Legends Never Die: Athletes and Their Afterlives in Modern America

by Richard Ian Kimball

Book Overview

With every touchdown, home run, and three-pointer, star athletes represent an American dream that only an elite group blessed with natural talent can achieve. However, Kimball concentrates on what happens once these modern warriors meet their untimely demise. As athletes die, legends rise in their place.

The premature deaths of celebrated players not only capture and immortalize their physical superiority, but also jolt their fans with an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815610866
• ISBN13: 9780815610861
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"