Straus Bob (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, light crease in the lower corner of the front cover, overall a very clean used copy! 4 unmarked historical pages! Inscribed by the author on the front cover: "My good friend Jack- Bob Straus" Extremely rare and hard-to-find! Very very scarce and collectible! Inscribed By the Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Pennington-McNeil, Dreu (jacket design); Straus, Bob (from jacket photograph) (illustrator). 1st Edition. As new condition blue boards, maroon spine, and gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Career Summary: Highlights of Amateur Career, Arnold Palmer's Record in U.S. Amateur Championship, Professional Victories, Arnold Palmer's Professional Career Summary 1955 Through 1998, Academic Honors, Arnold Palmer's Career Holes-In-One; and Index. Illustrated with two sections of black-and-white photographic plates plus color photographic front and rear endpapers. "There has never been a golfer to rival Arnold Palmer. He's the most aggressive, most exciting player the game has ever known, a dynamo famous for coming from behind to make bold last-minute charges to victory. To the legions of golf fans known around the world as "Arnie's Army," Palmer is a charismatic hero, the winner of sixty-one tournaments on the PGA Tour and still going strong on the Senior PGA Tour. But behind the legend, there is the private Palmer - a man of wit, compassion, loyalty, and true grit in the face of personal adversity. Golf-crazy as far back as he can remember, Arnie followed his dad, "Deacon" Palmer, the head greenskeeper, around the Latrobe Country Club fairways; as a youth he played at dawn before the club members arrived (the only time he was allowed on the course); by the time he graduated from high school he was headed for the national circuit. His rise to fame was meteoric, and by the 1960s he had emerged as one of the few American athletes the public truly cared about - a vibrant, daring, handsome sports celebrity who attracted wild crowds and enormous television audiences whenever he played and whose charisma propelled the explosion of enthusiasm for golf in the sixties. Writing with the humor and candor that are as much his trademark as his unique golf swing, Palmer narrates the deeply moving story of his life both on and off the links. He recounts his friendships (and rivalries) with greats of the game, including Jack Nicklaus, his enduringly happy marriage with Winnie, his legendary charges to triumph and his titanic disasters, and his valiant battle against cancer. Returning to the Senior PGA Tour with unmatched zeal after his recovery, Palmer reminded fans of his unfaltering heroism - and the world of golf is thankful. From small-town boy to golfing legend, Arnold Palmer has lived one of the great sporting lives of the twentieth century. Now, with the help of acclaimed golf writer James Dodson, he has created one of the great sports autobiographies of our time." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.