Cages to Jump Shots: Pro Basketballs Early Years - Couverture souple

Peterson, Robert W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803287720 ISBN 13 : 9780803287723

Editeur : University of Nebraska Press, 2002

Synopsis

Basketball is now over a century old. Cages to Jump Shots offers an unforgettable glimpse of its exciting and eccentric early years, beginning in 1891 when James Naismith drew up the first rules, through decades of growing popularity and professionalism, and culminating with its fundamental transformation in the 1950s, when the twenty-four-second shot clock and team foul limit were instituted. Along the way we learn about all those who were drawn to the game--players, officials, owners, and fans--and why so many came to love it. Drawing on extensive research and a host of interviews with veteran players, Robert W. Peterson vividly recreates the rough-and-tumble basketball games of long ago and shows why basketball has become such a celebrated part of American life today. This Bison Books edition features an updated appendix of early pro basketball teams.

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À propos de l?auteur

Robert W. Peterson is the author of Only the Ball Was White: A History of Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams and Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Nebraska Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803287720
• ISBN 13: 9780803287723
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 277
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