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100 1  Lucas, Ed,|d1939-|eauthor,|enarrator. 
245 10 Seeing home :|bthe Ed Lucas story|h[Hoopla electronic 
       resource] /|cEd Lucas and Christopher Lucas. 
250    Unabridged. 
264  1 [United States] :|bSimon & Schuster Audio,|c2015. 
264  2 |bMade available through hoopla 
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511 0  Read by Christopher Lucas ; with an introduction by Ed 
       Lucas. 
520    Soon to be a major motion picture, Seeing Home: The Ed 
       Lucas Story is the incredible true tale of a beloved Emmy-
       winning blind broadcaster who refused to let his 
       disability prevent him from overcoming many challenging 
       obstacles and achieving his dreams. In 1951, when he was 
       only twelve years old, Ed Lucas was hit between the eyes 
       by a baseball during a sandlot game in Jersey City. He 
       lost his sight forever. To cheer him up, his mother wrote 
       letters to baseball superstars of the day, explaining her 
       son's condition. Soon Ed was invited into their clubhouses
       and dugouts, as the players and coaches personally made 
       him feel at home. Despite the warm reception he got from 
       his heroes, Ed was told repeatedly by others that he would
       never be able to accomplish anything worthwhile because of
       his limitations. But Hall-of-Famer Phil Rizzuto became 
       Ed's mentor and encouraged him to pursue his passion-
       broadcasting. Ed then overcame hundreds of barriers, big 
       and small, to become a pioneer-the first blind person 
       covering baseball on a regular basis, a career he has 
       successfully continued for six decades. Ed may have lost 
       his sight, but he never lost his faith, which got him 
       through many pitfalls and dark days. When Ed's two sons 
       were very young, his wife walked out and left him to raise
       them all by himself, which he did. Six years later, Ed's 
       ex-wife returned and sued him for full custody, saying 
       that a blind man shouldn't have her kids. The judge agreed,
       tearing Ed's sons away from their father's loving home. Ed
       fought the heartbreaking decision with appeals all the way
       up to the highest level of the court system. Eventually, 
       he prevailed, marking the very first time in US history 
       that a disabled person was awarded custody over a non-
       disabled spouse. Even in his later years, Ed is still 
       enjoying a remarkably blessed life. In 2006, he married 
       his second wife, Allison, at home plate in old Yankee 
       Stadium, the only time that such a thing ever happened on 
       that iconic spot. Yankee owner George Steinbrenner himself
       catered the whole affair, which was shown live on national
       television. Seeing Home: The Ed Lucas Story is truly a 
       magical read and a universally uplifting and inspirational
       tale for everyone, whether or not you happen to be a 
       sports fan. Over his long and amazing life, Ed has 
       collected hundreds of anecdotes from his personal 
       relationships and encounters with everyone, from kings and
       presidents to movie stars and sports Hall-of-Famers, many 
       of which he shares in this memoir, using his trademark 
       humorous and engaging style, cowritten with his youngest 
       son, Christopher. 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
600 10 Lucas, Ed,|d1939- 
650  0 Broadcasters|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Sportswriters|zNew York (State)|zNew York|vBiography. 
700 1  Lucas, Christopher,|eauthor.|enarrator. 
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