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The First Tip-Off: the Incredible Story of the Birth of the NBA by Charley Rosen (2008, Hardcover)

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"Charley Rosen has undertaken the challenge of documenting the latest and greatest history of the game professionally--and has done so to great success. . . . . When I finished the book it seemed as if I had gone through another season, injuries and all. . . . Rosen skillfully leads readers through the NBA's first steps along its journey toward what it has become today." -- Phil Jackson, from the Foreword "Rosen, a wonderful sportswriter . . . had forgotten more basketball history than the best fans will ever know." Booklist , on No Blood, No Foul Go back to a time when basketball players wore knee pads and itchy cotton jerseys. When even the team's leaders were grateful for dry towels, hot showers, and $60 paychecks. When winning was all that mattered. In this vividly rendered and meticulously researched book, endorsed with a Foreword by Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, sportswriter Charley Rosen takes you on a rollicking tour of the NBA's first season. Filled with rare archival photographs and exclusive interviews, The First Tip-Off brings to life a cast of unforgettable characters--including Chuck Connors, clown prince of the BAA, and Jumping Joe Fulks, ex-Marine turned basketball's first superstar--as Rosen deftly unfolds the dramatic events of that formative season. It's enough to make you believe once again in the spirit of the sport.

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Publisher
Mcgraw-Hill Education
ISBN-10
0071487859
ISBN-13
9780071487856
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66127614

Product Key Features

Book Title
First Tip-Off: the Incredible Story of the Birth of the Nba
Author
Charley Rosen
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Training, General, Basketball, Essays
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Business & Economics, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
16 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gv885.515.N37r67
Table of Content
ForewordPhil Jackson Preface Chapter 1The First Basket and the First Basketeer Chapter 2The First Game Chapter 3Genesis Chapter 4The Penguin, the Mogul and the Constitution Chapter 5The Boston Celtics and the Clown-Prince of the BAA Chapter 6The Providence Steamrollers Hit a Road Block Chapter 7Paul Birch Fires up the Pittsburgh Ironmen Chapter 8Of Money, Time, and Justice Chapter 9There's No "D" in Chicago Stags Chapter 10Big Ed Drives the Toronto Huskies to Ruin Chapter 11The Evolution and Extinction of the Cleveland Rebels Chapter 12The Professor and the St. Louis Bombers Chapter 13The Short Flight of the Detroit Falcolns Chapter 14The Ethnic Knicks Chapter 15Gotty, Jumping Joe, and the Philadelphia Warriors Chapter 16The Washington Capitols and The Apprenticeship of Red Auerbach Chapter 17The Playoffs Chapter 18The First Champions Chapter 19Barely Alive Sources Acknowledgments
Copyright Date
2009
Lccn
2008-005360
Dewey Decimal
796.323/640973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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