Overview
The summer of 1984 was a watershed moment in the birth of modern sportsĀ when the nation watched Michael Jordan grow from college basketball player to professional athlete and star. That summer also saw ESPNās rise to media dominanceĀ as the countryās premier sports networkĀ and the first modern, commercialized, profitable Olympics.Ā Magic Johnson and Larry Birdās rivalry raged, Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe reigned in tennis, and Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon made pro wrestling a business, while Donald Trump pierced the national consciousness as a pro football team owner. It was an awakening in the sports world, a moment when sports began to morph into the market-savvy, sensationalized, moneyed, controversial, and wildly popular arena we know today.
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In the tradition of Bill Brysonās One Summer: America, 1927,Ā L. Jon Wertheim captures these 90 seminal daysĀ against the backdrop of the nostalgia-soaked 1980s, to show that this was the year we collectively traded in ourĀ ratty Converses for a pair of sleek, heavily branded, ingeniously marketed Nikes.Ā This was the year that sports went big-time. Ā
This book title, Glory Days (The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever), ISBN: 9781328637246, by L. Jon Wertheim, published by HMH Books (June 15, 2021) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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