Scandals of '51: How the Gamblers Almost Killed College Basketball
How the Gamblers Almost Killed College Basketball
Scandals of '51: How the Gamblers Almost Killed College Basketball
Author: Charles RosenPublisher: Seven Stories Press,U.S.Category: Biography: General, Biography: Sport, Sociology, BasketballBook Format: PaperbackNew York City, 1951. Every weekend in Madison Square Garden, fans turn out to cheer the nation's top college basketball teams, including last years national champs, City College. Everyone knows that people bet heavily on the games-and that gangsters control much of the gambling. But few people suspect that players are actually shaving points...until the indictments are handed down.
In this riveting account, first published in 1978, Charley Rosen brings to life the most sordid chapter in sports since the 1919 Black Sox -- events that he would later fictionalize in his acclaimed novel Barney Polan's Game. Naming names and laying blame, Rosen tells a story of money, greed, and gambling.
About Charley Rosen
A native of the Bronx and longtime pal of basketball guru Phil Jackson, CHARLEY ROSEN led the league in technical fouls during each of his six years as a coach in the now-defunct Continental Basketball Association. Since then he has become the world’s foremost writer of fiction and nonfiction on the subject of basketball, chronicling the drama that takes place both on and off the court. His many novels include The House of Moses All-Stars, a New York Times Notable Book, and Sammy Wong: All-American. His non-fiction works include The Scandals of ’51: How the Gamblers Almost Killed College Basketball and More than a Game, with Phil Jackson. Rosen is an analyst for hoopshype.com and a devotee of the Triangle Offense. He lives in Accord, NY. From the Hardcover edition.(BK-9781888363913)
| SKU | BK-9781888363913 |
| Barcode # | 9781888363913 |
| Brand | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Artist / Author | Charles Rosen |
| Shipping Weight | 0.2200kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.140m |
| Shipping Height | 0.020m |
| Shipping Length | 0.210m |
| Assembled Length | 20.700m |
| Assembled Height | 1.800m |
| Assembled Width | 14.000m |
| Type | Paperback |
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