The collaborative effort of Timothy Jacobs and Russell Roberts, 100
Athletes Who Shaped Sports History is a compilation of one hundred
single-page biographies summarizing the lives and achievements of great
athletes ranging from Ted Williams, Patty Berg, and Sugar Ray Leonard,
to Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan, and Wayne Gretzky. A black-and-white
photograph or a simple sketch of each of the great sports figures
accompanies the brief narrative describing their role in the particular
sport they embraced. 100 Athletes Who Shaped Sports History is
recommended as a quick and easy read for sports trivia buffs, as well as
being a great book to introduce young people to the varied and diverse
world of sports legends.