Undiagnosed, Unscrupulous and Unbeatable

The unflappable dark prince of handball was unfazed by authority. Time in jail, probation and a state mental institution provided colorful gossip but no real changes to the character of the unbeatable champ. Even his lucky escape from the Chicago Mob had little impact on Haber, until later.

Undiagnosed, Unscrupulous and Unbeatable, The Paul Haber Story chronicles the life of a quick-witted Jewish kid who battled child abuse, mental disorders and alcohol to become one of history’s greatest and most controversial handball players.  Had these issues not been a part of his life, would he still have become a legendary superstar? Conflict and triumph have many stories, non like the saga of Paul Haber.

Haber's clashes with the very hands that fed him played out in juicy detail in Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, True and Ace magazines as well as newspapers coast-to-coast, including the front page of the Wall Street Journal.  Haber was both loved and hated by many but the press and fans salivated over his every appearance.

For seven years Haber reigned king of the hill in handball, and for years after he milked it as former royalty among enthusiasts. Labeled the bad boy of the sport, he could not escape his reputation as an unemployed “handball bum.”

Haber’s life was an unlikely paradigm of legend and tragedy.