Books by Joe Niese

Zack Wheat was long considered the greatest player in Brooklyn Dodgers' history. Emerging from the sandlots of Kansas City, the Missouri native parlayed his tenacious work ethic and raw skills into a major league career. This is the first book-length biography of Wheat.

Charles "Gus" Dorais (1891-1954) is best known as the passing end of Notre Dame's "Dorais to Rockne" tandem that helped revolutionize football's forward pass in the early 1910s. A pioneer of offensive strategies, Dorais played with and coached against all the prominent football legends of his time. This book tells his story.