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Neil Leifer. Very good. Format is approximately 16.5 inches by 13 inches, in slipcase. 297, [3] pages. Illustrations (many in color). Slipcase has minor soiling. Neil Leifer (born December 28, 1942) is an American sports photographer known for his work in the Time Inc. family of magazines. For the 1966 heavyweight title fight between Cleveland Williams and Muhammad Ali, Leifer placed a camera in the rafters of the Astrodome in order to get a shot of the canvas when the victor knocked out his competition. His shot of Ali and a defeated Williams has been seen by millions and was voted the greatest sport photo ever. Leifer was one of the only two photographers with color film in his camera when Ali knocked out Sonny Liston, and his image of the moment has become not just one of his most famous photos, but one of the most memorable sports photos of all time-seen by many as the greatest sports photograph in history. In 1965 SI photographer Neil Leifer rigged a camera under the second base bag at Dodger Stadium, where he captured Willie Davis in mid-slide. That and other priceless shots--including those of Sandy Koufax, Casey Stengel and Bill Mazeroski--are available in this limited-edition collection. To the baby boomers of the world, professional baseball means the 1960s and 70s. Growing up near a city with three major league teams, editor Eric Kroll lived and breathed the Giants at the Polo Grounds, the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, and the Brooklyn Bums (Dodgers) at Ebbets Field. What did Willie Mays do last night? How about the Duke? And the golden boy, Mickey Mantle? Was that a thunderous strikeout last night or what? All this flavor and juice were captured on film by the premier sports photographer of this generation, Neil Leifer. Professional baseball for those two decades belongs to Neil. In 1960, at age 17, Neil had the human drive to match his new Nikon motor drive and he was on his way. With gumption and an eye for the decisive moment in baseball, the baby-faced kid from Manhattan's lower east side was soon selling his baseball photos to Sports Illustrated and later, working for Life and still later, staff photographer for Time magazine. Neil Leifer, Ballet in the Dirt: The Golden Age of Baseball is a collection of Leifer's baseball photographs of the 1960s and 1970s, the "Golden Age of Baseball". Featuring over 300 photos, this superb collection reflects the total access Neil had to the players on the ball field, in the dugout, and in the locker room. All the pathos, elation, disappointment, and celebration are etched upon the faces of the players and their mercurial fans. Neil and his camera never sat still. He is up in the nosebleed section of the grand stands in Yankee Stadium, in the ceiling of the Astrodome in Houston, or in a helicopter high above. Many of the old stadiums he photographed are gone, replaced by modern convenient structures to ease and increase commerce. From the 1960 World Series between the Yankees and the Pirates, decided in the 9th inning of the 7th game by a Bill Mazeroski home run, to the 1977 World Series between the Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Neil Leifer never stopped shooting. Who won the games isn't important-it's how the game was played. The blood, sweat, and grace. It's all about the game, and Neil Leifer's photographs create a topographical map to the very heart and soul of baseball.
