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Off Mike : how a kid from basketball-crazy Indiana became America's NHL voice / Mike "Doc" Emrick with Kevin Allen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Triumph Books, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781629378039
  • 1629378038
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
A commitment -- Gold medals, the corn king, and five-minute news -- Capture the flags -- Too many Sue Hamiltons -- The Philadelphia story -- The beginning and the end -- Pulling a all-nighter -- Sidekicks -- Heidi returns as Mrs. Doubtfire -- Heartbreak -- Madcap coaches and a camel at the door -- Walking with Ernie -- One swing at baseball -- Civil War, 9/11, and Mrs. Sutter's potato soup -- Can you beam me to Anaheim? -- Life with the peacock -- The last elevator ride.
Summary: "Autobiography of hockey announcer Mike "Doc" Emrick"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography EMRICK, M. E55 Available 33111010431514
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Emrick loves stories and loves to tell them. Yesterday in broadcasting. Tomorrow in book form." --Steve Simmons, Toronto Sun

After nearly 50 years behind the microphone, the voice of hockey in America opens up in a must-read memoir.

Mike "Doc" Emrick has seen everything there is to see in a hockey game. Sizzling slap shots. Commitment, courage, and camaraderie. Pugnacious pugilists. Game-winning goals. To hockey fans across the country, his voice--and vocabulary--have become synonymous with the game they love.



In Off Mike, Doc takes readers back to the beginning, detailing how a Pittsburgh Pirates fan from small-town Indiana found himself in the wild world of professional hockey, calling games for the New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, and finally NBC.



He's covered All-Star Games, Stanley Cup Finals, the Olympics, and everything in between, rubbing shoulders with hockey's immortals both on and off the ice. Yet Doc's life has had its share of ups and downs, from almost leaving behind the love of his life to the passing of beloved companions to personal health scares.

After years of being welcomed into our homes, in this autobiography Doc welcomes us into his, revealing the stories, wit, and wisdom that have made him one of the most beloved figures in sports.

"Autobiography of hockey announcer Mike "Doc" Emrick"-- Provided by publisher.

A commitment -- Gold medals, the corn king, and five-minute news -- Capture the flags -- Too many Sue Hamiltons -- The Philadelphia story -- The beginning and the end -- Pulling a all-nighter -- Sidekicks -- Heidi returns as Mrs. Doubtfire -- Heartbreak -- Madcap coaches and a camel at the door -- Walking with Ernie -- One swing at baseball -- Civil War, 9/11, and Mrs. Sutter's potato soup -- Can you beam me to Anaheim? -- Life with the peacock -- The last elevator ride.

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