CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Baseball Movies 40
5. 2. Basketball Movies 69
6. 3. Football Movies 94
7. 4. Boxing Movies 119
8. Conclusion: Fields of Perpetual Dreams 153
9. Acknowledgments 165
10. Further Reading 167
11. Works Cited 173
12. Selected Filmography 179
13. Index 181
14. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 199