When deciding which athletes to profile, our editors take into account not only a player's statistics, but also his character. SPI takes care to select athletes who are known to be community minded and can serve as role models.The biographical material on each athlete covers him from his earliest days to the present.

Alex Rodriguez: A+ Shortstop

Michael Shalin

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Mike Shalin

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Junior Seau: Overcoming the Odds

Jim Trotter

Jake Plummer: Comeback Cardinal

Steve Schoenfeld

When Ned Harkness enthusiastically predicted that Glens Falls, New York, would become the "Green Bay of Hockey, " even his most ardent supporters had to wonder whether his hyperbole had any limits. Adirondack teams have won four Calder Cup playoff titles and have been a finishing school for dozens of NHL players, coaches, and executives, including Adam Oates, Adam Graves, Joe Murphy, Bob Probert, former Winnipeg Jet Tim Cheveldae, former Montreal Canadiens star Peter Mahovlich, New York Rangers president and general manager Neil Smith, and former Los Angeles Kings coach Barry Melrose.

Minor in Name Only: The History of the Adirondack Red Wings

Sports & Outdoors

Kane, Mike

Baseball

For almost a century, the New York Yankees have dominated the game of baseball. With 33 American League pennants and 22 world championships, the Yankees have built a dynasty that is unrivaled in sports. No other team has the tradition and spirit of the New York Yankees. Names like Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, Maris, Rizzuto, Martin, Ford, Berra, Stengel, Slaughter, Jackson, and Mattingly represent more than men who played the game -- they are part of the great mystique that causes all Yankee fans to swell with pride. From the first pitch of the New York Yankees in 1903 through the 1995 season.

The Yankee Encyclopedia

Reference

Gallagher, Mark

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

The Big Ten: A Century of Excellence is the definitive history of intercollegiate athletics' oldest and most prestigious conference. Designed in an easy-to-read format, the conference-endorsed Big Ten centennial book contains historical reference material about the Big Ten's first 100 seasons. Among the features are sketches of the big events, features on the team champions, stories about the premier athletes, notes about the influential coaches and administrators, information about the Big Ten's pioneers, and vignettes about the conference's academic achievements. The book's appendix includes a synopsis of each university's coaches and administrators.

The Big Ten: A Century of Excellence

Ratermann, Dale

Miscellaneous

These unique and easy-to-read vignettes about Badger lore include the football exploits of Pat O'Dea and Alan "The Horse" Ameche; the basketball heroics of Wisconsin's 1941 national championship team; and the thrills generated by Badger greats Suzy Favor, Pat Richter, Michael Finley, Mark Johnson, Scott Lamphear, and many more. Includes a complete listing of Wisconsin's nearly 10,000 letter winners and a detailed history of coaches and administrators behind the scenes.

On Wisconsin!: The History of Badger Athletics

History

Kopriva, Don

Mott, Jim

Americas

In this book, newcomers and veterans alike can relive the century of excitement that is Michigan State football. From Henry Keep's first M.A.C. team in 1896 to Nick Saban's 1996 Spartan edition, Spartan Football contains more than 300 photographs. Travel back in history with authors Ken Hoffman and larry Bielat to those very first battles between Michigan State and Michigan. Experience the growth of Spartan Football from its first site at Lansing's Elton Park to today's double-decked Spartan Stadium. Learn about the 20 men who've directed MSU football fortunes over the past century.

Spartan Football: 100 Seasons of Gridiron Glory

Hoffman, Ken

Football (American)

Honus: The Life and Times of a Baseball Hero is a biographical look at the life and times of the great Honus Wagner. Not many fans know the full story of Honus Wagner, and Wagner himself was largely responsible for the public's ignorance. Being notoriously shy, he declined to talk about himself or baseball to sportswriters of his time. Through thousands of hours of exhaustive research and interviews, plus the help of Wagner's granddaughter, Leslie Blair, author William Hageman was able to get the story of the great baseball legend.

Honus: The Life and Times of a Baseball Hero

Hageman, William

Biographies & Memoirs

The companion volume to the awardwinning Public Television Videography "TM" Program Special on Mantle's career with more than 180 rare photographs, headlines, articles, cartoons, and text. Mantle offers readers an intimate and insightful portrait of his life and career.

Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes to Life

Mantle, Mickey

Early, Lewis

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