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Books on Sports: Author Ron Rapoport talks about his book “Let’s Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks”

Let's Play Two!

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Publish Date: 05/24/2019

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My guest today is author Ron Rapoport. He is the author of “Let’s Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks”. It is a definitive and revealing biography of Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, one of America’s most iconic, beloved, and misunderstood baseball players.

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Books on Sports: Author Ron Rapoport talks about his book “Let’s Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks”

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