Tall Tales by Pluto
An history of the beginnings of the National Basketball Associations for true basketball fans. Tall Tales in an oral history of the early days of the National Basketball Associations, when giants such as Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Maurice Stokes, Oscar Robertson, Bob Pettit, Lenny Wilkens, Hot Rod Hundley, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor stalked the boards. When players sometimes had second jobs in the off-season. When teams were based in towns like Fort Wayne, Syracuse, and Rochester. If you consider yourself a true basketball fan, you need to know the sport's roots. They're all here, courtesy of Terry Pluto.The Akron Beacon Journal's Terry Pluto publishes a religion and sports column. He's been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for commentary twice, has been awarded the nation's top sports columnist twice, and is an eight-time Ohio Sportswriter of the Year. He also delivers weekly prison ministry services at the Summit County Prison with his wife.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780671742799 |
| ISBN 10 | 0671742795 |
| Title | Tall Tales |
| Author | Pluto |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 1993-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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