{"product_id":"fight-grin-and-squarely-play-ramon-antonio-vargas-9781609499181","title":"Fight, Grin and Squarely Play the Game:: The 1945 Loyola New Orleans Basketball Championship and Legacy","description":"In 1945, the Loyola New Orleans Wolf Pack became the city's first basketball team to earn a national championship. The Cinderella season was chronicled in the Times Picayune,\" the student newspaper \"The Maroon\" and letters from students and alums fighting overseas. The 1944-45 run to the championship was an amazing boon to the community during trying times. The group of boyhood friends and rivals beat out previous national champions and exhausted opponents. Take a courtside seat as journalist Ramon A. Vargas chronicles the season, including heartfelt personal narratives to tell the story of the championship and legacy of a team that led Loyola to national prominence.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ramon Antonio Vargas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609499182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609499181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Ramon Antonio Vargas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938755772671,"sku":"9781609499181","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_96d621b7-a3bb-4e0d-a5e8-832aa1890831.jpg?v=1681437544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fight-grin-and-squarely-play-ramon-antonio-vargas-9781609499181","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}