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(1942-2001) Author, journalist. Phil Berger was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Jackson Heights, New York. He was known for his sports writing.

Full Name

Phil Berger

Locations

Kings

Author's Timeline


1942

BIRTH

Phil Berger was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1942.

1970

LITWORK

Miracle On 33rd Street: The New York Knickerbockers' Championship Season
Simon and Schuster
0671208098 / 978-0671208097
Nonfiction.

1975

LITWORK

The Last Laugh: The World Of Stand-Up Comics
Ballantine Books
0345248562 / 978-0345248565
Nonfiction.

1984

LITWORK

Deadly Kisses
Ace
0441142168 / 978-0441142163
Novel.

1986

OTHER

Mr. Berger was a boxing reporter for The New York Times from 1986 to 1992.

1993

LITWORK

Punch Lines: Berger On Boxing
Da Capo Press
094142393X / 978-0941423939
Nonfiction.

1996

LITWORK

Blood Season: Mike Tyson And The World Of Boxing
Four Walls Eight Windows
156858069X / 978-1568580692
Nonfiction.

1996

LITWORK

Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin' Joe Frazier
Macmillan General Reference
002860847X / 978-0028608471
Joe Frazier's autobiography written with Mr. Berger.

1999

LITWORK

Forever Showtime: The Checkered Life Of Pistol Pete Maravich
Taylor Trade Publishing
0878332375 / 978-0878332373
Nonfiction.

1999

LITWORK

Against the Odds
Robson Books Ltd
1861052367 / 978-1861052360
Larry Holmes' autobiography written with Phil Berger.

2000

LITWORK

Knight Fall: Bobby Knight, The True Story Behind America's Most Controversial Coach
Pinnacle
0786014148 / 978-0786014149
Nonfiction.

2000

LITWORK

Price Of Glory


Screenplay.

2001

DEATH

Phil Berger died at his home in Jackson Heights, New York, on March 12, 2001.

2001

INTERMENT

Phil Berger was interred at Knollwood Park Cemetery in Glendale, New York.

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