Praise for Mack book from David Maraniss

[fieldguy]

The Pulitzer Prize winner and author of critically acclaimed biographies of Vince Lombardi, Roberto Clemente and Bill Clinton, as well as "Rome 1960'' comments on "Above and Beyond -- Tim Mack, the Pole Vault and the Quest fior Olympic Gold.'' See:



http://upress.kent.edu/books/Livingston_B.htm

[AS]

"Sergey Bubka, the most controversial pole vaulter ever"

Huh!! What did Bubka do to deserve such nomenclature??

I would have thought Dave Volz would be in front of him to start with...

[unclezadok]

I don't remember very much controversial about Bubka, except some people thought he shoud have broken his WRs by greater increments. A quibble indeed.

[dl]

When I first read the title of this thread, I thought, "Cool, a book about David Mack!"

[Half Miler]

LOL. Same here. We must be from the same generation.

[kuha]

Me three.

[tandfman]

I suppose if it were about Connie Mack it would be on the Not T&F Board.

[dukehjsteve]

How about Ted Mack ? ( and his Amateur Hour )

[dj]

Or perhaps the book is about Mr. the Knife!

[dukehjsteve]

Or perhaps the book as about Mr. the Knife!

Did you hear about Louie Miller ?

[dj]

Or perhaps the book as about Mr. the Knife!

Did you hear about Louie Miller ?

Only that he disappeared after drawing out all his hard-earned cash!