John Fetzer: On a Handshake : The Times and Triumphs of a Tiger Owner

by Dan Ewald

In John Fetzer: On a Handshake, author Dan Ewald tells the story about the Tiger owner's shaping of the 1968 and 1984 World Series champions and his pioneering decisions that helped shape the game. The book also details Fetzer's relationships with managers like Billy Martin and Sparky Anderson and with players like Al Kaline, Denny McLain, Willie Horton and others who wore the old English "D".

190 pages, Hardcover

First published April 28, 1997

About the author

Dan Ewald broke into the world of professional sports the old-fashioned way -- covering them for a daily newspaper. He was the baseball writer for The Detroit News before joining the Tigers as Public Relations Director. Throughout his baseball career, he served as Sparky's confidante even after the two retired from the game.

Dan is the author of 13 offbeat sports books with such luminaries as Sparky, Bo Schembechler, Al Kaline, George Kell and Ron Kramer. If you go to the books section of this site you may purchase his books!