25 Best Sports Books of All Time
Our goal: Find what the internet ranks as the best Sports books (instead of one person's opinion).
- Our process:
- Search for "best sports 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)
- 12
Born to Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Christopher McDougall
Appears in 2 articles2recommenders - 18
The Boys of Winter
The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
Wayne Coffey
Appears in 2 articles - 23Appears in 2 articles
- 24Appears in 2 articles
- 25
In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle
A True Story of Hoop Dreams and One Very Special Team
Madeleine Blais
Appears in 2 articles
Sources
- The 25 Best Sports Books of All Time To Read in 2021 – SPYspy.com
- The 33 Best Sports Books Ever Written | Esquirewww.esquire.com
- The best sports books, according to the Washington Post Sports staff - The Washington Postwww.washingtonpost.com
- The 33 Best Sports Books to Add to Your Reading Listwww.menshealth.com
- The 64 Best Sports Books of All Time | Men's Journalwww.mensjournal.com
FAQ
How was this Sports books list created?
We searched for "best Sports books", found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.
How many Sports books are in this list?
There are 25 books in this list.
Why did you create this Sports books list?
We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Sports books on the internet.
