Farewell Jimmy the Greek: The Wizard of Odds

Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1996. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips, creases or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Jimmy, photos and reproductions of news clippings in the text, and a 16 page section of b/w photos on glossy stock. Includes a facsimile of Jimmy the Greek's autograph on a preliminary page. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the publisher: "For twelve years Jimmy 'The Greek' Synder rattled off predictions for upcoming games and titillated fans with sports gossip. Burly and unpolished, this high-school dropout created an excitement and spontaneity unfamiliar to previous pregame-show formats. Jimmy died in Las Vegas in May, 1996, at the age of 76. FAREWELL JIMMY THE GREEK tells the life story of a remarkable man including a double murder-suicide in childhood that left him motherless and spurred a gambling career, the story behind his dismissal from CBS that led to a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, his conviction for interstate gambling, his three-year public relations ventures with Howard Hughes, the story of how he won $170,000 in 1948 betting against presidential candidate Tom Dewey because Dewey had a mustache, the reason he secluded himself during his last eight years of life and the calamity that led to his death, his personal experienced with Ted and Bobby Kennedy, George Wallace, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Telly Savalas, Herschel Walker, Paul 'Bear' Bryant, Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, Jack Chrysler, H. L. Hunt, and many others. This is the story of an American original." -- Midwest Book Review.. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. viii, 293pp. + 16 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.