Nobody asked me, but: The world of Jimmy Cannon

by Jimmy Cannon

a lifetime of work and Jimmy Cannon life.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction, Journalism

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Jimmy Cannon (April 10, 1909 – December 5, 1973) was a sports journalist inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame for his coverage of the sport.

Reviews

[Thomas McDade · Rating 5 out of 5]

"He revolutionize sportswriting and made it noble. His style in print and his style in life will never come again...He was the Joe Dimaggio of sportswriters. - Maury Allen

"Jimmy Cannon was the most distinctive sportswriter or his time." - Jerome Holtzman

"The greatest sportswriter I've ever read." - Paul Zimmerman

". . . the most influential journalist of his generation." - Jack Newfield