Sweet William
Subtitle: the life of Billy Conn
By: Andrew O'Toole.
Series: Sport and society
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780252032240
Subjects: Conn, Billy, -- 1917-; Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: This is easy; title: A kiss from heaven; title: I can lick anyone Johnny Ray tells me I can lick; title: Like a thief he kept running; title: A fistic star is born; title: Gone to the fight; title: Fighting is my business; title: Toast of the town; title: That Conn boy talks too much; title: Reckless son of Erin; title: Where's Billy?; title: I'm afraid of no man living; title: Mickey Rooney's a sissy; title: He can run; title: Old scores to settle; title: "You only get one chance".