Born to Coach
The Story of Bill Squires, the Legendary Coach of the Greatest Generation of American Distance Runners
$55.90
- Hardcover
312 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2020
Summary
From tasting his own blood while running hard as a Notre Dame miler to producing the top US marathon legends in the epicentre of the running boom of the 1970s and into the 80s, Bill Squires not only survived being born with a misdiagnosed and potentially fatal defective heart, but the late-developing skinny kid also amassed numerous track records as a collegiate All-American while struggling academically.As the first coach of the ground-breaking Greater Boston Track Club, Bill Squires was the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781782551966 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1782551964 |
| Author: | Paul C. Clerici |
| Publisher: | Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd |
| Imprint: | Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 486g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Paul C. Clerici
Paul C. Clerici, author of Images of Modern America: The Boston Marathon, A History of the Falmouth Road Race: Running Cape Cod, Boston Marathon History by the Mile (and the Chinese-language version Journey of the Boston Marathon), and History of the Greater Boston Track Club, has covered running and the Boston Marathon since 1988. A journalist, photographer, and former newspaper editor and sports editor, he has been recognized by the Marquis Who’s Who publication with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. A lecturer and historian often invited as a guest on television and radio programs, the New England Press Association and Massachusetts Press Association award-winner and Camy 5K Run & David 5K Walk race director competes in nearly every distance from the mile to the marathon, including two triathlons, 43 marathons (the Boston Marathon 23 times), and has won numerous age-group and Clydesdale awards. A graduate of Curry College in Milton, MA, the Walpole High School Hall of Fame member resides in Massachusetts
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