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Ed Gruver

Biography

Ed Gruver

Ed Gruver is an award-winning sportswriter, reporter and author. His books include BRINGING THE MONSTER TO ITS KNEES: Ben Hogan, Oakland Hills, and the 1951 U.S. Open and HELL WITH THE LID OFF: Inside the Fierce Rivalry Between the 1970s Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers, among others.

Ed Gruver

Books by Ed Gruver

by Ed Gruver - History, Nonfiction, Sports

It is considered by many the greatest season in golf history. In 1953, Ben Hogan provided a fitting exclamation point to his miraculous comeback from a near-fatal auto accident by becoming the first player to win golf’s Triple Crown --- the Masters, the U.S. Open and the British Open --- within a span of four months. It was closer than anyone had gotten to the modern-day Grand Slam of winning all four of golf’s major tournaments. THE WEE ICE MON COMETH is the first book to detail Hogan’s historic accomplishment. Ed Gruver weaves together interviews with members of Hogan’s family, golf historians, playing partners and business partners, along with extensive research and eyewitness accounts of each tournament.