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Author:   Bruce Jenkins ,  Ron Fimrite ,  Bruce Jenkins
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:   University of Nebraska Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780803228184

ISBN 10:   080322818
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   01 March 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Ron FimriteIntroductionChapter One: Allie's BoardinghouseChapter Two: This Pier is CondemnedChapter Three: FlorenceChapter Four: The USF YearsChapter Five: The Michigan State YearsChapter Six: Berkeley, Before the StormChapter Seven: Cursing the HillsChapter Eight: Mr. Newell and Mr. WoodenChapter Nine: The Ref Was CrookedChapter Ten: My Name's Dalton, What's Yours?Chapter Eleven: Smoke from the HallwaysChapter Twelve: The Original Dream TeamChapter Thirteen: Tear Gas on CampusChapter Fourteen: Two Really Bad DriversChapter Fifteen: In Search of KareemChapter Sixteen: The Big Man's CampChapter Seventeen: Dissecting the NBAChapter Eighteen: Loose EndsChapter Nineteen: An Afternoon at Kapp'sPete Newell's Coaching Record: Scores and StatisticsIndex

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The Pete Newell story, told with great detail and affection by Bruce Jenkins, is a portrayal of a great man who just happens to be a basketball lifer. It is about a coach from a much simpler time whose wisdom is as contemporary as it is old... Get to know Pete Newell. He truly has had an amazing life. Mike Wise New York Times Every fan of hoops and hoops history should get this book. Jack McCallum Sports Illustrated Enlightening and interesting on every page... [Newell] has a wonderful basketball mind, and his story has been told by a wonderful writer. Dan McGrath Chicago Tribune Count me among the embarrassed legions who only now realize that the greatest unwritten story in basketball was Pete Newell's. Thanks to Bruce Jenkins, it is unwritten no longer. Bob Ryan Boston Globe

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Bruce Jenkins is a sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and the author of Goodbye: In Search of Gordon Jenkins, North Shore Chronicles, and Inside Maverick's. Ron Fimrite is a sportswriter, enjoying a thirty-four-year career with Sports Illustrated, and the author or editor of several books, including Golden Bears: The History of Football at the U.C. Berkeley and  Birth of a Fan.

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