Tall Men, Short Shorts
The 1969 NBA Finals
New York : Doubleday, [2021]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"A lively and colorful account of the 1969 NBA Finals--one of the greatest upsets in basketball history--through the eyes of future sports writing legend Leigh Montville, who was covering the coast-to-coast event as a brand-new twenty-four-year-old reporter for The Boston Globe"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction -- Flying -- Practice -- Russell -- Wilt -- Establishing position -- Time to go -- Game one -- Off day -- Game two -- Off day -- Game three -- Off day -- Game four -- Off day -- Game five -- Off day -- Game six -- Off day -- Game seven -- A small parade -- Next -- Coda.
Subjects:
Chamberlain, Wilt, 1936-1999.
Russell, Bill, 1934-2022
Montville, Leigh.
Boston Celtics (Basketball team) -- History.
Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team) -- History.
NBA Finals (Basketball) (1969)
Sportswriters -- United States -- Biography.
Chamberlain, Wilt, 1936-1999.
Russell, Bill, 1934-2022
Montville, Leigh.
Boston Celtics (Basketball team) -- History.
Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team) -- History.
NBA Finals (Basketball) (1969)
Sportswriters -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780385545198
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SPORTS Basketball Mon | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
SPORTS Basketball Mon | Ballentine Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
SPORTS Basketball Mon | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302) and index.