Gil Hodges : a hall of fame life /

Gil Hodges : a hall of fame life /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Zachter, Mort, 1958-
Imprint:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2015]
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 478 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Hodges, Gil, -- 1924-1972. Hodges, Gil, -- 1924-1972. Baseball players -- United States -- Biography. Baseball players. United States. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12348778

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ISBN:	9780803274334 0803274335 9780803274358 0803274351 0803211244 9780803211247
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	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, lea.
Other form:	Print version: Zachter, Mort, 1958- Gil Hodges 0803211244

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