city that produces not mere mortals but sports gods, Seaver represented the last of a breed. His deeds, his times, his town-it was part of a vanishing era, an era of innocence. In 1969, six years after John F. Kennedy's assassination, Seaver and the Mets were the last gasp of idealism before free agency, Watergate, and cynicism. Here is the story of "Tom Terrific" of the "Amazin' Mets," a man worthy of a place alongside DiMaggio, Ruth, Mantle, and Namath in the pantheon of New York idols.
This book tells the complete, unvarnished story of the great Tom Seaver, that rarest of all American heroes, the New York Sports Icon. In a city that produces not mere mortals but sports gods, Seaver represented the last of a breed. His deeds, his times, his town-it was part of a vanishing era, an era of innocence. In 1969, six years after John F. Kennedy's assassination, Seaver and the Mets were the last gasp of idealism before free agency, Watergate, and cynicism. Here is the story of "Tom Terrific" of the "Amazin' Mets," a man worthy of a place alongside DiMaggio, Ruth, Mantle, and Namath in the pantheon of New York idols.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham
United States
Illustrations
12 BW Photos
File size
10,20 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-58979-661-4 (9781589796614)
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Person
Steven Travers is a USC graduate and ex-professional baseball player. He is the author of the best-selling Barry Bonds: Baseball's Superman, nominated for a Casey Award (Best Baseball Book of 2002). He is also the author of The USC Trojans: College Football's All-Time Greatest Dynasty and One Night, Two Teams: Alabama vs. USC and the Game that Changed the Nation. He lives in San Anselmo, California.
Content
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- CHAPTER 1. THE BASEBALL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: 1944-1964
- CHAPTER 2. THE NEW YORK YANKEES OF COLLEGE BASEBALL: 1964-1966
- CHAPTER 3. THE CHOSEN ONE: 1966-1967
- CHAPTER 4. THE NEW YORKER: 1967-1968
- CHAPTER 5. THE HOPES AND DREAMS: SPRING 1969
- CHAPTER 6. THE ICON: SUMMER 1969
- CHAPTER 7. THE MIRACLE: FALL 1969
- CHAPTER 8. THE DOWNFALL: 1969-1970
- CHAPTER 9. THE SUPERSTAR: 1971-1972
- CHAPTER 10. THE FRANCHISE: 1973
- CHAPTER 11. THE BEST PITCHER IN BASEBALL: 1974-1977
- CHAPTER 12. THE HALL OF FAMER: 1977-1980
- CHAPTER 13. THE 300-GAME WINNER: 1981-1987
- CHAPTER 14. THE GREATEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME? 1967-1986
- CHAPTER 15. THE SHINING CITY ON A HILL: 1987-2011
- TOM SEAVER'S CAREER STATISTICS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
