George Brett: From Here To Cooperstown

George Brett: From Here To Cooperstown

This full color volume contains quotes and unique photographs and memorabilia from the career of George Brett. The talented ball player reveals his thoughts on his life in baseball in a touching introduction, but the rest is left up to family, friends, and teammates to tell us how much they George Brett has impacted their lives. Like the man it honors,From Here to Cooperstown is a treasure.ReviewI'd like to be remembered as the guy who always played hard and ran out every ball. (George Brett )About the AuthorGeorge Brett spent his entire 21-year career with the Kansas City Royals and established himself as one of the great baseball players of any generation. Now a Royals vice-president and businessman involved in several other ventures - including part-ownership of minor-league baseball and hockey franchises - Brett lives with his wife Leslie, and sons Jackson, Dylan, and Robin in Mission Hills, Kansas.Steve Cameron has been a sports journalist for three decades and was the first media member to interview George Brett as a major leaguer - moments after the rookie's debut in 1973. Cameron has won numerous writing awards and counts 11 books in print, includingLast of a Breed, a biography of Brett completed in 1993. Cameron is a newspaper sports editor in suburban Salt Lake City and lives with his wife, Sylvia, and three children in Pleasant Grove, Utah.