David Davis

David Davis is the author of Showdown at Shepherd’s Bush: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and the Three Runners Who Launched a Sporting Craze (St. Martin’s). He is a contributing writer at Los Angeles Magazine and a contributing editor with SportsLetter. He lives in Glassell Park.

A Courageous Man: An Interview with John Carlos

David Davis interviews John Carlos, the 1968 Summer Olympics track athlete whose Black Power salute caused much political controversy....

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Fight to the Death: Who Killed Davey Moore?

On the life and legacy of a champion boxer...

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The Ballad of Abel Kiviat: Jews and Sports

BACK WHEN TRACK AND FIELD was a popular spectator sport, my dad used to take me to Madison Square Garden to watch the Millrose Games in the dead of winter. Invariably, he would nudge me and point to an elderly gentleman ...

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The Puck Stops Here: A Hockey Lit Survey

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