Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is best known as the author of the beloved Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Before becoming a writer, Doyle first attended the University of Edinburgh to train as a physician, and it was from his teacher Joseph Bell that he learned much of what would inspire Holmes's skills of deduction. Toward the end of his life, Doyle became a devoted spiritualist, which contributed greatly to much of his writing after Holmes, and lead him around the world as a crusader and lecturer for the movement.
John Rayburn spent part of seven decades as a sports/news anchor on radio and television. He did play-by-play of pro baseball, pro football, high school, college, AAU, and Olympic trials basketball (including NIT and NCAA national tournaments), covered PGA golf tournaments, and broadcast college hockey at NCAA championship levels. He offered personal anecdotes, plus interviews/conversations with a lengthy group of the brightest stars in major sports events. Behind the scenes looks were offered with admiring and amusing takes on teams, individuals, coaches, managers, and others associated with athletic endeavors. World Series Classics are a recognized work of art about the exciting and fascinating world of sports, baseball in particular.