Feller, Bob, 62, 132, 134
fencing, 330–31
“Anatomy of a Champion,” 288–99
Ferriss, Dave, 130–31
Fine, David, 269
fishing, xx, 136, 146, 152, 254
“The Day That the Striper—and Memories of Bob Francis—Came Back,” 259–63
“Homage to Patagonia,” 281–87
“Men Without Women,” 335, 344–60
“Sea of Dreams,” 264–74
“Why I Fish,” 275–80
Williams and, 144
Flood, Curt, 28
Florida Rowing Center, 374–79
Foch, Ferdinand, 34
football, 13, 43, 56, 196, 221–55, 326
black players in, xv–xvi, 65, 190, 232, 240
“A Full Life of Football, Till the Very End,” 366–73
“The Games Harvard Plays,” 221, 233–36
“How I Fell in Love with the NFL,” 237–43
Introduction, Super Bowl XL Opus, 244–55
Jordan and, 200
radio and, 42–43, 45, 250, 251–52
rise in popularity of, 43–44, 46
statistics in, 66
“Sunday, Boring Sunday: A Farewell to Pro Football,” 223–32
television and, 42–44, 45–46, 65, 127, 223–32, 238–40, 241, 244–45, 250–55, 284
Ford, Henry, 35
Ford, Richard, xiv
Ford, Whitey, 28, 155
Foreman, George, 48, 318
Foulke, Keith, 155
Foxx, Jimmie, 156
Fraiman, Arnold Guy, 376–77, 379
Francis, Bob, 259–62
Frazier, Joe, 48, 317–18, 321–22
friends, xx, 277, 335–79
“The Fitness-Goers,” 374–79
“A Full Life of Football, Till the Very End,” 366–73
“He Got a Shot in the NBA, and It Went In,” 337–43
“Men Without Women,” 335, 344–60
“Schaap Was a Pioneer … and a Good Guy,” 361–65
Fulbright, William, 49
Futch, Eddie, 322
Gabriel, Roman, 224
Galehouse, Denny, xxi
Gammons, Peter, 148
Garciaparra, Nomar, 130, 131, 146, 152, 155
Garvey, Steve, 77, 88
Gehrig, Lou, 62
Geiger, Matt, 219
George, Eddie, 243
Germany, 325
Giamatti, Bart, 112–13
Giambi, Jason, 147, 152
Gibson, Bob, 24, 28, 132, 133, 134, 138–39
Gifford, Caroline Apple, 313–14
Gifford, Frank, 43, 230, 232
Gigantic Book of Fishing Stories, The (Lyons), 257
Gionfriddo, Al, 101, 126
Gleisner, Don, 372–73
golf, 13, 328
Gomez, Alberto Molina, 351
Gonzalez, Pancho, 364
Gooden, Doc, 115
Gorman, Lou, 107
Gossage, Goose, 104
Gowdy, Curt, 229
GQ
“Men Without Women,” 335, 344–60
“Sea of Dreams,” 264–74
Graham, Fred, 240, 242
Graham, Otto, 251
Granato, Cammi, 306
Green, A. C., 184
Green Bay Packers, 224, 245, 370
Greene, Graham, 27
Greer, Hal, 342, 343
Gregory, Elvis, 290–91
Grinstead, Herman “Snort,” 167, 168
Groat, Dick, 25
Gross, Leonard, 14, 15
Grove, Lefty, 156
Guidry, Ron, 98, 104
Halberstam, Charles (father), xx, 96, 99, 111, 265, 266, 269
Halberstam, Jean (wife), xxv, 54, 111, 140, 265, 276–77
in sculling course, 374–79
Halberstam, Julia (daughter), 262–63, 350
Halberstam, Michael (brother), xx, 265–69, 270–71
Halberstam, Moe (uncle), 265, 266, 268–69
Hamilton, Steve, 25
Hammel, Bob, 163, 164
Hampton, Mike, 151
Hara, Tatsunori, 78, 94
Harper, Ron, 207
Harper’s, xvii, xviii
“Baseball and the National Mythology,” 61–69
Harvard Alumni Bulletin
“Death of a Sculler, in Three Acts,” xiv, xvii, 1, 3–5
Harvard Crimson, xiii, xvi, 235–36, 362
Harvard University, 221, 233–36
Hawkins, Connie, 196
Hawkins, Richard, 240, 243
Heinz, W. C., xv, xxiii, 15–16, 20, 364
Hemingway, Ernest, xiv, 16, 140
Henderson, Rickey, 104
Henrich, Tommy, 17, 113–14, 128, 147
Henry, John, 155
Hersh, Sy, 69
Hershiser, Orel, 115
Hill, Pat, 366
Hinkle, Tony, 168
hockey, 13, 227, 306
“Ice Breakers,” 300–316
Hodges, Gil, 42, 64
Hoover, Herbert, 33
Houk, Ralph, 64
Howard, Elston, 101, 127
Howerton, John and Jason, 353, 355
“Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu” (Updike), 100
Huff, Sam, 44, 45, 46, 241, 252
Huizenga, Wayne, 150
Humphrey, William, 357
Hungary, 324–25
Hurst, Geoff, 325
Inc.
