Richard Hoffer

About The Author

Richard Hoffer has been a senior writer at Sports Illustrated for 25 years. He has written two books: A Savage Business: The Comeback and Comedown of Mike Tyson (Simon & Schuster, 1998), and Jackpot Nation (Harper, 2007). He lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife and sons.

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Books by Richard Hoffer

Something in the Air

American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics

By Richard Hoffer

In the tradition of Seabiscuit and The Summer of ’49, a gripping sports narrative that brilliantly tells the amazing individual stories of the unforgettable athletes who gathered in Mexico City in a year of dramatic upheaval.

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