The Sheriff of Squash: The Life and Times of Sharif Khan Legendary Squash Champion

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Rob Dinerman Karen Khan

The Sheriff of Squash

The Life and Times of Sharif Khan Legendary Squash Champion

Rob Dinerman, Karen Khan, Sharif Khan

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Karen Khan
12 March 2018

Autobiography: sport; Memoirs; Racquet sports

"This is a story of pride, determination, cultural divides and deeply personal ""Recollections"". Experience those moments and exciting reports of Khan's professional sports career, then come away knowing Sharif Khan, the man.

From 1968 to 1982, Sharif Khan won almost every major North American hardball squash tournament in the US, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, in addition to his World No. 4 ranking and his semifinal placing in the British Open international softball tournament during this same time period. Most of Khan's records have never and probably will never be matched even as the game itself is evolving.

Born in Pakistan, raised in the simple but idyllic village of Nawakille, he was uprooted from his childhood at age 11 and sent to Millfield, a posh prep school in Somerset, UK. Sharif was on the path of the 'outlier' to become a great sports champion, feted as the eldest son of the Pakistani national sports hero Hashim Khan. But personal costs were high with separation and cultural confusion taking a toll on such a young life."

By: Rob Dinerman, Karen Khan
Other: Sharif Khan
Imprint: Karen Khan
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781775227403
ISBN 10: 1775227405
Pages: 294
Publication Date: 12 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rob is well-known for having written dozens of feature pieces (among them on Rivalries in Squash, a genealogy of the Khan clan, a summary of Sharif Khan's North American Open career, focusing on five memorable matches, a 10-match anthology of the WPSA tour, Histories of the North American Open Doubles, of Yale squash during the Dave Talbott coaching era, of Princeton squash during the Bob Callahan era, profiles of Gail Ramsay, Henri Salaun, Ed Hahn and the Alicia McConnell/Demer Holleran doubles team). This is a first effort as a co-author, in interpreting Sharif's voice written in his Recollections throughout this work. It was a great pleasure to work with the talented Rob Dinerman. The collaboration between Sharif, Rob and me was truly a rewarding experience over the past year.