Sid!: The Sports Legends, the Inside Scoops, and the Close Personal Friends

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Sid Hartman has been at the center of Minnesota sports for more than 60 years, getting the inside scoop from players, coaches, owners, and his many close personal friends. This fascinating tell-all reveals Sid's life and career, from his days as a newspaper boy in Minneapolis and his first scoops as a cub reporter with the Minneapolis Tribune, to his place as a true Minnesota legend. From his controversial role as de facto general manager of the Minneapolis Lakers to his fight to save the Twins, Sid has been in the thick of the local sports scene at all levels. In these pages, sports fans will be privy to Sid's insight into hundreds of events and legendary figures, from Bud Grant and Bob Knight to Kirby Puckett and Kevin Garnett. As one of the most widely read and listened-to sports journalists in the Midwest for over half a century, Sid's impact has been felt by fans from all walks of life, including renowned figures such as Tom Brokaw and Walter Mondale, who called Sid one of America's hardest-working, most widely read sportswriters. Join Sid and his cast of thousands, and enjoy their outrageous stories---and learn some Minnesota sports history in the process. This updated paperback edition includes Sid's reminiscences on the past decade of Minnesota sports, including the resurgent Twins, the rocky Vikings, and his always-beloved Gophers.

Sid Hartman, the dean of Twin Cities sports journalists, is one of the most visible, most listened-to, and most read characters in the Upper Midwest. His first column appeared in the Minneapolis Daily Times in September 1945, and he has been a sports announcer at WCCO Radio since 1955. In that time, he has covered virtually every significant sports event and personality in Minnesota. He is the author of Sid Hartman's Great Minnesota Sports Moments. Patrick Reusse first began working with Sid forty years ago as Sid's copy boy at the Minneapolis Tribune. After a twenty-year stint as Sid's competitor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, he rejoined the Star Tribune sports department in 1988 as Sid's colleague. He can be heard regularly on KSTP Radio, am1500.Patrick Reusse has covered the Minnesota sports scene with passion for more than four decades and has written hundreds of columns about the Vikings. He has been a fixture at the Star Tribune since 1988 and a regular for KSTP radio, am 1500, since the early 1980s. He is co-author, with Dennis Brackin, of MVP Books Minnesota Twins: The Complete Illustrated History. Reusse lives in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Sid Hartman, the dean of Twin Cities sports journalists, is one of the most visible, most listened-to, and most read characters in the Upper Midwest. His first column appeared in the Minneapolis Daily Times in September 1945, and he has been a sports announcer at WCCO Radio since 1955. In that time, he has covered virtually every significant sports event and personality in Minnesota. He is the author of Sid Hartman's Great Minnesota Sports Moments. Patrick Reusse first began working with Sid forty years ago as Sid's copy boy at the Minneapolis Tribune. After a twenty-year stint as Sid's competitor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, he rejoined the Star Tribune sports department in 1988 as Sid's colleague. He can be heard regularly on KSTP Radio, am1500.Sid Hartman is the dean of Twin Cities sports columnists. His first column appeared in the Minneapolis Daily Times in September 1945. Since then, he's written about virtually every significant sports event and personality in Minnesota. In addition to his regular column in the Star Tribune, he hosts a daily sports-talk program on WCCO radio.