Higgy: Matches, Microphones and MS
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (774 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1408129248 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
All this success was brought into sharp relief by his diagnosis with MS, which eventually forced his retirement from broadcasting but also prompted him to become one of the leading campaigners for those suffering from the disease. Higgy tells his inspirational story with warmth and humour - from growing up as a bright and very competitive young lad, on to his successful Cambridge university days where he was the first person to captain both the rugby and cricket first teams, through his playing careers against and alongside some of the all-time greats in both sports, and a prominent broadcasting career that took him around the world to cover some of the biggest sporting events and characters. Winner of the Rugby Book of the Year award at the British Sports Book Awards 2012 Alastair Hignell is renowned as a
Alastair Hignell has had three outstanding careers in sport: as an England rugby player, a talented county cricketer and a sports broadcaster for the BBC and ITV. He has been a teacher and television presenter as well as patron for a national Multiple Sclerosis charity.
'An honest, humbling autobiography which soars beyond the narrow confines of the sporting shelves' Stuart Barnes 'Monumental. Transcending great sport and revealing incredible fortitude in adversity, and the iron in a stricken sportsman's soul' Stephen Jones, Sunday Times 'A very special read' Mike Harrison, Sky Sports 'a magnificent book' Cricketweb
Liked the guy Amazon Customer Liked the guy. You have to know your sports history, but the story of a brave man comes through strongly.