William Nack (1941–2018)
Autor(a) de Big Red of Meadow Stable: Secretariat, the Making of a Champion
About the Author
William Nack was born on February 4, 1941. He graduated from the University of Illinois, then served two years in the U.S. Army. After he was discharged, he got a job at the newspaper Newsday. He covered local politics before switching to sports during the eleven years he was there. He worked at mostrar mais Sports Illustrated for 23 years. He retired in 2001 and then wrote freelance articles for publications including ESPN and GQ. He received seven Eclipse Awards for excellence in writing about horse racing, the first in 1978 and the last in 2003. His book, Secretariat: The Making of a Champion, was published in 1975 and was adapted into a movie starring Diane Lane and John Malkovich in 2010. Nack appeared in the movie as a reporter and served as a consultant. An article that he wrote about Rocky Marciano served as the basis of a 1999 film about the undefeated boxer. In 2017, Nack received the PEN/ESPN America Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing. He died from complications associated with cancer on April 13, 2018 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por William Nack
Associated Works
Sports Illustrated | January 28, 1980 | This One Was Really Super / Pittsburgh Steelers John Stallworth (1980) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Sports Illustrated | August 29, 1994 (College Football Preview: Rock Solid Arizona is No. 1) (1994) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Sports Illustrated | September 5, 1994 (NFL '94 Preview: In the Line of Fire) (1994) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Sports Illustrated | Winter 1999: Swimsuit Issue (Rebecca Romijn) (1999) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Sports Illustrated | April 28, 1980 | The Playoffs: Dr. J vs Larry Bird (1980) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
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Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Nack, William Louis
- Outros nomes
- Nack, Bill (known as)
- Data de nascimento
- 1941-02-04
- Data de falecimento
- 2018-04-13
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Educação
- University of Illinois
- Ocupações
- journalist
- Organizações
- Newsday
Sports Illustrated - Prémios e menções honrosas
- PEN Center USA Literary Award (Sports Writing Lifetime Achievement, 2017)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Also by
- 10
- Membros
- 694
- Popularidade
- #36,476
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 10
- ISBN
- 15
- Línguas
- 1
- Marcado como favorito
- 2
I was eight years old when Secretariat won the Triple Crown. The impression he made on me has lasted a lifetime and motivated me to start a career in horse racing. I have visited Claiborne Farms in Paris, Kentucky, I've seen the stall where he lived, the paddock where he romped and paid my respects at his grave. For me he is and always will be the ultimate racehorse. I regret that I did not visit him when he was still alive. Appropriately, the day I learned of his death I was working at the track and I heard the news from the trainer I worked for.
I read this book years before the movie came out; but of course I had to see the movie as well. One thing that was very disappointing about the movie.........no mention of Riva Ridge?! Why? I don't think it would have taken anything away from Secretariat's story to mention that another Meadows owned/Lauren trained horse won two of the three triple crown races in 1972. Then again, when does Hollywood ever get anything right? Well, since I haven't gone to the theater to see a movie since "Secretariat" was released I can only say that my interest in Hollywood film is ......zero......zilch......nada......ignore it and hope it goes away.........Milos Forman, where are you?
This book isn't really meant for civilians, it is written for people who have lived the life. The information in this book is fascinating to us. The complaints I read in the bad reviews reflect more on the reader than on this book. People who have no interest in the details of horse racing, people who wanted a book about humans instead of horses........why did they even pick it up in the first place? I don't read books about the NFL and bitch about how boring they were.........I already know that football bores me, so I avoid it. This is another reason why I prefer equines to humans......horses don't suck!
I rated this book with 5 stars, but as far as I'm concerned, it goes all the way to 11.… (mais)