| Description |
xxii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-247) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Billy Packer -- Foreword / Ian Naismith -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ch. 1. A Kansas childhood and the life of the game, 1915-33 -- ch. 2. The University of Kansas and Dr. James Naismith, 1933-36 -- ch. 3. Establishing a tradition of excellence : North Carolina College, 1937-52 -- ch. 4. A pioneer for integration : the National Basketball Association and the National Athletic Steering Committee, 1950-53 -- ch. 5. Groundbreaking championship years at Tennessee A&I State University, 1954-59 -- ch. 6. Blazing new trails : the Cleveland Pipers, 1959-62 -- ch. 7. Back to the college game : Kentucky State College and Cleveland State University, 1963-69 -- ch. 8. The first black coach in the American Basketball Association: the Denver Rockets, 1969 -- ch. 9. National and international ambassador of basketball for Converse, Inc., 1969-89 -- ch. 10. Return to Cleveland State University : Professor, Advisor, Historian, and "just a man," 1989-99 -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
McLendon, John B.
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Basketball coaches -- United States -- Biography.
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African American basketball coaches.
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Discrimination in sports -- United States.
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| ISBN |
155728847X cloth alkaline paper |
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9781557288479 cloth alkaline paper |
| Sudoc No. |
HI.F 3/178-8:B 733/2007 ardocs |
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