Papa Clicker's Father's Day Book Gift Guide
The top-rated sports books for your shopping needs
For your Father’s Day shopping pleasure, we always recommend the gift that keeps on giving, Marchand Sports Media podcasts (gift link), but we wanted to help you out even more for your dad, yourself or anyone who may need a book.
So here are Papa Clicker’s top book reviews. Papa Clicker, Herbert Marchand, has done more than 140 reviews and counting between the New York Post and now for Marchand Sports Media. He rates each book on the 5-Clicker scale. Below are the 42 must-reads with 4.5 or better rating with easy links for you to make your purchases.
Hope you enjoy!
4.7 CLICKERS
Out of Left Field: A Sports Writer’s Last Word by Stan Issacs
4.65 CLICKERS
Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson by Mark Kriegel
Dream: The Life & Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon by Mirin Fader
Glory Days: The Summer of ‘84 and 90 days that changed sports and culture forever by L. Jon Wertheim
4. 6 CLICKERS
Arthur Ashe: A Life by Raymond Arsenault
Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All-Time by Ian O’Connor
Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn: Boxing’s Unforgettable Summer of 1941 by Ed Gruver
Let’s Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, The Life of Ernie Banks by Ron Rapoport
Life in the G: Minor League Basketball and the Relentless Pursuit of the NBA by Alex Sqaudron
The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America by Michael MacCambridge
The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire by John Eisenberg
The City Game: Triumph, Scandal and A Legendary Basketball team by Matthew Goodman
The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer by Caitlin Murray
The Price: What It Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos by Armen Keteyian & John Talty
World's Fastest Man: The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson by Mary Ormsby
4.55 Clickers
Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original by Mitchell Nathanson
Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski by Ian O’Connor
Home Run King: The Remarkable Record of Hank Aaron by Dan Schlossberg
Jacobs Beach: The Mob, the Garden and the Golden Age of Boxing by Kevin Mitchell
The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams by Adam Lazarus
Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation by David Davis
4.5 Clickers
Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America by Will Bardenwerper
LeBron by Jeff Benedict
Marty Glickman: The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend by Jeffrey S. Gurock
Messi vs. Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game by Joshua Robinson & Jonathan Clegg
Our Team by Luke Epplin
Quarterback: Inside the Most Important Position in the National Football League by John Feinstein
Road to Nowhere: The Early 1990s Collapse and Rebuild of New York City Baseball by Chris Donnelly
Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson by Ashley Brown
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids' Sports--and Why It Matters by Linda Flanagan
Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports by Yaron Weitzman
The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues by Lonnie Wheeler
The FIFA World Cup: A History of the Planet's Biggest Sporting Event by Clemente A. Lisi
The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968 by George Howe Colt
The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series by Tyler Kepner
The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City by Kevin Baker
The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops by Jack McCallum
Tiger & Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry by Bob Harig
True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson by Kostya Kennedy
Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics by Dan Shaughnessy
Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask by Jon Pessah