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40 Great Sports Biographies

This being a collection of biographies, memoirs and autobiographies, there's little room for books about specific events, sporting revolutions, one-off incidents or great sports writing stunts. Except when I've decided that there should be, of course.
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Coming Back to Me (Marcus Trescothick)
Coming Back to Me
1
Marcus Trescothick
Ball Four
Ball Four
2
Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (Mick Foley)
Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks
3
Mick Foley
Lion Man (Ian McGeechan)
Lion Man
4
Ian McGeechan
Days of Grace (ARTHUR ASHE WITH ARNOLD RAMPERSAD)
Days of Grace
5
ARTHUR ASHE WITH ARNOLD RAMPERSAD
Addicted (Tony Adams)
Addicted
6
Tony Adams
A Lot of Hard Yakka (Simon Hughes)
A Lot of Hard Yakka
7
Simon Hughes
Sevens Heaven (Ben Ryan)
Sevens Heaven
8
Ben Ryan
10 for 10: Hedley Verity and the Story of Cricket's Greatest Bowling Feat (Chris Waters)
10 for 10: Hedley Verity and the Story of Cricket's Greatest Bowling Feat
9
Chris Waters
Seoul Glow: The Story Behind Britain's First Olympic Hockey Gold (Rod Gilmour)
Seoul Glow: The Story Behind Britain's First Olympic Hockey Gold
10
Rod Gilmour
In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour De Fr (Richard Moore)
In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour De Fr
11
Richard Moore
CB Fry: King of Sport - England's Greatest All Rounder; Captain of Cricket, Star Footballer... (Iain Wilton)
CB Fry: King of Sport - England's Greatest All Rounder; Captain of Cricket, Star Footballer...
12
Iain Wilton
Douglas Jardine: Spartan Cricketer (Christopher Douglas)
Douglas Jardine: Spartan Cricketer
13
Christopher Douglas
Open Side: The Official Autobiography (Sam Warburton)
Open Side: The Official Autobiography
14
Sam Warburton
Shoe Dog (Phil Knight)
Shoe Dog
15
Phil Knight
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch
16
Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Conspiracy: The Untold Story (Peter Oborne)
Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Conspiracy: The Untold Story
17
Peter Oborne
A Life Too Short the Tragedy of Robert Enke (Ronald Reng)
A Life Too Short the Tragedy of Robert Enke
18
Ronald Reng
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (Geoffrey C. Ward)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
19
Geoffrey C. Ward
Night Train: The Sonny Liston Story (Nick Tosches)
Night Train: The Sonny Liston Story
20
Nick Tosches
Jim: The Author's Self-Centred Memoir on the Great Jim Brown (James Toback)
Jim: The Author's Self-Centred Memoir on the Great Jim Brown
21
James Toback
Sheilas, Wogs & Poofters (Johnny Warren)
Sheilas, Wogs & Poofters
22
Johnny Warren
Pushing the Limits (Ark Eccleston and Andrew Quirke)
Pushing the Limits
23
Ark Eccleston and Andrew Quirke
The Judge: More Than Just a Game (Robin Smith and Rob Smyth)
The Judge: More Than Just a Game
24
Robin Smith and Rob Smyth
How NOT to Be a Football Millionaire (Keith Gillespie)
How NOT to Be a Football Millionaire
25
Keith Gillespie
Tiger Woods (Jeff Benedict)
Tiger Woods
26
Jeff Benedict
Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine (Tom Jordan)
Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine
27
Tom Jordan
The Ballad of Les Darcy (Peter Fitzsimons)
The Ballad of Les Darcy
28
Peter Fitzsimons
The Peter Norman Story (Andrew Webster and Matt Norman)
The Peter Norman Story
29
Andrew Webster and Matt Norman
Kaiser!: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football (Rob Smyth)
Kaiser!: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football
30
Rob Smyth
Put Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom Simpson (William Fotheringham)
Put Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom Simpson
31
William Fotheringham
Mind Over Batter (Graeme Fowler)
Mind Over Batter
32
Graeme Fowler
We All Live in a Perry Groves World (Perry Groves and John McShane)
We All Live in a Perry Groves World
33
Perry Groves and John McShane
Outsider (Jimmy Conners)
Outsider
34
Jimmy Conners
Racing Through the Dark (David Millar)
Racing Through the Dark
35
David Millar
Mystery Spinner: The Life and Death of an Extraordinary Cricketer (Gideon Haigh)
Mystery Spinner: The Life and Death of an Extraordinary Cricketer
36
Gideon Haigh
Coming Clean: The Terry Newton Story (Terry Newton and Phil Wilkinson)
Coming Clean: The Terry Newton Story
37
Terry Newton and Phil Wilkinson
Alone: The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry (Bill Jones)
Alone: The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry
38
Bill Jones
Quiet Genius (Ian Herbert)
Quiet Genius
39
Ian Herbert
Beware of the Dog: Rugby's Hard Man Reveals All (Brian Moore)
Beware of the Dog: Rugby's Hard Man Reveals All
40
Brian Moore
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