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Let The Games Begin by Ralph Mellanby with Mike Brophy

In 2007, Ralph Mellanby released an autobiographical book about his life behind the cameras at Hockey Night In Canada called Walking With Legends . It was an interesting memoir from the man who is recognized as the man who has made Hockey Night In Canada the Saturday night institution it currently is. But Mellanby was much more than just the brains behind Hockey Night In Canada. He's a five time Emmy Award winning producer who has done football, baseball, golf, tennis, horse racing, non-sports related programming, the Pan-Am Games and most importantly, the Olympic Games. With so much more than just hockey to talk about, Mellanby is back with co-author Mike Brophy another new book, Let the Games Begin: My Life with Olympians, Hockey Heroes and Other Good Sports . The book features a foreword by Canada's face and voice of Olympic television coverage - Brian Williams. Buy the Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Don't worry hockey fans. The book has plenty of hockey, open...