An edition of Willie Mays Aikens (2012)
Willie Mays Aikens
safe at home
By Gregory Jordan
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Publish Date
2012
Publisher
Triumph Books
Language
eng
Pages
-
Description:
"An intimate portrait of a tortured player, this biography culls interviews, letters, and the personal account of baseball legend Willie Mays Aikens. Touted from a young age as the next Reggie Jackson, Aikens' promising career quickly turned disastrous when he fell into drug abuse and was ultimately sentenced to the longest prison sentence ever given to a professional athlete in a drug case. Not only an exploration of baseball and culture in the 1980s, this book also delves into the United States justice and penal systems"--