Question: Randy Starkman, was a Canadian sports journalist who reported on amateur sports and athletes for the Toronto Star newspaper, Starkman authored the book "Let the Games Begin" in which year, and co-authored books with Eric Lindros?

Randy Starkman (1960 – April 16, 2012) was a Canadian sports journalist who reported on amateur sports and athletes for the Toronto Star newspaper.  He was twice awarded a National Newspaper Award, first in 1993 for his reportage of Ben Johnson's second positive test for steroids, and in 1994 for a series on concussions suffered by hockey players.  At the time of his death, he was working with Olympic athlete Clara Hughes on another book.  Starkman authored the book "Let the Games Begin" in 1994, and co-authored books with Eric Lindros and Currie Chapman.  Starkman died at age 51 on April 16, 2012, after a brief illness. <SEP> Samors has authored, co-authored and/or published twenty five books about Chicago's neighborhoods, downtown, Michigan Avenue, the Chicago River, Lake Shore Drive, and Chicago's airports, and in addition has written and published nostalgic books about growing up in Chicago in the eras of the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.  His book, co-authored with Michael Williams, "The Old Chicago Neighborhood: Remembering Chicago in the 1940s", won the 2003 Independent Publisher Book Award first place award in history, his book "Chicago in the Sixties: Remembering a Time of Change" won the 2007 Independent Publisher Book first place award in history, his book, "Downtown Chicago in Transition", co-authored with Eric Bronsky, won the 2008 Independent Publisher Book second place award for Midwest Region books, and his book, "The Rise of The Magnificent Mile," (co-authored with Eric Bronsky), won the 2009 Independent Publisher Book first place award in the Great Lakes region.  He co-authored and published three new books in 2008, including "Clark Weber's Rock and Roll Radio", by Clark Weber, "Never Put Ketchup On A Hot Dog", by Bob Schwartz, and "The Rise of the Magnificent Mile", co-authored with Eric Bronsky.  In 2010, he published and/or co-authored, with Tony Macaluso and Julia S. Bachrach, "Sounds of Chicago's Lakefront: A Celebration of the Grant Park Music Festival, "A Kid From The Windy City," co-authored by Lee B. Stern and Neal Samors, and "Paths Through The Wilderness: American Indian Trail Marker Trees" by Dennis Downes, with Neal Samors.  Next, he was the publisher and co-author of "Chicago's Lake Shore Drive: Urban America's Most Beautiful Roadway" and served as publisher of "Chicago From The Sky: A Region Transformed" by Lawrence Okrent.  In 2011, he published and co-authored, "Chicago's Classic Restaurants: Past, Present and Future" with Eric Bronsky and Robert Dauber, in 2013 he published and co-authored "Chicago's River At Work And At Play" with Steven Dahlman, and, in 2015, he published and co-authored "Now Arriving: Traveling To And From Chicago By Air, 90 Years of Flight" with Christopher Lynch.  Dr. Samors publishes books through his company, Chicago's Books Press, an imprint of Chicago's Neighborhoods, Inc.  He has a PhD and MALS from Northwestern University, an MA from Northern Illinois University and a BA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  In 2010, Dr. Samors was selected as a Prominent Alumnus by the Sullivan High School Alumni Association. <SEP> Val Sears (December 5, 1927 – January 21, 2016) was a Canadian journalist.  He had long experience as reporter, editor, Ottawa Bureau Chief and foreign correspondent in London, England and Washington, D.C. for the Toronto Star.  Sears won numerous awards for his reporting including a National Newspaper Award for feature writing and for news as well as a science writing Award.  He is author of the book "Hello Sweetheart: Get Me Rewrite", which is a lively account of the 1950s newspaper wars between the Toronto Telegram and the Toronto Star, both of which employed him.  The book become a cult classic among journalists and appears on the curriculum of journalist schools in Canada.  After retiring from the Toronto Star, Sears became a columnist for the Ottawa Sun from 1998 to 2005. <SEP>  Lindros played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Oshawa Generals prior to being chosen first overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques.  He refused to play for the Nordiques and was eventually traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in June 1992 in exchange for a package of players and draft picks including Peter Forsberg.  During his OHL career, Lindros led the Generals to a Memorial Cup victory in 1990.  Prior to being drafted in 1991, Lindros captured the Red Tilson Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player in the OHL, and also was named the CHL Player of the Year. Eric Bryan Lindros ( ; born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.  Lindros was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Toronto.