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Author:

Rosen, Charles.

Title:

The first tip-off : the incredible story of the birth of the NBA / Charley Rosen.

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xii, 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

National Basketball Association--History.
Basketball--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237) and index.

Contents:

The First Basket and the First Basketeer -- The First Game -- Genesis -- The Penguin, the Mogul and the Constitution -- The Boston Celtics and the Clown-Prince of the BAA -- The Providence Steamrollers Hit a Roadblock -- Paul Birch Fires up the Pittsburgh Ironmen -- Of Money, Time, and Justice -- There's No "D" in Chicago Stags -- Big Ed Drives the Toronto Huskies to Ruin -- The Evolution and Extinction of the Cleveland Rebels -- The Professor and the St. Louis Bombers -- The Short Flight of the Detroit Falcons -- The Ethnic Knicks -- Gotty, Jumping Joe, and the Philadelphia Warriors -- The Washington Capitols and The Apprenticeship of Red Auerbach -- The Playoffs -- The First Champions -- Barely Alive.

ISBN:

0071487859
9780071487856 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)192048085

LCCN:

2008005360

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

POSX851 -- Ballard Community High School (Huxley)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)