Philadelphia's Big Five (eBook)

Celebrating the City of Brotherly Love?s Basketball Tradition

Skip Clayton (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
296 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-61321-853-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The 2015-16 season marks the 60th anniversary of the Big 5, Philadelphias top mens college basketball teamsLaSalle, Penn, Saint Joseph's, Temple, and Villanova. No other city has schools that participate in a full round robin, which has grown in popularity in such a sports-driven city.Philadelphias Big Five highlights the history of these five schools, their basketball programs, and their unique relationship with one another. Author Skip Clayton has interviewed prominent figures from each school to get a look into some of the biggest moments in Big 5 history. One chapter focuses exclusively on the legendary coaches from these teams, including several who went on to coach in the NBA (three from Penn, three from Saint Josephs, and one from Temple), and four who became general managers. Clayton also provides stats on how each Big 5 team did against each other in the City Series games, the most exciting events for Big 5 fans. Some of the legends highlighted include: LaSalle: Larry Cannon, Ken Durrett, Tom Gola UPenn: Steve Bilsky, Corky Calhoun, Bob Morse Saint Josephs: Cliff Anderson, Matt Guokas Jr., Jim Lynam Temple: John Baum, Eddie Jones, Aaron McKie Villanova: Harold Jensen, Wali Jones, Jim Washington Coaches: Tom Gola, Jack McKinney, Phil MartelliPhiladelphias Big Five is a great read for Big 5 alumni and all fans of Philadelphia basketball!Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Autor

Skip Clayton hosts “Racing Wrap,” a weekly one-hour radio show on WBCB Levittown, Pennsylvania, and has covered sports for the ABC Radio Network for over forty years. Clayton is also the co-author of Tales from the Miami Dolphins Sideline and 50 Phabulous Phillies.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.2.2016
• Vorwort: Dan Baker
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Basketball
• Schlagworte: basketball books • basketball encyclopedia • basketball fun facts • Basketball Hall of Fame • basketball hall of famers • basketball history • basketball record holders • basketball stats • basketball trivia • best basketball players • funny basketball stories • greatest basketball players • history of NCAA • history of UPenn sports • history of Villanova sports • LaSalle basketball • LaSalle Explorers • LaSalle sports history • LaSalle University • NCAA books NCAA basketball • NCAA encyclopedia • NCAA finals • NCAA playoffs • NCAA stats • Nova basketball • Penn Quakers • Philadelphia basketball • Philadelphia college sports • Philadelphia sports • Philadelphia sports books • Philadelphia sports fan • Philadelphia sports team • Philly basketball • Philly sports • Philly sports books • Philly university sports • Saint Joseph's basketball • Temple Owls • Temple Owls history • Temple University basketball • university basketball • University of Pennsylvania • UPenn basketball • Upenn sports history • Villanova • Villanova basketball • Villanova sports history • Villanova Wildcats
• ISBN-10: 1-61321-853-2 / 1613218532
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61321-853-2 / 9781613218532