{"product_id":"blitz-kids-josh-ferrin-9781423624943","title":"Blitz Kids: The Cinderella Story of the 1944 University of Utah National Championship Basketball Team","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1940s, before March Madness, the frenzy of the NBA draft, and multimilliondollar professional contracts, college basketball players played simply because they loved the game. This is the story of a group of kids who loved to play basketball: the underdog 1943-44 University of Utah men's basketball team and their unlikely path to the NCAA championship, who came out of nowhere to upset heavily favored Dartmouth for the title. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosh Ferrin and Tres Ferrin, grandson and son of Arnie Ferrin, both grew up hearing stories of Arnie's illustrious basketball career at the University of Utah. Josh established himself as an award-winning illustrator and author before deciding to research and write the story of Arnie's championship season. He resides in Bountiful, Utah, with his wife and two sons. Tres is a physical therapist who has practiced in the area of sports medicine for thirty-five years, an adjunct faculty member at Weber State University, and an avid cyclist. He and his wife, Sherry, live in Ogden, Utah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original and unlikeliest of Cinderella stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Ferrin, Tres Ferrin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1423624947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781423624943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gibbs Smith Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.85h x 4.84w x 0.41d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Josh Ferrin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047061025023,"sku":"9781423624943","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_893b473d-822d-4ee0-aec6-ba5f4af47b15.jpg?v=1684988046","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blitz-kids-josh-ferrin-9781423624943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}