Patrick Triplett: 6 books

All-time greatest sports lists often end up comparing athletes from different eras, who played under different rules and conditions. How can one determine who was the better hitter between Ty Cobb or Pete Rose? It's virtually impossible.This is a top ten list of the greatest athletes, teams,...

This is a true story of my life - told from the heart - about a boy growing up in the fifties and learning about love, life, family, friendship, hope and inspiration.All of the events that occur are true to the best of my recollection, beginning with the day I turned six and following the course...

As Muhammad Ali celebrated his 70th birthday recently I began thinking of all the memories of the man who shocked the boxing world in 1964 and rose to become a legend, his battles both inside and outside the ring, and his eventual place in sports folklore.Patrick Triplett is a longtime author and sports columnist who has published several books on boxing.

There are few events in the annals of sports that have secured a lasting place in history. What took place between two boxers, one a black American and the other a symbol of Nazi Germany transcended sports and made world wide headlines. It was far more than a boxing match. It was a confrontation for national pride at a time when the world was on the verge of war.

Warren Roth is an average middle-class family man who wakes up one day to discover a mysterious afflication which ends up affecting not only Warren but his family and the entire community. The story follows Warren and the life-altering issues facing him, his wife and two children as he tries to come to grips with what has happened to him and his attempt to cope with his crisis.

A father takes his son to his first baseball game at Wrigley Field, creating a bond between them that carries on throughout their lives and the lives of their family. This short story is about relationship, devotion and love as seen through the eyes of one man.