FS: 1988 "Gross Misconduct: The Life Of (Brian) "Spinner" ..

1988 "Gross Misconduct: The Life Of (Brian) "Spinner" Spencer" Book


I have for sale the out-of-print, 1st edition hardcover book "Gross
Misconduct: The Life Of "Spinner" Spencer" by Martin O'Malley (1988). This
out-hardcover edition contains 310 pages with black and white photographs
tracing the life, career and tragic death of Toronto Maple Leafs', Brian
"Spinner" Spencer.
Front Jacket Excerpt:
"Against the backdrop of a compelling courtroom drama with its own surprise
twists, Martin O'Malley has written an unforgettable and most conventional
hockey biography. GROSS MISCONDUCT is the story of Brian "Spinner"
Spencer's pursuit of that irresistible dream-the life of an NHL hockey
player-from its unlikely beginnings in Canada's backwoods to its gritty
aftermath at middle age. Its a journey in search of celebrity and success
that ended in tragedy. Spinner Spencer had a 10-year career in the NHL. He
played with brute force and instinct, his nickname "Spinner" a comment on
his skating style. After finishing his hockey career, Spencer drifted into
seedy obscurity-crashing with friends, dodging arrest warrants for drunk
driving. Then he achieved a different kind of notoriety: on the night of
January 18, 1987, he was arrested in Florida and charged with a murder that
had been committed five years earlier on an isolated dirt road in West Palm
Beach...In this gripping story, Martin O'Malley reveals the grim reality of
professional hockey and the tragic descent of Spinner Spencer."
The 1988 "Gross Misconduct: The Life Of Brian "Spinner" Spencer" hardcover
edition book is in MINT condition.
Price $25. US plus postage


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