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.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
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....
Fight to the Death: Who Killed Davey Moore?
On the life and legacy of a champion boxer...
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 ...
The Puck Stops Here: A Hockey Lit Survey
IN THE WINTER OF 1955, the editors of a newly launched magazine called Sports Illustrated sent William Faulkner to watch an ...
