Handpicked by Everand Editors

Sports Illustrated’s Top Sports Books of All Time

The editors at Sports Illustrated identified these as the best sports books ever written, saying these stories “transcend bats and balls to display all the traits of great literature.”

Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
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When Pride Still Mattered: A Life Of Vince Lombardi
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The Fight
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The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It
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Golf in the Kingdom
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Soccer in Sun and Shadow
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A River Runs Through It
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Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder
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The Game: 30th Anniversary Edition
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Semi-Tough
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The Boys of Summer
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A False Spring: A Memoir
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Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf
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Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?: The Improbable Saga of the New York Mets' First Year
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The Harder They Fall: A Novel
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North Dallas Forty
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Beer and Circus: How Big-Time College Sports Has Crippled Undergraduate Education
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Farewell to Sport
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About Three Bricks Shy of a Load: A Highly Irregular Lowdown on the Year the Pittsburgh Steelers Were Super but Missed the Bowl
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The Story of American Golf: Its Champions and Championships, 1888–1975
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Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak
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Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
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The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It
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The Game They Played: The True Story of the Point-Shaving Scandal That Destroyed One of College Basketball's Greatest Teams
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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
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The Sweet Science
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The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
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The City Game: Basketball from the Garden to the Playgrounds
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Babe: The Legend Comes to Life
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Loose Balls
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The Summer Game
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Season on the Brink
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You Know Me Al
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Sports Illustrated’s Top Sports Books of All Time

Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life

When Pride Still Mattered: A Life Of Vince Lombardi

The Fight

The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It

Golf in the Kingdom

Soccer in Sun and Shadow

A River Runs Through It

Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder

The Game: 30th Anniversary Edition

Semi-Tough

The Boys of Summer

A False Spring: A Memoir

Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf

Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?: The Improbable Saga of the New York Mets' First Year

The Harder They Fall: A Novel

North Dallas Forty

Beer and Circus: How Big-Time College Sports Has Crippled Undergraduate Education

Farewell to Sport

About Three Bricks Shy of a Load: A Highly Irregular Lowdown on the Year the Pittsburgh Steelers Were Super but Missed the Bowl

The Story of American Golf: Its Champions and Championships, 1888–1975

Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak

Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times

The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It

The Game They Played: The True Story of the Point-Shaving Scandal That Destroyed One of College Basketball's Greatest Teams

Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series

The Sweet Science

The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

The City Game: Basketball from the Garden to the Playgrounds

Babe: The Legend Comes to Life

Loose Balls

The Summer Game

Season on the Brink

You Know Me Al