Tall Tales: The Glory Years of the Nba, in the Words of the Men Who Played, Coached, and Built Pro Basketball (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781476748641)

An history of the beginnings of the National Basketball Associations for true basketball fans.

Tall Tales in an oral history of the early days of the National Basketball Associations, when giants such as Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Maurice Stokes, Oscar Robertson, Bob Pettit, Lenny Wilkens, Hot Rod Hundley, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor stalked the boards. When players sometimes had second jobs in the off-season. When teams were based in towns like Fort Wayne, Syracuse, and Rochester. If you consider yourself a true basketball fan, you need to know the sport's roots. They're all here, courtesy of Terry Pluto.

Author: Terry Pluto
ISBN-10: 1476748640
ISBN-13: 9781476748641
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 05/18/2013
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.20d