Legends Featured In Hub Heroes

Featured in this book are chapters focusing on Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Johnny Most, Rocky Marciano,Carl Yastrzemski, Wade Boggs, Roger Clemens, Johnny Sain, Jack Chesbro, and Mickey Mantle. For anyone who writes biographically about these heroes, it’s vital to provide some little-known, surprising facts to give the reader a better idea of what they were really like and give a fuller picture of their lives. I hope I have succeeded in that regard. This book is a collection of no-holds-barred profiles and commentary drawn mostly from my interviews—many one-on-one—with legendary athletes, as well as one iconic broadcaster. I have added interesting facts gleaned from historical research to bring these heroes into sharper focus. In summary, this book is a combination of memoir, biography, and sports history. —from the Introduction to Hub Heroes

Christopher Daly is a former sportswriter and editor for the Fitchburg-Leominster Sentinel & Enterprise, a daily newspaper in Central Massachusetts, and has been honored by the New England Associated Press News Executives for sportswriting excellence.. He has also written numerous articles on a wide variety of topics for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Born on Long Island and raised there and in Massachusetts, he has been an enthusiast of teams from both New York and Boston, whose legendary sports figures are profiled in this book. He began writing and broadcasting sports at North Adams State College, now known as the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, where he received a bachelor's degree in history and state teacher's certification. He did radio play-by-play for the school's men's basketball games. Mr. Daly taught history at St. Mary's Junior-Senior High School in Worcester, and has lectured on history at local venues, including The Gardner Museum. A licensed real estate broker, he owns Daly's Property Shoppe in Gardner, Massachusetts. The one-time city tennis champion and frequent Fenway Park and Boston Garden spectator resides in Gardner. He also wrote part of this book at his retreat on Cape Cod.