Clayton Trutor
1) Boston ball: Rick Pitino, Jim Calhoun, Gary Williams, and the forgotten cradle of basketball coaches
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Boston Ball is the story of how three ambitious young college basketball coaches learned their trade in Boston in the late 70s and early 80s in the shadow of the dynastic Celtics, and who in their various careers played a big role in reshaping their sport"--
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Clayton Trutor examines how Atlanta's pursuit of the big leagues invented business-as-usual in the business of professional sports"--
"In July 1975 the editors of the Atlanta Constitution ran a two-part series entitled "Loserville, U.S.A." The provocatively titled series detailed the futility of Atlanta's four professional sports teams in the decade since the 1966 arrival of its first two major league franchises, Major League Baseball's Atlanta...