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Breaking Through

John B. McLendon, Basketball Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
280 Seiten
2010
University of Arkansas Press (Verlag)
978-1-55728-951-3 (ISBN)
31,10 inkl. MwSt
John B. McLendon was the last living protégé of basketball's inventor, Dr. James Naismith, and one of the ""top ten basketball coaches of the century"" in Billy Packer's opinion. McLendon's amazing records in college and pro basketball earned him a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Breaking Through is a powerful and inspirational story about segregation and a champion's struggle for equality.
Winner, William Rockhill Nelson Award



John B. McLendon was the last living protégé of basketball’s inventor, Dr. James Naismith, and one of the “top ten basketball coaches of the century” in Billy Packer’s opinion. McLendon’s amazing records in college and pro basketball earned him a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame (the first black coach to be inducted), and his coaching philosophy has had a huge influence on basketball coaches. Breaking Through is also a powerful and inspirational story about segregation and a champion’s struggle for equality in 1940s and 50s America.



Black Magic, ESPN’s Peabody Award–winning documentary about players and coaches who attended historically black colleges and universities, covers many of the events in McLendon’s life that Katz writes about in his book.



John McLendon was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.

Milton S. Katz is professor of American studies, School of Liberal Arts, Kansas City Art Institute. He is the author ofBan the Bomb and over two dozen book chapters, articles, and essays on peace and social justice movements in contemporary American history. He met John McLendon in 1980 and became close friends with him after spending untold hours interviewing him and researching his life

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.7.2010
Co-Autor Billy Packer, Ian Naismith
Zusatzinfo 46 illustrations. photographs
Verlagsort Fayetteville
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Basketball
ISBN-10 1-55728-951-4 / 1557289514
ISBN-13 978-1-55728-951-3 / 9781557289513
Zustand Neuware
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