Nowhere in the annals of sport is there a family so gifted. In 1982 the seven Casey brothers were inducted into the Irish Sports Hall of Fame, the only family ever to receive that honour. The brothers, from Sneem in County Kerry, starred as Olympic-class oarsmen, Tug-O’-War champions, professional wrestlers and boxers and won fame throughout the sporting world. Steve, known as ‘Crusher’ Casey, became the supreme wrestler in the world and for a decade no one could match him. When he turned to boxing, the great Joe Louis refused to go into the ring with him. In 1983 at a family reunion in Sneem, five brothers, all in their seventies, climbed into the four-oar boat they used to win championships in the 1930s. Although they had not rowed together in fifty years, they still moved with natural unity and grace. Sports people from Kerry have achieved fame in many fields but the success of the Caseys surely outshines all.
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Jim Hudson was an aerospace engineer with the Rockwell Space Operations Company at NASA's Johnson Space Centre in Houston. When Jim and Myrtle Casey approached him to chronicle the exploits of the seven Casey brothers, Jim readily agreed.Cumpărați această carte electronică și primiți încă 1 GRATUIT!
Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 210 ● ISBN 9781848898240 ● Mărime fișier 10.6 MB ● Editura The Collins Press ● Oraș London ● Țară GB ● Publicat 2013 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 5623924 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social
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