Berkow, Ira

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ira Berkow looks at some of the best baseball players including Babe Ruth, Greg Maddux, Rod Carew, and more.

Ira Berkow recounts his rise to journalistic fame, discussing his early writing jobs, position as a sports columnist and feature writer for the "New York Times", and the most memorable stories and figures he encountered along the way.

An account of the 1954 Illinois High School State Championship basketball game between the DuSable Panthers, the first all-black team to make the finals, and a team from Mount Vernon High School.

Sports columnist Ira Berkow presents interviews with twenty-seven celebrities and accomplished figures in a variety of fields, including comedian Chris Rock, novelist Erica Jong, and former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen, on what they find appealing about basketball.

A biography of the powerful home run hitter who became the first Jewish player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Profiles the life of Lou Brissie who was wounded in World War II but returned home to overcome his disability and become a professional baseball player. Also describes his work mentoring wounded veterans.