Jimmy Greaves

A former England footballer, Jimmy Greaves was one of his nation's best athletes, and won a number of trophies, including the FA Cup, the European Cup Winner's Cup, and was a member (but didn't play in the side) of the 1966 World Cup winning England XI. He was also a television presence, commenting on, not surprisingly, football. The third highest scoring player in England history, Greaves would go on to chronicle his life and opinions of the sport over the years in the volume, Greavsie. He followed up his first book with the second, entitled Heart of the Game, a look at his t...