Ebook: Gil Hodges : a hall of fame life
Author: Hodges Gil, Zachter Mort
- Tags: Hodges Gil -- 1924-1972., Baseball players -- United States -- Biography., Baseball players., United States., GAMES / Gambling / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects, SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports, Baseball -- History.
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: UNP - Nebraska
- City: United States
- Language: English
- epub
In descriptions of athletes, the word "hero" is bandied about and liberally attached to players with outstanding statistics and championship rings. Gil Hodges: A Hall of Fame Life is the story of a man who epitomized heroism in its truest meaning, holding values and personal interactions to be of utmost importance throughout his life-on the diamond, as a marine in World War II, and in his personal and civic life. A Read more...
Abstract: In descriptions of athletes, the word "hero" is bandied about and liberally attached to players with outstanding statistics and championship rings. Gil Hodges: A Hall of Fame Life is the story of a man who epitomized heroism in its truest meaning, holding values and personal interactions to be of utmost importance throughout his life-on the diamond, as a marine in World War II, and in his personal and civic life. A New York City icon and, with the Brooklyn Dodgers, one of the finest first basemen of all time, Gil Hodges (1924-72) managed the Washington Senators and later the New York Mets, lea