“The Games Harvard Plays,” 221, 233–36
Indiana, 161–82
Indiana Pacers, 209
Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer (Kramer and Schaap), 63
Iverson, Allen, 212–20
Jackie Robinson: Between the Baselines (Stout and Johnson)
“History’s Man,” 122–25
Jackson, Bo, 194, 200
Jackson, Keith, 234
Jackson, Phil, 195–96, 207–8, 213
Jackson, Reggie, 190
Japanese baseball, 70–95
Jeter, Derek, 153
Johnson, Gus, 65
Johnson, Jack, 31
Johnson, Magic, 184, 185, 186, 187–88, 189–92, 194, 202
Johnson, Randy, 132
Johnson, Richard, xxii
Jones, Cleon, 64
Jordan, James and Deloris, 197
Jordan, Michael, xix, 30, 32, 49–51, 122, 133, 328, 337, 338
“A Hero for the Wired World,” 193–200
“Say It Ain’t So, Mike,” 159, 206–11
Juantorena, Alberto, 331
Kaat, Jim, 152
Karras, Alex, 230–31
Katz, Stan, 235
Kearns, Tom, Sr., 339–40
Kearns, Tommy, 337–43
Keller, Charlie, 17, 147
Kelley, Steve, 217–18
Kennedy, John F., 61, 62, 193
Kerouac, Jack, xiv
Kerr, Steve, 207
Killebrew, Harmon, 75
Kinder, Ellis, 155
King, Larry, 22
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 125, 320
Knight, Bobby, 161–62, 177–79, 180–81
Knight, Robert M., 119–20, 121
Kornheiser, Tony, 327
Koufax, Sandy, 63, 132, 133, 134
Kramer, Jerry, 63
Krovatin, Gerry, 272
Krueger, Charlie, 355, 359
Kruse, Bob, 354, 356–57, 358
Kubek, Tony, 230
Kukoc, Toni, 207, 209
Kuhn, Bowie, 68
LaFrance, Allan, 136
Landry, Tom, 224
Larsen, Don, 134
Lasorda, Tommy, 87, 88, 135
Lazarus, Emma, 32
Lee, Art, 357–58
Lee, George, 353–54, 355, 356–58, 359–60
Lefebvre, Jim, 75
Lehrer, Tom, 235
Lelyveld, Joe, 113–14
Leonard, Ray, 190
Lewis, Carl, 104, 331
Lewis, John, 219
Lincoln, Abraham, 31, 61, 226
Lindbergh, Charles, 37
Lipsyte, Bob, 18
Liston, Sonny, 47, 318–19
Litvan, Yefim, 298, 299
Lombardi, Vince, 224, 245
Longenbach, Zaddick, 290, 297, 298
Lopat, Eddie, 100, 132, 155
Lopes, Davey, 88
Los Angeles Lakers, 183–92, 202, 203, 212, 213, 217, 219
Los Angeles Rams, 224
Loughery, Kevin, 338
Louis, Joe, 40, 48
Lukas, J. Anthony, xvi
Lyle, Sparky, 104
McCarver, Tim, 25, 134
McClain, Sean, 290, 291, 298
McCullough, David, 201
McGrady, Tracy, 213
McGuire, Frank, 339–40, 341
McHale, Kevin, 185
McLain, Denny, 68
McMillian, Jimmy, 202
McNamee, Graham, 36, 37
Madden, John, 285
Malone, Karl, 208
Malteni, Moose, 241
Mantle, Mickey, 28, 62, 64, 66, 68, 90, 98, 196, 218
Marchetti, Gino, 45–46
Marden, John, 377
marketing, 247
Maris, Roger, 66
Marshall, George Preston, xv–xvi
Martin, Billy, 90, 137, 140
Martinez, Pedro, 152
“The Ultimate Gamer,” 129–36
Maynard, Don, 246
Mays, Willie, 50, 64, 65, 84, 125, 144, 154, 210
media, 191, 216–17, 285
see also television
Mercer, Galen, 358
Meredith, Don, 230–31
Micahnik, Dave, 297, 299
Miller, Dennis, 238
Miller, Jock, 348–49, 350, 354, 355, 359, 360
Minnesota Vikings, 281
Mleczko, Allison Jaime, 300–305, 307–16
Mleczko, Priscilla “Bambi,” 305, 307, 309, 310
Mleczko, Sarah, 307
Mleczko, Tom, 262, 305, 307, 308, 309, 311, 313
Mleczko, Wink, 307, 309, 313
Montville, Leigh, 192
Morrall, Earl, 246
Motley, Marion, 251
Movsessian, Larry, 306
Movsessian, Vicki, 306
