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Gil Hodges: A Hall of Fame Life

Gil Hodges: A Hall of Fame Life

Zachter, Mort

Paperback

AthletesJudaismBaseball & Softball

Publisher Price: $24.95

ISBN10: 1496206029
ISBN13: 9781496206022
Publisher: Univ Of Nebraska Pr
Published: May 1 2018
Pages: 498
Weight: 1.45
Height: 1.50 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

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, leading the 1969 Miracle Mets to a World Series championship. A beloved baseball star, Hodges was also an ethical figure whose sturdy values both on and off the field once prompted a Brooklyn priest to tell his congregation to go home, and say a prayer for Gil Hodges in order to snap him out of the worst batting slump of his career.

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