{"product_id":"stan-hochman-unfiltered-9781439917008","title":"Stan Hochman Unfiltered","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe late Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter Stan Hochman was known for his many zingers, such as Harry Litwack, the stoic Temple coach, stalks the sidelines like a blind man at a nudist colony. As a reporter, he was more interested in how athletes felt, what their values were, how they lived their lives, or what made them tick than he was about how many runs they scored or punches they landed.   In Stan Hochman Unfiltered, his wife Gloria collects nearly 100 of his best columns from the Daily News about baseball, horse racing, boxing, football, hockey, and basketball (both college and pro), as well as food, films, and even Liz Taylor. Each section is introduced by a friend or colleague, including Garry Maddox, Bernie Parent, Larry Merchant, and Ray Didinger, among others.Hochman penned a candid, cantankerous column about whether Pete Rose belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame; wrote a graphic account of the Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fight of the century; and skewered Norman Bottom","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408317292887,"sku":"9781439917008","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439917008.jpg?v=1730502415","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/stan-hochman-unfiltered-9781439917008","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}