Percy Williams: No One Faster

He was a nobody from nowhere, defined by two moments in time, when his Olympic sprint double skyrocketed him to Superstardom, making him a media sensation and national hero. In the Roaring Twenties, Canadian sprinter Percy Williams became as famous as his contemporaries Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey, and the U.S. establishment wanted him beaten. But by answering an American challenge with 15 straight victories on the US indoor track circuit, this Canadian phenom added insult to injuries he'd already inflicted on American pride. "Percy Williams - No One Faster" is an authentic Cinderella story, but also a gritty saga of a sports icon who shot to the the top, then fell, tormented, into the meat-grinder of fame, becoming disillusioned with everyone he had trusted. And It's the story of his touching, heartbreaking relationship with fellow Canadian Olympian, Ethel Catherwood, the Saskatoon Lily. And of his rocky relationships with his mother Dot and his mentor Bob Granger. And of his brush with American gangsters, Arnold Rothstein and Lucky Luciano, and his post-Olympic antagonist, General Douglas MacArthur. His suicide shocked the world.

• | Author: John Bain
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Sep 29, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 130 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1537530488
• | ISBN-13: 9781537530482