Anything For a T-Shirt: Fred Lebow and the New York City Marathon, the World's Greatest Footrace (Sports and Entertainment)
By Ron Rubin.
Description
"Fred Lebow was a dreamer, the kind of dreamer who pursued his dream and made it a reality. And the world is still reaping the rewards." So begins this uplifting chronicle of a humbly born Holocaust survivor who parlayed natural marketing smartsand a visioninto a major position in recent American sports. He started the New York City Marathon, an event that transformed footracing from an elite, austere sport into a wildly applauded, attainable pursuit. Forging a path across the city's five boroughs, the Marathon covers a daunting 26.2-mile course. Ron Rubin's fascinatin...
ISBN(s)
0815608063, 9780815608066
