{"product_id":"jewish-sports-legends-the-international-jewish-sports-hall-of-fame-9781496201881","title":"Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the 1972 Olympics one sportswriter referred to Mark Spitz  winner of seven gold medals  as the first great Jewish athlete. He couldnt have been more wrong. As Jewish Sports Legends shows  Jews have excelled at athletics for centuries. This engaging volume illuminates the lives and unforgettable accomplishments of Jews in virtually every major sport played worldwide. Baseball stars Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg  basketballs Red Auerbach and Dolph Schayes  and footballs Sid Luckman and Marv Levy are only a few notable examples.  With photographs accompanying almost every sports personality  this fifth edition introduces some famous and some not-so-famous Jewish sports greats throughout history. More than eighty new entries have been added to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame since 2005  among them Lyle Alzado  Max Baer  Ira Berkow  Kenny Bernstein  Sasha Cohen  Shawn Green  Donna Geils Orender  Aly Raisman  and Bud Selig. While most of those profiled are professional sport champions and Olympic gold medalists  the book also features great coaches  officials  journalists  and other significant contributors in every major sport.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647899099189,"sku":"ByrdShop_1496201884","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781496201881.jpg?v=1781699523","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/jewish-sports-legends-the-international-jewish-sports-hall-of-fame-9781496201881","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}