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“It doesn’t surprise me in the least that this new book on the
life of Ben Hogan is so interesting, all-encompassing, and well-balanced. I have
been impressed with the talent of Jim Dodson, the author of this compelling book, since he worked with me when I did my autobiography
a few years ago. I thought I knew Ben Hogan pretty well, until this book came
along with some previously untold revelations” – Arnold Palmer U.S. Open and British Open Champion
“At last we meet the real man behind the Ice Mon. Granted unprecedented access to Hogan’s personal documents and closest friends and relatives, Jim
Dodson has produced an extraordinarily intimate and revealing portrait of golf’s most enigmatic star. Not another word need be written about Ben Hogan – this book tells the whole story.” –
George Peper, former Editor-in-Chief, Golf Magazine
"A thrilling psycobiography." -Sports Illustrated
"Dodson's prose is as smooth as Hogan's swing, and his attention to detail
will impress even th most persnickety golf fan. Reading Ben Hogan is tantamount
to being out on the course without having to replace your divots." - Washington
Post
"The first Hogan biography to do justice to an enigmatic and complex sports
hero, and as sich, it becomes the instant standard." - Booklist (starred review)
"Impossible to imagine it coul be equalled, let alone bettered." - The London Times
"Clearly based on relentless research, but this does not weigh it down...the
writing is so silky it draws you on. There is real page-turning power." - The
Daily Telegraph