Table of Contents Introduction 1. In the Arena * Harold Moore: Gladiator College Football 1905 * Francisco Lázaro: No Sweat Olympic Marathon 1912 * Ray Chapman: Beanball MLB 1920 * Bill Masterton: The Unforgiving Ice NHL 1968 * Chuck Hughes: A Moment''s Notice NFL 1971 * Duk Koo Kim: Live or Boxing 1982 * Sergei Shalibashvili: Kiss the Tower Platform Diving 1983 * Lane Frost: Born to Ride Bull Riding 1989 2. Spilled Blood * David Berger: All Gone Olympic Weightlifting 1972 * Lyman Bostock: Pure Happenstance MLB 1978 * Ron Settles: Jailhouse Shock College Football 1981 * Andrés Escobar: Brave to the World Cup Soccer 1994 * Dave Schultz: Pinned by a Madman Wrestling 1996 * Greg Halman: Brothers for Life Baseball 2011 * Celia Barquín Arozamena: Broad Daylight Golf 2018 * Mike Ryan: Covid Rage Hockey 2021 3. Dark Waters * Ed Delahanty: Swept Away MLB 1903 * Joe Delaney: Great with a Capital NFL 1983 * Craig Arfons: Last Run on Lake Jackson Speed Racing 1989 * Tim Crews and Steve Olin: They Never Saw the Dock MLB 1993 * Shannon Smith: Paradise Lost College Football 1997 * Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith: Engulfed NFL 2009 4. Sound of Impact * Knute Rockne: Dreadful News College Football 1931 * Thurman Munson: Out of His League MLB 1979 * Davey Allison: Chopper Down NASCAR 1993 * Rodney Culver: Nosedive NFL 1996 * Payne Stewart: Flight of Doom Golf 1999 * Cory Lidle: Manhattan Fireball MLB 2006 5. Accidents Will Happen * Terry Sawchuk: Senseless NHL 1970 * Don Wilson: Beyond Strange MLB 1975 * Richard Wertheim: Lethal Tennis 1983 * Owen Hart: Real as Can World Wrestling Federation 1999 * Matiss Kivlenieks: Fiasco NHL 2021 6. Demons and Disease * Flo Hyman: No Warning Volleyball 1986 * Len Bias: Shock to the Systems Basketball 1986 * Reggie Lewis: Too Young, Too Soon Basketball 1993 * Sergei Grinkov: Shattered Dream Pairs Figure Skating 1995 * Andreas Munzer: Hunger Pains Bodybuilding 1997 * Korey Stringer: Water Is for Cowards NFL 2001 * Tyler Skaggs: Black Cloud MLB 2019 7. In the Arena Redux * Hank Gathers: Heart of a Lion Basketball 1990 * Ulrike Maier: No Chance Skiing 1994 * Fabio Casartelli: Deadly Descent Tour de France 1995 * John McSherry: Last Call MLB 1996 * Caleb Moore: Fatal Obsession Snowmobile, ­X-Games 2013 * Oshi: Breaking Point Iditarod 2019 * Yellow River Stone Forest: 21 Gone Ultramarathon 2021 8.

 Win, Place or Die * Frank Hayes: First Win, Only Steeplechase 1923 * Ruffian: She Reigns Match Race 1975 * Billy Haughton: Breaking Gait Harness Racing 1986 * Mary Bacon: Riding Is Living Off Track 1991 * Santa Anita Meltdown: How Many More Have to Die? Thoroughbreds 2019 9. Motorsport Mishaps * Bill Vukovich: The Fearless Indy 500 1955 * The Dakar Rally: Desert Storm Off Road Racing 1988 * Ayrton Senna: Collision Course Formula One 1994 * Dale Earnhardt: Long Live the King NASCAR 2001 * Jessi Combs: Speed Kills Speed Racing 2019 * IMTT: Full Throttle Motorcycle 2022 10. Team Tragedy * Spokane Indians: Such Hell Baseball 1946 * Duluth Dukes: North Country Inferno Baseball 1948 * Cal Poly Mustangs: Lost in the College Football 1960 * USA Figure Skating: Total Eclipse Figure Skating 1961 * Wichita State Shockers: Gold Flight College Football 1970 * Marshall Thundering Herd: The Worst College Football 1970 * Evansville Purple Aces: Basketball''s Darkest Night Basketball 1977 * USA Boxing: KO''d by Fate Boxing 1980 11. Red Highways * Steve Prefontaine: Bell Running 1975 * Pelle Lindbergh: A Man and His Porsche NHL 1985 * Jackson State Tigers: Blue Bengal Curse? College Football 1988-1990 * John Rodolph: Pure Soul Wheelchair Racing 1995 * Judith Flannery: End of the Road Triathlon 1997 * Dwayne Haskins: Running on Empty NFL 2022 12. The Savage God * Rick Carter: No Goodbyes College Football 1986 * Jeff Alm: Very Close NFL 1993 * Erica Blasberg: Final Breath Golf 2010 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index.