Tucson Festival of Books

Sports Immortals


Consider these books to appreciate the making of a sports immortal. It can be a heavyweight champion, a title winning team or even the sport itself.


Panelists
Luke Epplin

Luke Epplin is the author of two noted sports books, "Moses and the Doctor: Two Men, One Championship, and the Birth of Modern Basketball" and "Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball....

Mark Kriegel

Mark Kriegel is a former sports columnist for The New York Post and the Daily News and is a boxing analyst and essayist for ESPN. He is the author of "Namath: A Biography," "Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich," and "The Good Son: The Life of Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini....

Scott Price

A senior writer at Sports Illustrated from 1994-2019, Scott Price has written five books, including, most recently, "The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse." It is a wide-ranging examination of the continent's oldest and most representative sport....

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Books:
Baddest Man
The Making of Mike Tyson
Mark Kriegel
Sports
Penguin Group
June 2025
ISBN 9780735223400
448 pages
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The American Game
History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse
Scott Price
Sports
Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
May 2025
ISBN 9780802164735
560 pages
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Moses and the Doctor
Two Men, One Championship, and the Birth of Modern Basketball
Luke Epplin
Sports
Grand Central Publishing
February 2026
ISBN 9780306833496
320 pages
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