George Plimpton, a participatory journalist, lived a life of adventure and athletic escapades, pretending to be a baseball player, basketball player, boxer, and even a football quarterback, all while writing about his experiences with wit and charm.
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
Celebrated author George Plimpton embarked on a series of extraordinary adventures, adopting various personas to deeply explore the worlds of sports, from pitching to baseball legend Willie Mays to quarterbacking for the Detroit Lions.