Dandy Dons

Bill Russell, K. C. Jones, Phil Woolpert, and One of College Basketball's Greatest and Most Innovative Teams

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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In the mid-1950s three unrecruited black basketball players, coached by a white former prison guard who had never before coached a college team, led a small Jesuit university in San Francisco to two national titles. The Dandy Dons describes for the first time how the unprecedented accomplishment of the Dons, led by coach Phil Woolpert and future hall-of-famers Bill Russell and K. C. Jones, paved the way for black talent in major college basketball and transformed the sport.James W. Johnson traces the backgrounds of the coach and players, chronicles the heart-stopping games on the road to the championships, and details the Dons' novel techniques: a more vertical game, more central defense, and intimidation as part of game strategy. He also gives a textured picture of life on an integrated basketball team amid a culture of racism and Jim Crow in mid-twentieth-century America.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-06-01
Mått140 x 216 x 18 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor284
FörlagUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN9780803218772

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Preface: The Changing Game 000 Acknowledgments 000 Introduction 000 1. Russell's Coming of Age 000 2. A Road Trip to Discovery 000 3. On Catholic Schools and Race 000 4. Another Surprise Recruit 000 5. A School He'd Never Heard Of 000 6. Roommates and Friends Forever 000 7. Time to Produce 000 8. A Disappointing Season 000 9. An Unlikely Coach 000 10. A Surprising Move 000 11. The Trail to the Title 000 12. Russell Brings about Rule Changes 000 13. The Machine Rolls On 000 14. Into the Deep South 000 15. Holiday Travel and the Stall 000 16. Two in a Row 000 17. A New Sport for Russell 000 18. The Aftermath 000 19. Epilogue 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000

“UCLA’s many championships and Texas Western’s single dramatic win over Kentucky have perhaps obscured larger truths. As James Johnson shows so very well, the University of San Francisco's NCAA champions of 1955 and 1956 may not only have very well been the finest teams ever to win, but they surely endured the most racist anguish. And Bill Russell’s legacy only looms more majestic with time and the telling.”—Frank Deford, NPR commentator, author of The Entitled, and senior contributing writer for Sports Illustrated|“James Johnson has executed a literary slam dunk worthy of Bill Russell in proving that those USF Dons of 1955 and 1956 were the most frighteningly dominant college basketball team ever. This book is well researched, well crafted, and well worth any hoop junkie's curiosity.”—Dave Newhouse, columnist of the Oakland Tribune and author of Old Bears|""This is a carefully researched and passionately written account of one of the greatest amateur teams ever assembled. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of college basketball.""—Wes Lukowsky, Booklist starred review|""The Dons may not have been from the largest school, but Johnson makes it clear their impact was far-reaching.""—Robert S. Brown, Sports Literature Association