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Notable Sports Figures by Dana R. Barnes, ed.
Publication Date: 2003
Features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times.
Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: Sports Figures by Arnie Markoe (Editor)
Publication Date: 2002
Presents over 600 entries covering a who's who of American sports, including athletes, coaches, owners, and media personalities.
Native Americans in Sports by C. Richard King (Editor); Sharpe Reference Staff (Contribution by); Naresh K. Malhotra (Editor)
Call Number: REF GV583 .N34 2004 v.1-2
Publication Date: 2004
Profiles nearly 200 past and present athletes and key personnel in sports ranging from archery to wrestling. It also includes essays on cultural themes, institutions, teams, and sport history.
Latino and African American Athletes Today: A Biographical Dictionary by David L. Porter (Editor)
Call Number: REF GV697 .A1 L345 2004
Publication Date: 2004
A total of 175 important contemporary athletes - 113 African Americans and 62 Latino Americans - are profiled.
The Women's Sports Encyclopedia by Robert Markel; Markel Robert
Call Number: REF GV709 .W589 1997
Publication Date: 1997
Includes a history of women's participation in sports; biographies of past and present international athletes; annotated charts of world and Olympic records; and a chronological time line of women's sports from 500 B.C. to the present.