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Grundman presents readers with a portrait, the first of its kind, of Dolph Schayes - the star of the Syracuse Nationals basketball team during the 1950s and 1960s. Schayes may not have one of the most recognizable names in basketball history, but his accomplishments are staggering. He was named one of the fifty greatest players of all time by the NBA, and he held six NBA records, including one for career scoring, at his retirement. Grundman chronicles Schayes’s life from his early days as the child of Jewish Romanian immigrants, through his illustrious basketball career, first at New York University, then as part of the Syracuse Nationals. In writing about Schayes’s career, Grundman also reflects on many of the revolutionary changes that were happening in the professional basketball world, changes that affected not only Schayes and his contemporaries but also the essence of the sport.

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"A solid book that follows through on exactly what is promised: chronicling Schayes's career and also using it to explore the NBA's early development and to describe the playing styles and backgrounds of Schayes's fellow competitors. It stands as a much-needed record of an underappreciated basketball star, an illuminating lens into the early years of the NBA, and an essential starting point for scholars who wish to use Schayes to further explore other themes.-- ""Sport in American History"" An important addition to the works on pre-1960 professional basketball.-- ""Journal of Sport History"" Author Dolph Grundman takes readers on a fascinating basketball journey for two-plus decades, from 1948-1970, of not only the evolution of the NBA, but of a Bronx, New Yorker who was one of the first true superstars of the budding league - Dolph Schayes. Grundman's work could be viewed as two books in one. Two stories are told simultaneously, and history on the hardwood never slows to a running out the clock pace.-- ""Utica Observer Dispatch"" An insightful and informative cultural history of collegiate and professional basketball in the mi-20th century.-- ""Choice"" The book is a reminder that today's flashy NBA didn't arise de novo as an overnight success. The modern product was built on the work of dedicated athletes. . . . A very enjoyable read. --The Adirondack Daily Enterprise"

A solid book that follows through on exactly what is promised: chronicling Schayes's career and also using it to explore the NBA's early development and to describe the playing styles and backgrounds of Schayes's fellow competitors. It stands as a much-needed record of an underappreciated basketball star, an illuminating lens into the early years of the NBA, and an essential starting point for scholars who wish to use Schayes to further explore other themes.--Sport in American History An important addition to the works on pre-1960 professional basketball.--Journal of Sport History Author Dolph Grundman takes readers on a fascinating basketball journey for two-plus decades, from 1948-1970, of not only the evolution of the NBA, but of a Bronx, New Yorker who was one of the first true superstars of the budding league - Dolph Schayes. Grundman's work could be viewed as two books in one. Two stories are told simultaneously, and history on the hardwood never slows to a running out the clock pace.--Utica Observer Dispatch The book is a reminder that today's flashy NBA didn't arise de novo as an overnight success. The modern product was built on the work of dedicated athletes. . . . A very enjoyable read. --The Adirondack Daily Enterprise An insightful and informative cultural history of collegiate and professional basketball in the mi-20th century.--Choice

An important addition to the works on pre-1960 professional basketball.--Journal of Sport History A solid book that follows through on exactly what is promised: chronicling Schayes's career and also using it to explore the NBA's early development and to describe the playing styles and backgrounds of Schayes's fellow competitors. It stands as a much-needed record of an underappreciated basketball star, an illuminating lens into the early years of the NBA, and an essential starting point for scholars who wish to use Schayes to further explore other themes.--Sport in American History Author Dolph Grundman takes readers on a fascinating basketball journey for two-plus decades, from 1948-1970, of not only the evolution of the NBA, but of a Bronx, New Yorker who was one of the first true superstars of the budding league - Dolph Schayes. Grundman's work could be viewed as two books in one. Two stories are told simultaneously, and history on the hardwood never slows to a running out the clock pace.--Utica Observer Dispatch The book is a reminder that today's flashy NBA didn't arise de novo as an overnight success. The modern product was built on the work of dedicated athletes. . . . A very enjoyable read. --The Adirondack Daily Enterprise An insightful and informative cultural history of collegiate and professional basketball in the mi-20th century.--Choice

A solid book that follows through on exactly what is promised: chronicling Schayes's career and also using it to explore the NBA's early development and to describe the playing styles and backgrounds of Schayes's fellow competitors. It stands as a much-needed record of an underappreciated basketball star, an illuminating lens into the early years of the NBA, and an essential starting point for scholars who wish to use Schayes to further explore other themes.--Sport in American History An important addition to the works on pre-1960 professional basketball.--Journal of Sport History Author Dolph Grundman takes readers on a fascinating basketball journey for two-plus decades, from 1948-1970, of not only the evolution of the NBA, but of a Bronx, New Yorker who was one of the first true superstars of the budding league - Dolph Schayes. Grundman's work could be viewed as two books in one. Two stories are told simultaneously, and history on the hardwood never slows to a running out the clock pace.--Utica Observer Dispatch An insightful and informative cultural history of collegiate and professional basketball in the mi-20th century.--Choice The book is a reminder that today's flashy NBA didn't arise de novo as an overnight success. The modern product was built on the work of dedicated athletes. . . . A very enjoyable read. --The Adirondack Daily Enterprise

A solid book that follows through on exactly what is promised: chronicling Schayes's career and also using it to explore the NBA's early development and to describe the playing styles and backgrounds of Schayes's fellow competitors. It stands as a much-needed record of an underappreciated basketball star, an illuminating lens into the early years of the NBA, and an essential starting point for scholars who wish to use Schayes to further explore other themes.-- Sport in American History An important addition to the works on pre-1960 professional basketball.-- Journal of Sport History Author Dolph Grundman takes readers on a fascinating basketball journey for two-plus decades, from 1948-1970, of not only the evolution of the NBA, but of a Bronx, New Yorker who was one of the first true superstars of the budding league - Dolph Schayes. Grundman's work could be viewed as two books in one. Two stories are told simultaneously, and history on the hardwood never slows to a running out the clock pace.-- Utica Observer Dispatch An insightful and informative cultural history of collegiate and professional basketball in the mi-20th century.-- Choice The book is a reminder that today's flashy NBA didn't arise de novo as an overnight success. The modern product was built on the work of dedicated athletes. . . . A very enjoyable read. --The Adirondack Daily Enterprise

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Dolph Grundman is professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado. He is the author of Jim Pollard: The Kangaroo Kid.

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