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 32
Mudge, Ann, 101
Murcer, Bobby, 134
Murphy, John, 377
Musburger, Brent, 191
Musial, Stan, 196
Mussina, Mike, 131–32, 140
myths, 61
“Baseball and the National Mythology,” 61–69
Namath, Joe, 44, 46, 63, 224, 227, 231, 245–46, 253–54
Nashville Tennessean, 239, 332
Nashville Volunteers, 17
nationalism, 323, 324, 325
National League, 76, 86
NBA, 183, 190, 197, 198, 211
Negro League, 39
Nelson, Jeff, 134
New England Patriots, 282, 366
Newhouser, Hal, 98
New Journalism, 20
New York Daily News, 69
New Yorker, 218–19
New York Giants, 36, 43, 44, 45, 46, 54, 223, 225, 227, 240, 242, 244, 251, 252, 254, 281, 283, 285, 286
New York Jets, 224, 244–47, 254, 286
New York Knicks, 54, 184, 203–4, 205, 217
New York Magazine, xviii
“Character Study: Pat Riley,” 201–5
“Sunday, Boring Sunday: A Farewell to Pro Football,” 223–32
New York Mets, 25, 127–28
New York Post, 16, 116
New York Times, xiii, xv, xvi–xvii, 17–18, 19, 113, 114, 217, 323, 352, 362
“The Good Old Days—for Baseball Owners,” 115–18
“He Got a Shot in the NBA, and It Went In,” 337–43
“Horse Racing in Warsaw: Sport of the People,” xvii, 6–9
“The Perfectionist at the Plate,” 142–45
New York Yankees, 22, 24, 25, 28, 30, 36, 54, 109, 112, 113, 116–18, 127–28, 130, 132, 134, 155–56, 216
“The Fan Divided,” 96–105
“If They Strike, I’m Going Fishin’,” 146–52
Smith and, 77
“Torre Makes a Good Boss,” 137–41
NFL, 53, 224, 225, 228, 229, 232, 249
“How I Fell in Love with the NFL,” 237–43
Nicholson, Jack, 213
Nike, 197–98, 199 9/11, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 359
Nixon, John, 240–41, 242–43
Nixon, Norm, 191
Nolan, Marty, 147
Nureyev, Rudolf, 195
Oakland Raiders, 245
October 1964 (Halberstam), 24, 28
Odden, Patsy, 312–13
Oh, Sadaharu, 91, 93, 94
oil culture, 34
Oliphant, Jeff, 177, 179–81
Oliphant, Tom, 177, 179–80
Olsen, Jack, 67
Olympic Games, 198, 199, 200, 201, 215
Dream Team in, 329–30
fencing team and, 291, 295, 299
“Olympiad XXVIII,” 329–33
women’s hockey team and, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 313, 315–16
O’Neal, Shaquille, 207, 213
Ortiz, Manny, 153
Oscars, 248 Out of the Red (Smith), 15
Owen, Mickey, 128
Page, Joe, 155
Parade Magazine
“Why Men Love Baseball,” 111–14
Parish, Robert, 185
Parnell, Mel, 109, 155
Patagonia, 281–87, 344–60
Patterson, Floyd, 48, 321
Patterson, Tony, 179, 180
Pelé, 195
Pendergast, Pat, 282–83
Pepitone, Joe, 67, 68, 79
Perfect Game, The (Seaver and Schaap), 63–64
Pesky, Johnny, 97–98, 109, 147
Petrocelli, Rico, 101
Pettitte, Andy, 134
Pew, Bill, 260, 269–70
Philadelphia 76ers, 212, 219–20
Piniella, Lou, 103, 104
Pippen, Scottie, 122, 207, 209
Plasman, Dick, 369
Playboy
“The Education of Reggie Smith,” 70–95
Plump, Bobby, 165, 166, 167, 169, 171–72, 173
Poland, xvi–xvii, 323
“Horse Racing in Warsaw: Sport of the People,” xvii, 6–9
politics, 248
Powell, Colin, 22, 125
Powers, Bill, 179–80
Powers That Be, The (Halberstam), xviii
Princeton University, 233, 235, 236
Quigg, Joe, 340, 341
Quinn, Sally, 22
Rabi, I. I., 31
race and racism, 27, 31, 32, 39, 46–47, 48, 50–51, 53, 125
