Best Seat in the House : The Untold Stories of DiMaggio, Mantle, Foreman & Other Sports Legends

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Summary: Best Seat in the House: Untold Stories of DiMaggio, Mantle,
Review: As a non-avid sports fan, I enjoyed this book very much. The author did a fine job of relating the personal stories of the names behind the biggest legends of sports. Many people idolize these athletes without realizing that they are simply human beings like the rest of us. I thought the author did a nice job of weaving in stories about his childhood. Readers will also find Wheeler's duties as a QVC show host interesting. I would strongly recommend this book to everyone. It would also make a great gift for a young, aspiring athlete.

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Summary: For anyone who has ever sat thrilled at ringside
Review: Best Seat In The House offers the sports enthusiast a wealth of hitherto published stories of such outstanding sports figures ad Joe DiMaggio, Micky Mantle, George Foreman, and other legendary athletes. Here are fascinating anecdotes featuring Joe Namath, Magic Johnson, Jim Grown, Pete Rose, Shaquille O'Neal, Cal Ripken Jr. and others from Dan Wheeler, a sport fan and broadcaster who spent thousands of hours researching and interviewing these superlative athletes during his twenty year career. Best Seat In The House is a "must read" for anyone who has ever sat thrilled at ringside, or were up in the bleachers cheering their team, or hung on every second of a televised game.

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Summary: Excellent Read on the Great Legends of Sports!
Review: You here so much about sports legends sometimes you get tired of reading about them...A friend of mine told me this book by Dan Wheeler of QVC was really different...it captured these stars in a real human perspective and suprisingy made them feel more like real people to me than the Icons or Idols the media attempts to build themup to be.....I could not get over the story of Mickey Mantle...One minute I was laughing hysterically....The next I was brought to tears....Very Sad...But it appears The Mick really died in peace! No Doubt, Wheeler knew thse guys like none other in the media....it resonates throughout the book that his relationships were very close with even the great Dimaggio.....I was not a real olympics fan..so I would say that was the only chapter I was not that interested in...But all in all...The best Sport book I ever read! Scott from N.C.