Malcolm Kelly
This quick reference guide will take you back to the days of the six-team National Hockey League and the glory years of the Canadian Football League. You'll reminisce about famous Canadian athletes like Wayne Gretzky, Fergie Jenkins, and Russ Jackson, and rediscover some lesser-known sports heroes like Edward (Tip) O'Neill and George "Twinkletoes" Selkirk. With sections on baseball, football, hockey, the Olympics, and many other sports like curling, boxing, wrestling, and golf, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Canadian Sports History and Trivia covers all the bases.
Here is a small selection of the rich sporting history covered:
About the Authors:
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Canadian Sports History and Trivia is a humorous and informative look at the history of Canadian sports.
Malcolm Kelly has been a professional journalist for 18 years and he has literally done it all—two years with Thomson Newspapers as a sports editor, two years in professional basketball as a public relations man, a season covering the Toronto Blue Jays nationally for Canadian Press—and he's now with the National Post as a desk editor and sports writer, covering the Raptors, Blue Jays, Argonauts and more. Mr. Kelly lives in Toronto.
Title:
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Canadian Sports History and Trivia
Edition:
ISBN:
0-13-014658-7
Copyright:
©1999
Pages:
272
Book Type:
paper
Format:
7 3/8 x 9 1/8
Price:
$24.95
Subject(s):
Sports/Canadiana