Lamar Hunt

A Life in Sports

Hardcover, 416 pages

English language

Published Oct. 2, 2012 by Andrews McMeel Pub..

ISBN:
978-1-4494-2339-1
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OCLC Number:
779265287

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5 stars (2 reviews)

The definitive and official biography of one of the 20th century's most important and beloved sporting figure, Lamar Hunt, who revolutionized three different sports--pro football, tennis, and soccer--winding up in the Hall of Fame of each.

Drawing on 50 years of Hunt’s personal papers and more than 200 interviews, MacCambridge provides an intimate, original portrait of the man forever captivated by these serious pursuits we call games.

2 editions

A fascinating book about a fascinating man

5 stars

I didn't know that much about Lamar Hunt prior to reading this biography. I knew him primarily as the guy the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup soccer tournament and trophy is named after. I knew they had re-named the Open Cup after him due to his work to bring soccer to main stream USA, but I didn't realize just what impact he had on American Spector sports that take up so much entertainment time/value of so many people.

Turns out Hunt was the of an oil Barron who could have done most anything he wanted to. Most of what he wanted to do was play American football.

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Subjects

  • Football team owners
  • Biography
  • American Football League
  • Kansas City Chiefs (Football team)
  • Football
  • Sports and Leisure
  • Arts & recreation
  • Sports, games & entertainment
  • Athletic and outdoor sports and games
  • Ball sports
  • Inflated ball driven by the foot
  • American Football
  • Geography, Anthropology and Recreation
  • Recreation. Leisure
  • Sports
  • Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc.

Places

  • United States