Fernand Sastre

Sastre, an official with the French Football Federation, was in large part responsible for the successful drive to get the World Cup hosted in France this year. Unfortunately, he was too ill to attend the opening of the games. Sastre was also on the France's 1988 Olympic organizing committee. He died 6 June of lung cancer at age 74. From This is True for 14 June 1998 Suggestions for further reading: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Ti... by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Amazon Price: $8.99 Customer Review: I got this book because my friends recommended it to me. Actually, I got the teen version by mistake but it still tells the whole amazing story of a guy who wanted to make a difference. It is very inspiring and everybody should read it.   Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Amazon Price: $17.13 Customer Review: One person can make a profound difference in the lives of other. Mortenson's nearest spiritual kin is Mother Theresa and all the unsung missionaries overseas who have improved countless lives through selfless action. Why Mortenson hasn't been awarded...   Nautical Terms - The Sailor's Word-book by Admiral William Henry Smyth Amazon Price: Customer Review: This little handbook of nautical terms is precisely what the ship's surgeon ordered for smooth sailing through the marvelously jargon-ridden seascape of the works of Patrick O'Brian. In his twenty-one volume corpus of the Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin...   Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Grea... by Chris Santella Amazon Price: $16.47 Customer Review: I bought this as a gift, and am very disappointed in how small it is. Yes, I could have -- and now realize I should have -- checked the dimensions, but I didn't. The photos are nice, but like others have said, there are not enough of ...   Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France by Laurent Dubois Amazon Price: $18.15   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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