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King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution
Aram Goudsouzian
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Description for King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution
Paperback. Bill Russell was not the first African American to play professional basketball, but he was its first black superstar. This title provides a chronicle of the life and career of this brilliant champion and courageous racial pioneer. Num Pages: 448 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Bill Russell was not the first African American to play professional basketball, but he was its first black superstar. From the moment he stepped onto the court of the Boston Garden in 1956, Russell began to transform the sport in a fundamental way, making him, more than any of his contemporaries, the Jackie Robinson of basketball. In "King of the Court", Aram Goudsouzian provides a vivid and engrossing chronicle of the life and career of this brilliant champion and courageous racial pioneer. Russell's leaping, wide-ranging defense altered the game's texture. His teams provided models of racial integration in the 1950s ... Read more
Bill Russell was not the first African American to play professional basketball, but he was its first black superstar. From the moment he stepped onto the court of the Boston Garden in 1956, Russell began to transform the sport in a fundamental way, making him, more than any of his contemporaries, the Jackie Robinson of basketball. In "King of the Court", Aram Goudsouzian provides a vivid and engrossing chronicle of the life and career of this brilliant champion and courageous racial pioneer. Russell's leaping, wide-ranging defense altered the game's texture. His teams provided models of racial integration in the 1950s ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520269798
SKU
V9780520269798
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About Aram Goudsouzian
Aram Goudsouzian is Associate Professor of History at the University of Memphis and the author of Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon.
Reviews for King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution
"All students of the game will feast on King of the Court. " Library Journal "If you don't know much about Russell, this is a good place to start. If you do, it will help place him in context." Providence Journal "Goudsouzian captures the complexities of the man behind the fame, both his strengths and his foibles." Choice "A provocative, ... Read more