Robin Roberts (1) (1926–2010)
Author of The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant
For other authors named Robin Roberts, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Robin René Roberts was born on November 23, 1960. She received a degree in communications from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1983. She is a television broadcaster and anchor of ABC's morning show Good Morning America. In 2007, she was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. In 2012, show more she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a disease of the bone marrow. ESPN awarded its Arthur Ashe Courage Award to Roberts at the 2013 ESPYs. She has written several nonfiction works including Basketball the Right Way, From the Heart: Seven Rules to Live By, and Everybody's Got Something. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Robin Roberts
Associated Works
Baseball between the Lines: Baseball in the Forties and Fifties, As Told by the Men Who Played It (1976) — Contributor — 43 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1926-09-30
- Date of death
- 2010-05-06
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Organizations
- Philadelphia Phillies
Baltimore Orioles
Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs - Awards and honors
- Baseball Hall of Fame (Player|1976)
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1962)
Retired Jersey (Philadelphia Phillies)
Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame (2004) - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Springfield, Illinois, USA
- Place of death
- Temple Terrace, Florida, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
Interesting due to the baseball history but Phillies…eww. Haha. I mean, it was ok, I didn’t know much about the Whiz Kids, but they don’t seem thaaaat relevant. They were a bad team before they took the pennant in 1950, they lost the World Series and were a bad team after again. I mean, I guess anyone and everyone can get a book, and this one wasn’t the worst I’ve ever read, but it stays on the shelf due to being signed by a hall of famer (the real reason it’s in the collection show more and why I picked it up in the first place). show less
I recently met Robin Roberts, a fine gentleman indeed and charter member of the legendary 1950 Phillies. He gave me the book. It's a real insider's look at baseball when it truly was our national pastime.
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Associated Authors
Statistics
- Works
- 3
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 65
- Popularity
- #261,993
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 74