Last Icon - Tom Seaver and His Times

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. Here is "Tom Terrific" of the "Amazin' Mets," worthy of a place alongside DiMaggio, Ruth, Mantle, and Namath in the pantheon of New York idols.

About the author

Steven Travers, a former professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland A's, is the author of 20 books and has written for the Los Angeles Times, StreetZebra magazine and the San Francisco Examiner. He lives in San Anselmo. California.

Summary

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. Here is "Tom Terrific" of the "Amazin' Mets," worthy of a place alongside DiMaggio, Ruth, Mantle, and Namath in the pantheon of New York idols.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Travers, Travers Steven
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781493041879
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-4187-9
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, Baseball, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, history of sport, Biography: sport