Forgive Us Our Press Passes: The Mickey Herskowitz Collection II

Forgive us our Press Passes by Mickey Herskowitz contains eighty-five sports articles covering nearly twenty years. With an introduction by Hall-of-Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, the book is divided into eight categories: football, baseball, basketball, horseracing, golf, boxing, patriotism and sports, and tributes to departed sports greats. Football and baseball are the largest categories, but gems of wit and insight are spread throughout its pages. From Jarrin' John Kimbrough, the Junction Boys of Bear Bryant, the Cowboys of Tom Landry, the thundering runs of Earl Campbell, from the splendor of Ted Williams to the feats of Hank Aaron, and from Wilt the Stilt to Jordan the Incomparable, Mickey Herskowitz tells the grand panorama of American sports as only he can tell it. In the concluding categories he takes time to remind us of how accomplishments of sports giants on the field and in the arena have enriched the life and spirit of America. Sports lovers will discover there is nothing to forgive but everything to appreciate in this classy new book by the dean of Texas sports writers.