Once a Runner - John L. Parker, Jr. Brooklyn Dodgers Gehrig would later be voted

Gehrig would later be voted the greatest First Baseman of all time in 1969 by the Baseball Writers Association of America

was only surpassed by the modern day iron man himself

The October 1968 SPORT Cover features Quarterback Fran Tarkenton of the New York Giants

"This is Guthrie's own eloquent and well-conceived memoir of an adventure-filled life spent racing 'because I could not do otherwise

Once a Runner - John L. Parker, Jr. Brooklyn Dodgers Gehrig would later be votedOriginally self published in 1978, Once a Runner captures the essence of competitive runningand of athletic competition in generaland has become one of the most beloved sports novels ever published. Inspired by the authors experience as a collegiate champion, the story focuses on Quenton Cassidy, a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four minute mile. He is less than a second away when the turmoil