University of Arkansas Press Publishes Latest From Acclaimed Sports Writer
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas Press has published Thomas Hauser on Sports: Remembering the Journey ($24.95, paper), a collection of essays by sports writer Thomas Hauser. Best known as Muhammad Ali’s biographer and for his recording of the contemporary boxing scene, in this latest volume Hauser brings together his articles on sports in general.
The book begins in the days of Hauser’s youth in the 1960s and follows the world of sports into the era of steroids and multi-billion-dollar television contracts. It combines personal memories with issue-oriented commentary and an intimate look at some of the most remarkable athletes of modern times.
Booklist has called Hauser “the most respected boxing journalist working today and perhaps the best ever,” and sports writer Jerry Izenberg called Hauser “a rare writer who puts sports in the context of American Life.” Hauser on Sports is the author’s 10th book published by the University of Arkansas Press.
Thomas Hauser is the author of many books, including Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. In 2004, the Boxing Writers Association of America honored him with the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism.
Topics
Contacts
Melissa King, director of sales and marketing
University of Arkansas Press
479-575-7715,
mak001@uark.edu
Headlines
PetSmart CEO J.K. Symancyk to Speak at Walton College Commencement
J.K. Symancyk is an alumnus of the Sam M. Walton College of Business and serves on the Dean’s Executive Advisory Board.
Faulkner Center, Arkansas PBS Partner to Screen Documentary 'Gospel'
The Faulkner Performing Arts Center will host a screening of Gospel, a documentary exploring the origin of Black spirituality through sermon and song, in partnership with Arkansas PBS at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2.
UAPD Officers Mills and Edwards Honored With New Roles
Veterans of the U of A Police Department, Matt Mills has been promoted to assistant chief, and Crandall Edwards has been promoted to administrative captain.
Community Design Center's Greenway Urbanism Project Wins LIV Hospitality Design Award
"Greenway Urbanism" is one of six urban strategies proposed under the Framework Plan for Cherokee Village, a project that received funding through an Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Spring Bike Drive Refurbishes Old Bikes for New Students
All donated bikes will be given to Pedal It Forward, a local nonprofit that will refurbish your bike and return it to the U of A campus to be gifted to a student in need. Hundreds of students have already benefited.