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Peter Golenbock (born July 19, 1946) is a sports journalist and author. He is best known for the 1975 book Dynasty: The New York Yankees 1949–1964 about the Yankees of that era (including Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Casey Stengel, Whitey Ford, Roger Maris, Ralph Houk, and Yogi Berra). The book was a best-seller.
Golenbock continued to write Yankees books - The Bronx Zoo (a 1979 release written with pitcher Sparky Lyle), Balls (with third baseman Graig Nettles), and Number 1 (with manager Billy Martin), to name a few. He covered the old Brooklyn Dodgers teams in Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers (which won the 1984 CASEY Award for the best baseball book of the year). He has also written books on NASCAR and the New York Mets.
Golenbock has also written books about collegiate athletics. Personal Fouls revisited 1980's college basketball and focused on Jim Valvano and the NC State University basketball team. The book alleged that Valvano's players were not managed properly by the staff and received perks for playing ball. Many of the allegations were not substantiated but some were generally accepted to be true. Regardless, the book caused Valvano to lose his position as head coach and athletic director and resulted in an NCAA investigation into the school's activities and subsequent penalties.
Golenbock's most recent release is a biography on Hollywood screen actor Tony Curtis (co-written with Curtis), entitled American Prince: A Memoir which was released in late 2008.
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