"Unforgivable Blackness" sports book of the year
Posted: 27 Nov 2006, 17:17
Unforgivable Blackness" by Geoffrey C. Ward tells the story of how American Johnson won the sport's most coveted prize in 1908 but was reviled by his white peers, spent time in jail and seven years in exile.
The William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Award is billed as the world's longest established and richest sporting literary prize. The winner receives 18,000 pounds ($34,880) and a free 2,000 pound bet.
The William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Award is billed as the world's longest established and richest sporting literary prize. The winner receives 18,000 pounds ($34,880) and a free 2,000 pound bet.