Great Sporting Eccentrics

used

Author(s): David Randall

Sports and Outdoors | Secondhand

Every age has played sports, and every age has had its sporting eccentrics.


This book is an extraordinary encyclopedia of people who have left an unconventional mark on the history of sport. All the main sports are covered.


VG. A personal library stamp on the back of the front cover. Some foxing to the edges.


Product Information

David Randall (April 1951 – 17 July 2021)was a British journalist and author of The Universal Journalist, a textbook on journalism. 


In 1978 he began freelancing for national newspapers, working at The Sun and The Observer. In 1981 he joined the Observer's staff as deputy sports editor, where he wrote the 'Sidelines' column. This led to his first book, 'Great Sporting Eccentrics', published in 1985.

General Fields

  • : 2471697664635
  • : Richardson Steirman & Black
  • : 01 January 1988
  • : New York
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : David Randall
  • : Softcover
  • : 192