Babe Ruth: The First Great Sports Icon

After the lowest point in baseball history, the 1919 Chicago
Black Sox gambling scandal, Babe Ruth stepped into the limelight
and saved the sport. He became one of the primary figures who
made the "Roaring 20s" roar, giving hope to millions of people
during the Great Depression. His rise from an “incorrigible and
vicious” youth—in an orphanage—to the first great sports icon is
a story of effort, perseverance, and courage. As he put it,
“Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.”
 


He was so glorified by Americans that during World War II, enemy
Japanese forces were trained to say one sentence in English: “To
hell with Babe Ruth.”



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Also check out:


 


Glory of Their Times
- https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Their-Times-Baseball-Perennial/dp/0061994715/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=glory+of+their+times&qid=1625757907&sr=8-1


 


Babe Ruth Documentary
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoG5Xb5oJBs


 


Play Ball With Babe Ruth: Just Pals (1932)  -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCFPEAgDahg