GREAT SPORTS STORIES: The Legendary Films

About the Book

Based on Dr. William Russo’s long-standing popular film and literature course at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts, Great Sports Stories: The Legendary Films, is an overview of the stories, conflicts, plots, characters, and actions, that comprise the most significant sports films of the past 100 years. From famous literary athletics to the politically incorrect tales of sport, from distant past games to professionals of the modern age and odd-ball amateur sports, this book provides a definitive guide to winners and losers among the best and worst movies about sports. “...An encyclopedia of sports fictions..”

About the Author

A veteran of the Vietnam War, Dr. William Russo served with the U.S.Army and later worked as a free-lance writer for Hollywood tabloids. Nowadays, Russo is a professor at Curry College near Boston, Massachusetts. His previous books include Mal Tempo, Junior Bad Guys: Movie Delinquents of the 1950s, and Another Sunny Day.