5 Sports Biographies and Books You Should Read

A great sports story never gets old. It has all the right elements: inspiration, overcoming adversity and physical limitations, and having the determination to win. Many lists of sports biographies have come up with the highest rated and bestselling sports bios, representing the best that different sports have to offer – here are some of them for your next choice read.

#1. Babe: The Legend Comes to Life

Sportswriter Robert Creamer extensively chronicles the life of Babe Ruth, baseball’s most popular figure. It was first published in 1974 and offers a fascinating view of both his life and early 20th-century baseball.

Joe DiMaggio: The Hero’s Life

Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ben Cramer tells the story of New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio and how this immigrant kid laid his hands on the American Dream.

Glory Road

Told from the perspective of the coach of the 1966 Texas Western national championship basketball team, this book recounts the story of the first black starting five in NCAA history.

The Blind Side

It’s not your traditional biography, but it’s the compelling tale of Michael Oher and his rise from the slums of Memphis into the ranks of the Baltimore Ravens – a modern inspiration out of the sports world.

Eleven Rings

Phil Jackson, as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers, won more championships than any other coach in any sport. Here he is best positioned to talk about his strategy for winning and coaching legends such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.





Dayanna Volitich is a freshman student at Fresno State University and dreams of becoming a sports writer in the future. More on Dayanna here.