{"product_id":"sports-talk-memories-randy-turner-9781974653089","title":"Sports Talk Memories","description":"From 1986 through 1999, reporter Randy Turner gave southwest Missouri readers a different look at sports through his Sports Talk columns. The columns not only covered the games, but offered a revealing look at the athletes who played in those games. Among the stories featured in this volume: -A football coach meets an eight-year-old girl who is permanently in a wheelchair because of a drunk driver -A cheerleader talks about her aunt, Nancy Cruzan, and the right-to-die case that went to the U. S. Supreme Court -A mother watches her daughter play her final high school volleyball match -The high school coach who murdered his wife and then committed suicide -A football legend returns to his home town after 25 years to be honored -The baseball great who fanned five Hall-of-Famers in a row -The high school girl who received her first kiss in front of 1,500 fans -A high school basketball player teaches Haitian children how to play the sport -A town tries to cope with the suicide of a football player -He played in one of the greatest Cotton Bowl games of all time, but this legend is stirred more by a high school rivalry -Family and friends help a basketball player whose house burns to the ground -On the day she was expected to lead her team to the state volleyball championship, funeral services are held for a star athlete -After an ACLU threat bans a pre-game prayer over the public address system, a community gathers in the end zone to pray -A football player overcomes a near-fatal accident to receive a college scholarship. The Best of Sports Talk relives the joys and sorrows of sports and of the people who participate in them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Randy Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1974653080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974653089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.26d","brand":"Randy Turner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874155278591,"sku":"9781974653089","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sports-talk-memories-randy-turner-9781974653089","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}