Best sports books of interest, inevitably including rugby union biographies and rugby autobiographies; but also covering notable mentions in other sports including golf, football/soccer, tennis etc.
A season’s access into the dressing room with Eamon Dunphy In his candid expose, Only A Game?, Eamon Dunphy gives a riveting, diary-style account of his last few months playing for the Millwall Football Club. He writes from within the… Continue Reading
Hunter Davies’ The Glory Game – a book worth reading. At its time, Hunter Davies’ novel on the inner workings of the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club was a groundbreaking book. The Glory Game is reportedly one of the best books… Continue Reading
Many have asked who came up with the quote John Feinstein used as the title of his expose on golf, “A Good Walk Spoiled“. Some say it was Winston Churchill, others Mark Twain. For the record, though it is popularly… Continue Reading
There is an old saying about sports books: the quality of the writing is inversely proportional to the size of the ball. In other words, when looking at best sports books, the smaller the ball, the better the book. To some… Continue Reading
