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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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<p><a href="http://www.ddavisla.com"><span style="font-weight: 400">David Davis </span></a>is the author of <i>Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans From World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation</i> and <i>Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku</i>. He lives in Los Angeles.</p>
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Photo of Gidget running through the Malibu Pier. Fifty years after Kathy Kohner Zuckerman, aka Gidget, learned to surf in Malibu, the surfing world has accepted her as surfing's early pioneers, mascots and avid promoters. April 27, 2006, (Photo by Ken Hively/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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Gidget The Survivor

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He Said He Was Going To Save A Century Of Priceless Sports Photos. He Ended Up The Madoff Of Memorabilia.

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 01: Football: San Francisco 49ers QB Joe Montana (16) gesturing bunny ears with Brent Jones (84) in locker room before game, San Francisco, CA 11/18/1990--11/25/1990 (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (SetNumber: D52377)

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Michael Zagaris Had The Backstage Pass Of A Lifetime

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How They Shot “The Last Shot”

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History

The Mostly Untold Story Of How The Sports Bra Conquered The World And Tore Its Inventors Apart

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The Skier Who Fell To Earth And The Photographer Who Got Out Of His Way

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Hockey’s Cold War Was The Summit Of Two Photographers’ Careers

Mil Máscaras finishes Professor Toru Tanaka with a flying body press.

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Pro Wrestling

Pro Wrestling’s Finest Down-And-Dirty Chronicle Is Getting Even Better

FILE - Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron eyes the flight of the ball after hitting his 715th career homer in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta, Ga., in this April 8, 1974 file photo. Dodgers pitcher Al Downing, catcher Joe Ferguson and umpire David Davidson look on. Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. He was 86. The Atlanta Braves said Aaron died peacefully in his sleep. No cause of death was given. (AP Photo/Harry Harrris, FIle)

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The Man Who Shot The Home Run Kings

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Soccer

The Man Who Captured The Hand Of God Has Been Erased From History

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Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

The Rolling Devils Took On Non-Disabled Teams And Invented Wheelchair Sports