Record ID: |
3707718 |
Full edition title: |
First edition. |
Format: |
Regular Print Book |
Physical description: |
x, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Date acquired: |
September 13, 2018
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More creator details: |
Jackie MacMullan, Rafe Bartholomew, and Dan Klores. |
General note: |
"Inspired by a landmark ESPN Films series"--Jacket. |
General note: |
Includes index. |
Contents note: |
First loves -- Celtics vs. Lakers : Russell's dominance, West's heartbreak, and those balloons -- Wilt's century mark -- Wilt vs. Russell : friends, rivals, and champions -- Basketball's battle for racial equality -- The Big O's quest for justice -- Breaking barriers : Title IX and the growth of the women's game -- The Mighty Macs -- Gamblers ensnare the game -- The Wizard of Westwood -- Relief or joy? NCAA championship coaches on the feeling of winning a title -- From unbeatable to the unthinkable : Team USA and the Olympics, 1956-1972 -- In the beginning, there was a hoop -- The renegade league -- UNC : the family that Frank and Dean built -- Coach K : from Bob Knight's protégé to the one-and-done era -- Larry and Magic : NBA renaissance men -- Bird steals the ball, and Detroit's trip to the finals -- The city game -- Pat vs Geno : icons divided -- The agitator -- Your heroes' heroes -- The greatest of all time -- The NBA's reluctant revolutionary -- The greatest team ever assembled -- We got next -- Have game, will travel -- The basketball world becomes flat -- The Laker alpha males -- The Spurs way -- The new NBA : Lebron and small ball -- Ball is life. |
Contributor: |
Bartholomew, Rafe, author.
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Contributor: |
Klores, Dan, author.
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