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Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths: The Inside Story of Football's Golden Era
George Best
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Description for Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths: The Inside Story of Football's Golden Era
Hardcover. A history of football of the period that saw the abolition of the maximum wage, and the beginnings of the likes of George as boot-room apprentices to the star-studded era of sideburns, collar-length hair. This book follows the drama of each season (1963 to 1973) in league, cup and abroad, pondering the key themes from each year. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 666. Clean copy
'We were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others' George Best. Written in the months before he died, Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths is George's farewell letter to the great footballing era in which he burned so brightly - a personal history of the golden years before TV and agents changed everything. From the breaking of the maximum wage to the cusp of the first million-pound player, it follows the triumphs and tragedies of every season from 1960 to 1974. It is the story of our greatest footballing generation - Greaves, Moore, Law, Charlton, Osgood, Lorimer, Jennings, Hurst and, of course, Best himself.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091906085
SKU
KST0023356
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About George Best
George Best is a bona fide legend in British football. Epitomising football's new-found glamour in the 60s as a Busby protege at Manchester United, he dazzled on the pitch and lived the high life off it. Christened the Fifth Beatle at his peak, Best was the first pop star footballer. Unable to cope with the success and fame that his talent brought him, Best fell into alcoholism and his life has been littered with tales of women, sex and drink. Despite well-documented problems with his health and private life over the past few years, George Best has shown that he still retains the energy and character that have made him an icon to his many fans. Harry Harris is the Group Chief Football Writer for Express Newspapers and a regular pundit on TV and radio. Twice British Sports Journalist of the Year and the only sports writer to win Sports Scoop of the Year twice, he is the author of over 30 football books, including the bestselling Pele - His Life and Times.
Reviews for Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths: The Inside Story of Football's Golden Era
'One last look back at the tortured life of the most charismatic footballer of our generation', Guardian .'Best's love letter to the Beautiful Game and to his own youth', Irish News .'A great read', Sunday Sport .'A complete history of the sport before money and marketing took over', Mirror