The Sports heroes library

Presents biographies of 10 contemporary professional basketball players including Julius Erving, Bill Walton, Elvin Hayes, Bob McAdoo, and Moses Malone.

Professional athletes including football's Jim Plunkett and Woody Peoples, baseball's Steve Stone and Matt Keough, basketball's James Silas, hockey's Reggie Leach, racing's Niki Lauda, and tennis champ Virginia Wade, encountered setbacks but were able to make it to the top again.

Brief biographies of eight tight ends of professional football including Ron Kramer, John Mackey, Charlie Sanders, Raymond Chester, Dave Casper, Russ Francis, Riley Odoms, and Ozzie Newsome.

Brief biographies of eight famous women on the international tennis scene including Helen Wills, Althea Gibson, Margaret Smith Court, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert Lloyd, Evonne Goolagong, Martina Navratilova, and Tracy Austin.

Includes biographies of eight professional football coaches: George Halas, Paul Brown, Vince Lombardi, Tom Landry, Don Shula, Bud Grant, George Allen, and Chuck Noll.

Describes the winning performances of six football teams that have won the Super Bowl from 1967, when it was first played, to 1974.

Outlines the hockey careers of eight outstanding goalies: Billy Smith, Chico Resch, Tony Esposito, Mike Palmateer, Mike Liut, Andy Moog, Richard Brodeur, and Pete Peeters.

Outlines the careers of eight of the best pass rushers in football. Included are Joe Klecko, Harvey Martin, Fred Dean, Lee Roy Selmon, Big Hands Johnson, Randy White, Art Still, and Bubba Baker.

Outlines the short careers of a group of exceptional athletes who were blocked from reaching the top through no fault of their own.

Discusses the careers of eight outstanding tennis players: Bill Tilden, Pancho Gonzales, Rod Laver, Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Guillermo Vilas, and John McEnroe.

Profiles the careers of eight power hitters who are determined to set the ball sailing out of the ball park each time they come to bat. Includes Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt, Willie Stargell, Jim Rice, George Foster, Dave Kingman, Gorman Thomas and Dave Winfield.

Biographies of 10 professional football running backs: O. J. Simpson, Larry Csonka, John Riggins, Franco Harris, Greg Pruitt, Chuck Foreman, Walter Payton, Tony Dorsett, Wilbert Montgomery, and Earl Campbell.

Describes the winning performances of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raider, Dallas Cowboys, and San Francisco Forty-niners in their Super Bowl victories from 1975 through 1982.

Biographies of eight basketball players noted for their talent in calling plays and setting up shots. Included are Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Nate "Tiny" Archibald, Kevin Porter, Quinn Buckner, Johnny Davis, John Lucas, Norm Nixon, and Phil Ford.

A collective biography of football's "unsung heroes", such as Gene Upshaw, Jim Langer, Dan Dierdorf, and others.

Profiles eight pro basketball players who are experts at rebounding, playing defense, and driving to the basket: Moses Malone, Maurice Lucas, Jack Sikma, Adrian Dantley, Jeff Ruland, Buck Williams, Dan Roundfield, and Terry Cummings.

Follows the careers of eight famous baseball managers, including John McGraw, Connie Mack, and Casey Stengel.

Biographies of world record-breaking mile runners, including Glenn Cunningham, Roger Bannister, Herb Elliott, Jim Ryun, Kip Keino, John Walker, Filbert Bayi, Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, and Mary Decker.

Brief biographies of eight relief pitchers who have often turned defeat into victory: Rollie Fingers, Tug McGraw, Bruce Sutter, Sparky Lyle, Goose Gossage, Kent Tekulve, Greg Minton, and Dan Quisenberry.

Biographies of 10 well-known professional baseball pitchers: Jim Palmer, Tom Seaver, Luis Tiant, Nolan Ryan, Mike Marshall, Phil Niekro, Vida Blue, Gaylord Perry, Bruce Sutter, and Ron Guidry.

Profiles of eight hockey stars known for their high scoring: Mike Bossy, Guy Lafleur, Marcel Dionne, Peter Stastny, Bryan Trottier, Gilbert Perreault, Dino Ciccarelli, and Wayne Gretzky.

Highlights great moments in the history of baseball's World Series from 1912-1975.

Biographies of seven sports figures who have excelled despite being small in stature. Includes Calvin Murphy, Greg Pruitt, Tracy Austin, Pelé, Marcel Dionne, Joe Morgan, and Fred Patek.

Biographies of defensive linemen of professional ball, including the "Fearsome Foursome" of the Los Angeles Rams, "Purple People Eaters" of the Minnesota Vikings, and "Orange Crush" of the Denver Broncos.

Presents biographies of eight well-known professional football receivers including Harold Carmichael, Ahmad Rashad, Drew Pearson, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Steve Largent, Wesley Walker, and John Jefferson.

Reserve players including football's Calvin Hill, Wilbur Young, Louis Giammona, and Bob Lurtsema, baseball's Manny Mota and Del Unser, and basketball's Junior Bridgeman and Bobby Jones, have special talents which make them indispensable to their teams.

Presents brief biographies of eight defensive backs: Lester Hayes, Nolan Cromwell, Mel Blount, Mike Haynes, Pat Thomas, Everson Walls, Gary Fencik, and Ronnie Lott.

Traces the careers of eight NFL kickers whose last-second goals have decided many crucial games. Includes Lou Groza, George Blanda, Fred Cox, Tom Dempsey, Garo Yepremian, Efren Herrera, Rolf Benirschke, and Tony Franklin.

Presents the careers of eight middle-line defenders who perform an important function in stopping both pass and running plays. Included are Ted Hendricks, Jack Ham, Randy Gradishar, Matt Blair, Jack Lambert, Robert Brazile, Lawrence Taylor, and Tom Cousineau.

Outlines the history of the marathon and the careers of seven great marathon runners, including Emil Zatopek, Abebe Bikila, Frank Shorter, and Bill Rodgers.

Brief biographies of eight baseball players noted for their high batting averages. Included are Rod Carew, Pete Rose, Steve Garvey, Al Oliver, Fred Lynn, Dave Parker, Keith Hernandez, and George Brett.

Biographies of 10 professional quarterbacks: Fran Tarkenton, Roger Staubach, Bob Griese, Ken Stabler, Terry Bradshaw, Archie Manning, Ken Anderson, Bert Jones, Dan Fouts, and Jim Zorn.

Brief biographies of George Gervin, Paul Westphal, Fred Brown, Mike Newlin, Lloyd Free, Bernard King, Otis Birdsong, and Larry Bird, all of whom have perfected the long-range shot.