As a longtime sports executive and author, Pat Williams has met seemingly everybody. Not only has he met them but he has interacted with them on a meaningful level in one fascinating way or another. In this book, Pat has mined a lifetime of experiences to provide readers with a wide array of anecdotes and stories that are both immensely fun and wonderfully profound.
Pat has long possessed one of the greatest senses of humor in modern sport. For decades, sportswriters have relied on Pat’s insight, immense wit, and keen memory to bring their stories alive. It’s Not Who You Know, It’s Who You Are now brings that mother lode of his experiences and memories to his many readers.
Among the multitude of voices, there’s the great Bill Veeck, who mentored Pat in the art of sports promotions, and other sports figures such as Ted Williams, Dick Bavetta, Joe Namath and more. It’s the kind of volume that’s destined to become an instant classic. After all, it just doesn’t get any better than Pat Williams on sports and life.
And, as this impressive book clearly demonstrates, he has the memories and experiences to prove it.
Roland Lazenby, legendary sportswriter and author of Michael Jordan: The Life