The autobiography of Ted Macauley, award-winning newspaper reporter, columnist, and sports journalist. A story filled with the excitement of the sports that he covered, tales of enviable assignments, and featuring a host of celebrity friends and sporting superstars, including Mike Hailwood, George Best, Barry Sheene, and many more. After spending a lifetime writing about the careers and achievements of others, Ted Macauley has now turned the focus on his own life, and the glamorous lifestyle he enjoyed as he travelled to exotic locations, and rubbed shoulders with sporting heroes and Hollywood stars alike. With many original photos from Teds private collection to accompany the text, this autobiography is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a top sports journalist.
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Weight: 393g
Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
Publication Date: 15 Mar 2022
Publisher: David & Charles
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781787116719
About Ted Macauley
Ted Macauley is currently the Formula One reporter for the Daily Star Sunday London and weekly F1 columnist for Gulf News in Dubai UAE. He is also a regular car reviewer for five monthly magazines for Surrey Hills Publishing and the Lifestyle Editor. He was the Daily Mirror's Chief Sports Feature writer F1 and MotoGP reporter until his retirement from the paper in 1997. Ted met Mike Hailwood at the Isle of Man TT in 1961 when Mike rode all four solo classes and became the first rider to win three races in a week. He was just 21. Their friendship flourished from then until Mike Hailwoods tragic death in 1981. Ted has written three books about Mike Hailwoods life and career. He was educated at Houldsworth School Reddish Cheshire read English language and literature at Stockport College and then studied Economics and Economic history at the College of Commerce in Manchester.