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Hockey's super scorers

1984
Profiles of eight hockey stars known for their high scoring: Mike Bossy, Guy Lafleur, Marcel Dionne, Peter Stastny, Bryan Trottier, Gilbert Perreault, Dino Ciccarelli, and Wayne Gretzky.

Hockey's top scorers

1975
Brief biographies focusing on the careers of ten hockey stars : Maurice Richard, Ted Lindsay, Bernie Geoffrion, Jean Beliveau, Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe, Stan Mikita, Frank Mahovlich, and Phil Esposito.

Football's rugged running backs

1975
Brief biographies emphasizing the careers of ten noted running backs: Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Ernie Nevers, Steve Van Buren, Joe Perry, Ollie Matson, Hugh McElhenny, Lenny Moore, Jim Brown, and Gale Sayers.

Boxing's heavyweight champions

1975
Biographies of ten heavyweight prize fighters: John L. Sullivan, Jim Corbett, Robert Fitzsimmons, Jim Jeffries, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, and Muhammad Ali.

Baseball's power hitters

1983
Profiles the careers of eight power hitters who are determined to set the ball sailing out of the ball park each time they come to bat. Includes Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt, Willie Stargell, Jim Rice, George Foster, Dave Kingman, Gorman Thomas and Dave Winfield.

Baseball's hottest hitters

1983
Brief biographies of eight baseball players noted for their high batting averages. Included are Rod Carew, Pete Rose, Steve Garvey, Al Oliver, Fred Lynn, Dave Parker, Keith Hernandez, and George Brett.

Football's daring defensive backs

1984
Presents brief biographies of eight defensive backs: Lester Hayes, Nolan Cromwell, Mel Blount, Mike Haynes, Pat Thomas, Everson Walls, Gary Fencik, and Ronnie Lott.

Memorable World Series moments

1982
Highlights great moments in the history of baseball's World Series from 1912-1975.

Winning men of tennis

1981
Discusses the careers of eight outstanding tennis players: Bill Tilden, Pancho Gonzales, Rod Laver, Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Guillermo Vilas, and John McEnroe.

Football's winning quarterbacks

1980
Biographies of 10 professional quarterbacks: Fran Tarkenton, Roger Staubach, Bob Griese, Ken Stabler, Terry Bradshaw, Archie Manning, Ken Anderson, Bert Jones, Dan Fouts, and Jim Zorn.

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