Ed Gruver Author

Ed Gruver’s most recent book is Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn: Boxing’s Unforgettable Summer of 1941 (Lyons, 2022).His previous books include Bringing the Monster to Its Knees: Ben Hogan, Oakland Hills, and the 1951 U.S. Open (2021), Hell with the Lid Off: Inside the Fierce Rivalry Between the 1970s Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers (2018), Hairs vs. Squares: The Mustache Gang, the Big Red Machine and the Tumultuous Summer of ’72 (2016), From Baltimore to Broadway: Joe, the Jets and the Super Bowl III Guarantee (2009), Nitschke (2002), Koufax (2000), The Ice Bowl: The Cold Truth About Football’s Most Unforgettable Game (1997, 2020), and The American Football League: A Year-by-Year History, 1960-69 (1997).

Gruver’s work has appeared in several national magazines.