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Author:

Montville, Leigh, author.

Title:

Tall men, short shorts : the 1969 NBA finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a very young sports reporter / Leigh Montville.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Doubleday,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xii, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

NBA Finals (Basketball)--(1969)
Boston Celtics (Basketball team)--History.
Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team)--History.
Chamberlain, Wilt,--1936-1999.
Russell, Bill,--1934-
Montville, Leigh.
Sportswriters--United States--Biography.
Sports writing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Flying -- Practice -- Russell -- Wilt -- Establishing position -- Time to go -- Game one -- Off day -- Game two -- Off day -- Game three -- Off day -- Game four -- Off day -- Game five -- Off day -- Game six -- Off day -- Game seven -- A small parade -- Next -- Coda.

Summary:

"A lively and colorful account of the 1969 NBA Finals--one of the greatest upsets in basketball history--through the eyes of future sports writing legend Leigh Montville, who was covering the coast-to-coast event as a brand-new twenty-four-year-old reporter for The Boston Globe"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0385545193
9780385545198

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1235903737

LCCN:

2021000519

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GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

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TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

VOPB384 -- Conrad Public Library (Conrad)

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BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

XHPD657 -- Glenwood Public Library (Glenwood)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)

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GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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