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Throwing hard easy : reflections on a life in baseball / Robin Roberts ; with C. Paul Rogers III ; foreword by Stan Musial ; new foreword by James Roberts ; new introduction by C. Paul Rogers III.

Title
Throwing hard easy : reflections on a life in baseball / Robin Roberts ; with C. Paul Rogers III ; foreword by Stan Musial ; new foreword by James Roberts ; new introduction by C. Paul Rogers III.
Author
Roberts, Robin, 1926-2010
Publication
Lincoln [Nebraska] : University of Nebraska Press, 2014.

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Additional Authors
  • Roberts, Robin, 1926-2010.
  • Rogers, C. Paul
  • Musial, Stan, 1920-2013
  • Roberts, James
  • Rogers, C. Paul.
Description
xxviii, 286 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates; 23 cm
Summary
  • "With a seemingly effortless motion, pinpoint control, a blazing, dancing fastball, and an unequaled competitive spirit, Robin Roberts enjoyed one of the most celebrated careers in baseball history. He made his Major League debut in the summer of 1948 and became one of the most notable sports figures of the fifties. His many accomplishments on the mound helped to make him one of the more distinguished residents of Cooperstown, and he will always be remembered as the most dominant National League pitcher of his time. In addition, Roberts was as impressive a storyteller as he was an athlete, and his experiences and encounters leading up to, throughout, and following his incredible nineteen-year career made for an extraordinary life. Throwing Hard Easy is Roberts's own account, recalling his childhood, his playing days, and life after baseball. This edition features new photographs and a new foreword by his son, James Roberts, as well as a new introduction by his coauthor and lifelong fan, C. Paul Rogers III. "--
  • "Autobiography of great Phillies pitcher Robin Roberts"--
Subject
  • Roberts, Robin, 1926-2010
  • Baseball players > United States > Biography
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
  • Baseball players
  • United States
Genre/Form
Biographies
Note
  • Includes index.
  • Previously titled: My life in baseball, 2003.
  • Originally published: Chicago : Triumph Books, 2003.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9780803248670 (paperback : alk. paper)
  • 0803248679 (paperback : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2013046071
OCLC
  • 861955751
  • SCSB-10587068
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library