black athletes and, see black athletes
black Muslims and, 47, 48
civil rights movement and, 14, 17, 26, 49–50, 215, 238, 318, 332, 333, 363
Radatz, Dick, 83–84
radio, 36, 37, 55, 131, 147
baseball and, 43, 250
football and, 42–43, 45, 250, 251–52
Ramirez, Manny, 153–54
Ramos, Pete, 25
Ramsay, Jack, 26
Rank, Mr., 267
Raschi, Vic, 28, 42, 100, 115, 116–18, 155
Redford, Robert, 346
Reed, Willis, 184
Reiser, Pete, 15
Reston, James, xiv
Reynolds, Allie, 100, 155
Richards, Ed, 292
Richardson, Bobby, 25
Ridenour, Ron, 219
Rice, Jerry, 122
Rickey, Branch, 40, 125, 175
Riley, Pat, 184
“Character Study: Pat Riley,” 201–5
Río Grande, 281–87, 344–50
Riswold, Jim, 197
Rivera, Mariano, 155
Rizzuto, Phil, 28, 64
Robertson, Oscar, 170, 174, 175, 176–77
Robinson, Frank, 76
Robinson, Jackie, 39–42, 48, 50, 86–8
7, 175, 215, 319–20, 363
“History’s Man,” 122–25
Rocker, John, 127
Rodman, Dennis, 186, 209
Rodriguez, Alex, 151
Rohr, Billy, 101–2
Rose, Jalen, 209
Rose Bowl, 37
Rosenbluth, Lennie, 340, 341
Rote, Kyle, 45
Roth, Philip, 101
Rotier, Johnny, 240, 241
Rotier’s, 240–41, 243, 251
rowing, see sculling
Royle, Marlene, 377
Rozelle, Pete, 227, 249, 253, 255
Rudolph, Wilma, xiii, xiv, 331–33
Russell, Bill, 65, 190, 197, 242
Chamberlain and, 216–17
Russell, Bryon, 208
Russell, William F., 67
Russia, 324–25, 331
Ruth, Babe, 32, 33–34, 36, 62, 66, 242
Ryan, Nolan, 73, 74
Safire, Bill, 22
St. Louis Cardinals, 24, 28, 86–87, 118, 138
San Francisco Giants, 77
Schaap, Dick, 14
“Schaap Was a Pioneer … and a Good Guy,” 361–65
Schaus, Fred, 202
Schilling, Curt, 155, 231
Schorr, Daniel, 250
Schroder, Roger, 166, 167
sculling (rowing), 330
“Death of a Sculler, in Three Acts,” xiv, xvii, 1, 3–5
“The Fitness-Goers,” 374–79
women’s, 304
Seattle Times, 217
Seaver, Nancy, 63–64
Seaver, Tom, 62–64, 71, 73, 105
September 11 terrorist attacks, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 359
Seymour, Paul, 342, 343
Sharpe, Howard, 178
Shaughnessy, Dan, 135, 154
Shecter, Leonard, 67, 69
Shoriki, Toru, 78, 94
“Silent Season of the Hero, The” (Talese), xv
Silverman, Al, 15–16
Simpson, O. J., 190
Sittler, Darryl, 306
Sittler, Meaghan, 306
Sittler, Ryan, 306–7
Sloan, Jerry, 208
Smith, Ben, 301, 302, 303, 305–6, 314–15, 316
Smith, Dean, 169, 206, 338
Smith, Emmitt, 122
Smith, Ray, 278
Smith, Red, xv, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20–21
Smith, Reggie, 101
“The Education of Reggie Smith,” 70–95
Snell, Matt, 246
Snider, Duke, 64
soccer, 199–200, 247
“Thanks, Soccer, See You in Four Years,” 323–28
women’s, 304
Solaita, Tony, 79–80
Soriano, Alfonso, 152
Sparhawk, Peter, 377, 379
Spencer, Daryl, 79
Sport, 14–16
Sporting News, 113
“Sports as a Window of Social Change,” 11, 22–28
Sport Magazine, 113
Sports Illustrated, 14, 67
“The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of,” 183–92
sportswriters, xiv–xv, 14–16, 17–21
black athletes and, 319–20, 362–64
Sprewell, Latrell, 211
Spurrier, Steve, 138
Stanley, Bob, 109
Stanley, Mike, 134
Starr, Bart, 224, 232
Steadman, Dick, 269, 279, 281, 282, 284, 286, 344–47, 352, 353, 355, 356, 360