24 Best Sports Biographies Books of All Time
Our goal: Find what the internet ranks as the best Sports Biographies books (instead of one person's opinion).
- Our process:
- Search for "best sports biographies books" and study the top 5 articles.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
(This took a long time, but we do the research so you don't have to!)
(Updated 2023)
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Born to Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Christopher McDougall
Appears in 3 articles2recommenders - 8
The Boys in the Boat
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown
Appears in 2 articles1recommender - 11Appears in 2 articles
Sources
- The 33 Best Sports Books Ever Written | Esquirewww.esquire.com
- The best sports books and autobiographies - Pan Macmillanwww.panmacmillan.com
- The 25 Best Sports Books of All Time To Read in 2021 – SPYspy.com
- 50 Great Sports Biographies - Sports Management Degree Guidewww.sports-management-degrees.com
- 100 Best Sports Biography Books of All Time (Updated for 2021)www.shortform.com
FAQ
How was this Sports Biographies books list created?
We searched for "best Sports Biographies books", found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.
How many Sports Biographies books are in this list?
There are 24 books in this list.
Why did you create this Sports Biographies books list?
We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Sports Biographies books on the internet.
