A standard source of first referral, Porter's Biographical Dictionary of American Sports now adds a long-awaited revised and expanded edition of the popular 198
This volume, the fifth in the "Biographical dictionary of American sports," provides biographical and bibliographical information on 620 distinguished American
Robert Dean Emslie (1859–1943) spent fifty-six of his eighty-four years in professional baseball—eight as a player and forty-nine as an umpire. When arm pro
African-American athletes have played a significant role in the development and popularity of American professional sports, and have encountered numerous obstac
This two-volume set features 400 articles on African-Americans in sports, including biographical entries as well as entries on events, tournaments, leagues, clu