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100 1  Gitlin, Marty,|eauthor. 
245 14 The 100 greatest American athletes /|cMartin Gitlin. 
246 3  One hundred greatest American athletes 
264  1 Lanham, Maryland :|bRowman & Littlefield,|c[2018] 
300    xi, 385 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Jim Thorpe : the sports conqueror -- Michael Jordan : His 
       Airness -- Bob Mathias : the manchild -- Jim Brown : the 
       indestructible -- Michael Phelps : the Baltimore Bullet --
       Deion Sanders : Prime Time -- LeBron James : the Chosen 
       One -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee : magnificent heptathlete -- 
       Rafer Johnson : Renaissance man -- Muhammad Ali : the 
       Louisville Lip -- Willie Mays : the Say Hey Kid -- Babe 
       Ruth : the Sultan of Swat -- Ashton Eaton : Wheels -- Babe
       Didrikson Zaharias : the master of all -- Wilt Chamberlain
       : Wilt the Stilt -- Jackie Robinson : the barrier breaker 
       -- Rickey Henderson : the Man of Steal -- Bo Jackson : the
       freakish talent -- Jesse Owens : to hell with Hitler -- 
       Henry Aaron : Hammerin' Hank -- Tom Brady : Tom Terrific -
       - Lawrence Taylor : L.T. -- Carl Lewis : King Carl -- 
       Reggie White : the Minister of Defense -- Bruce Jenner : 
       Bruiser -- Ray Robinson : Sugar -- Don Hutson : the 
       Alabama Antelope -- Bob Hayes : Bullet Bob -- Bill Russell
       : Mr. Rings -- Deacon Jones : the Secretary of Defense -- 
       Sandy Koufax : the Left Arm of God -- Mickey Mantle : the 
       Mick -- Kareem Adbdul-Jabbar : the Big "A" -- Lou Gehrig :
       the Iron Horse -- Emlen Tunnell : offense on Defense -- 
       Jerry West : Zeke from Cabin Creek -- Anthony Munoz : the 
       great protector -- Oscar Charleston : the Black Ty Cobb --
       Earvin Johnson : Magic -- Joe Louis : the Brown Bomber -- 
       Kobe Bryant : the Black Mamba -- Serena Williams : Momma 
       Smash -- Honus Wagner : the Flying Dutchman -- Julius 
       Erving : Dr. J -- Gale Sayers : the Kansas Comet -- Mary 
       Wambach : Abby -- Jerry Rice : Flash -- Pete Sampras : 
       Pistol Pete -- Eric Heiden : the record breaker -- Shaun 
       White : the Flying Tomato -- Simone Biles : Simoney -- 
       Stan Musial : Stan the Man -- Willie Pep : Will 'O the 
       Wisp -- Walter Payton : Sweetness -- Althea Gibson : the 
       tenacious one -- Henry Armstrong : Homicide Hank -- Joe 
       Montana : Joe Cool -- Mike Tyson : the Baddest Man on the 
       Planet -- Dick Butkus : the Maestro of Mayhem -- Tracy 
       Caulkins : the medley sensation -- Michael Johnson : the 
       Duck -- Bob Beamon : leap of a lifetime -- Oscar Robertson
       : the Big O -- Mike Schmidt : Iron Mike -- Larry Bird : 
       the Hick from French Lick -- Lindsey Vonn : Kildon -- Karl
       Malone : the Mailman -- Mike Trout : the Millville Meteor 
       -- Cheryl Miller : big sister -- Mark Spitz : Mark the 
       Shark -- Tony Hawk : the Bird Man -- Joe DiMaggio : the 
       Yankee Clipper -- Peggy Fleming : the steel-nerved skater 
       from San Jose -- Walter Johnson : the Big Train -- Barry 
       Sanders : the Little Fella -- Ty Cobb : the Georgia Peach 
       -- Bonnie Blair : the Blue -- Secretariat : Big Red -- 
       Rocky Marciano : the Brockton Blockbuster -- Red Grange : 
       the Galloping Ghost -- Chris Chelios : the Godfather of 
       USA Hockey -- Chris Evert : the Ice Maiden -- Al Oerter : 
       He-Man heave man -- Mary T. Meagher : Madame Butterfly -- 
       Lisa Leslie : Smooth -- O.J. Simpson : the Juice -- Billie
       Jean King : the male chauvinist pig tamer -- Wilma Rudolph
       : the Tornado -- Kelly Slater : King Kelly -- Johnny 
       Unitas : the Golden Arm -- Ted Williams : the Splendid 
       Splinter -- Greg Louganis : dynamite diver -- Josh Gibson 
       : the legend -- Edwin Moses : the Bionic Man -- Jack 
       Nicklaus : the Golden Bear -- Rogers Hornsby : the Rajah -
       - Florence Griffith Joyner : FloJo -- Gabby Douglas : the 
       Flying Squirrel -- Lynette Woodard : the Globetrotter -- 
       Eldrick Woods : Tiger. 
520    "In this book, Martin Gitlin has ranked the 100 greatest 
       American athletes across all sports, from football and 
       baseball to the decathlon and skateboarding. Taken into 
       consideration are the athletes' achievements, mental 
       toughness, versatility, athleticism, and overall impact on
       their sport. Each entry contains biographical sketches of 
       the athletes, recaps of their greatest moments, and quotes
       from their peers, media members, and sport historians. the
       athletes featured in this book include icons such as Jim 
       Thorpe, Serena Williams, Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, 
       Muhammad Ali, Willie Mays, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Jesse
       Owens"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Athletes|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Athletes|xRating of. 
650  0 Sports|zUnited States|vAnecdotes. 
650  0 Sports|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  7 Athletes.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00820027 
650  7 Athletes|xRating of.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00820063 
650  7 Sports.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01130432 
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650  7 Sportler.|0(DE-588)4056399-6|2gnd 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
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655  7 Anecdotes.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423876 
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655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
776 08 |iOnline version:|aGitlin, Marty.|t100 greatest American 
       athletes.|dLanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
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