Going the Distance

Going the Distance - Paperback

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Going the Distance - Paperback

Going the Distance - Paperback

by Marshall Terrill
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by Marshall Terrill (Author), "smokin'" Joe Frazier (Foreword by), Bob McLain (Editor)

The Norton Express

On March 31, 1973, in San Diego, California, Ken Norton stunned the world by defeating the most renowned heavyweight boxing champion ever--Muhammad Ali. Not only did Norton take the 12-round decision, but he broke Ali's jaw, a double feat that made him an overnight sensation.

In this revised and updated version, Going the Distance traces the incredible path of Ken Norton's life, including a stint in the Marines and a job on the assembly line at a Ford factory, followed by his nearly 15-year run as a professional boxer and a subsequent film career in Hollywood.

Norton's bouts with Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Earnie Shavers, Scott LeDoux, Gerry Cooney, Tex Cobb, and many others are presented in detail, as is his very public separation from and later reconciliation with his son, Ken Norton Jr., a former NFL All-Star linebacker.

Going the Distance includes exclusive personal photos from Norton's collection, as well as a chronology of his 49 professional fights and a new postscript written shortly before Norton's death in 2013.

Number of Pages: 260
Dimensions: 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN
Publication Date: October 22, 2019
ISBN9781683902324
Author Marshall Terrill
PublisherPulp Hero Press
GenreBiography and Sports
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2019
LanguageENG- English
Pages260
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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GREG MCDONALD spent his career as an entertainment producer who got his start in show business with Colonel Tom Parker, who knew him when he was a teenager. He managed Ricky Nelson for seventeen years, ran Sonny Bono's mayoral and congressional campaigns and was president of Transcontinental Records (Backstreet Boys, NSYNC and O'Town). He also produced several feature films, television series ("Making the Band") and large-scale concerts. McDonald managed Colonel Tom Parker's show business assets, including his name, likeness and image. He lives in the Palm Springs area with his wife Sherry. MARSHALL TERRILL is a film, sports, and music writer; journalist and author of twenty-six books, including best-selling biographies of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Steve McQueen, and Billy Graham. He has also executive produced documentaries on Steve McQueen and Johnny Cash. He lives in Tempe, Arizona with his wife Zoe.

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