Earl the Twirl
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9383-5 (ISBN)
Earl "The Twirl" Cureton was never a star player in the NBA, but then again, few people will ever be a celebrity athlete. Earl's story, instead, is about a life on the fringes of the league during its "Golden Era" of the '80s and '90s. A teammate of Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Michael Jordan, Charles Oakley, Muggsy Bogues, Hakeem Olajuwon, and others, Earl was a part of seven NBA teams in his twelve-season career. He won two championships during his career, first in 1983 with the Philadelphia 76ers, and then in 1994 with the Houston Rockets. And yet, as a professional basketball journeyman, every day was a struggle.
Growing up in Detroit during race riots, Earl worked hard and became a standout player at the University of Detroit. A 6' 9" center in the pros, he battled with Karem Abdul-Jabbar in back-to-back NBA Finals. While many people know the stories of big names like Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, few understand the life of a player on the outskirts of the league. This is Earl's own story, a unique perspective on the trials of a journeyman player: non-guaranteed contracts, tryouts and cuts, playing overseas, coming back from injury, and the looming "right of first refusal."
The late Earl Cureton was a Detroit-born two-time NBA champion with the Philadelphia 76ers and Houston Rockets and worked as an ambassador for the Pistons. Jake Uitti is a Seattle-based writer from New Jersey. His work has been featured in Vanity Fair, The Guardian, The Nation, and Interview.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Julius “Dr. J” Erving
Foreword by Isiah Thomas
Preface by Jake Uitti
Introduction by Earl Cureton
1. Houston: Champions
2. Hello, My Name Is Earl
3. Big Man on Two Campuses
4. Playing Alongside My Idol
5. The ’83 Championship Team
6. What Now? Italy?!
7. Building the Bad Boys
8. Running from the Bulls
9. Sinking with the Clippers
10. The Sting of the Hornets
11. Back to Italy?
12. Playing Everywhere
13. Judith and Houston
14. My First Horrible Injury
15. Retired
16. Master P and Dennis Rodman
17. Becoming an Ambassador
18. Final Reflections
Coda
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.12.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 31 photos, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 290 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sport ► Ballsport ► Basketball | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-9383-8 / 1476693838 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-9383-5 / 9781476693835 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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