Cowboy Up: Kenny Sailors, the Jump Shot and Wyoming Basketball History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780984652303)

Cowboy Up As the dark clouds of World War II were looming on the horizon, an American original named Kenny Sailors was capturing the attention of the country and leading the University of Wyoming basketball program on an astonishing run to the NCAA championship. Sailors, pioneer of the modern jump shot, took New York's Madison Square Garden by storm while leading the Cowboys to a national championship. Before the confetti was cleaned up, the All-American was off to war. The Wyoming treasure would return to campus in Laramie and later became one of the NBA's early stars. Cowboy Up weaves the brilliant tapestry of Wyoming's rich hoops history -- from the program's original championship team of the 1930s to high-soaring Flynn Robinson and the dazzling Fennis Dembo -- around Sailors' remarkable story. If you love basketball history, then you need to get acquainted with Sailors and the golden age of the Cowboys.

Author: Ryan Thorburn
ISBN-10: 0984652302
ISBN-13: 9780984652303
Publisher: Burning Daylight
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2011
Pages: 158
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d