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Eckie: Walter Eckersall and the Rise of Chicago Sports

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Availability:In StockContributor:Chris SerbPublish date:10/1/2025Pages:360
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781496242808ISBN-10:1496242807UPC:9781496242808Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Football, Sports, Editors, Journalists, PublishersSize:8.60 x 6.10 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SC5TADF3CJ
Walter "Eckie" Eckersall was one of the most famous people in Chicago for three decades: He was the city's first high school athlete superstar when the competitive prep athletics scene was maturing in Illinois, then quarterback of the University of Chicago Maroons, and finally a prominent sports journalist for the Chicago Tribune. As the greatest player in the University of Chicago's history,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781496242808ISBN-10:1496242807UPC:9781496242808Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Football, Sports, Editors, Journalists, PublishersSize:8.60 x 6.10 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SC5TADF3CJ
Chris Serb is deputy district chief for the Chicago Fire Department. He is also a veteran Chicago freelance writer with almost thirty years of experience as a journalist. Serb's articles, concentrated in sports and history, have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago History, Writer's Digest, Chicago Athlete, and Men's Fitness. He is the author of War Football: World War I and the Birth of the...
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

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