You Can't Make This Up - Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television

An eight-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster interweaves the story of his life and career with lively tales of major events and engaging figures in modern sports, from the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" finals to the 1989 World Series earthquake. 300,000 first printing.

About the author

Al Michaels has logged more hours on network television than anyone in history, including twenty years as the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football. Michaels is currently the play-by-play voice of NBC's Sunday Night Football, TV's highest-rated show.
L. Jon Wertheim is the executive editor of Sports Illustrated. He is the author of seven highly praised books, including the New York Times bestseller Scorecasting. He is a regular contributor to CNN and National Public Radio and is a commentator for the Tennis Channel.

Product details

• Authors: Al Michaels, Al Wertheim Michaels, Michaels Al, L Jon Wertheim, L. Jon Wertheim
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.09.2015
• EAN: 9780062314970
• ISBN: 978-0-06-231497-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Sport; Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Baseball, History, Biography: general, Memoirs, Humour, history of sport, Sport: general, Biography: sport, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Biography: historical, political and military, Contains explicit or offensive material or content, HISTORY: WORLD, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HUMOR: Topic / Sports, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION: Baseball / History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: General, HISTORY: Essays, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Cultural & Regional, HUMOR: Topic / Regional & Cultural