My Father and Other Working-Class Heroes - Hardcover

Gary Imlach started out writing for national newspapers at the age of 18. He has worked for the BBC, ITN, CNN & Channel 4, and presents ITV's coverage of the Tour de France and American Football. He is also the producer of several documentaries. This is his first book.

"The most emotionally charged and moving sports book I think I've ever read - Harry Ritchie, Daily Mail" -- Daily Mail * Harry Ritchie * "One of the most deserving William Hill winners in the award's history ... The book of the year" -- Christopher Maume * Independent * "A remarkable book... Imlach is a gifted writer, pungently aware, admirably combative, knowledgeable and compassionate" -- Brian Glanville * Sunday Times * "My Father and Other Working-Class Heroes immediately joins the Football Classic Club - whose members are bonded by using football as a backdrop for something entirely different... A beautiful personal history" -- Rick Broadbent * Times * "If I could have my memories of Stewart Imlach surgically extracted, I would wrap them carefully, put them in a box, and send them to his son. Unlike me, Gary Imlach never saw his father play football... But that has not prevented the son from producing one of the best sports books of recent years. A book to treasure" -- Richard Williams * Guardian *