King of the Court : Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution.
"King of the Court provides a highly nuanced and sophisticated analysis of the great African American basketball player from his earliest days up to the present time. With great skill and much insight, Goudsouzian makes clear that Russell was a very complicated man who was full of contradiction...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2010.
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| Series: | George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies.
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Table of Contents:
- King of the Court; CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Russell Moves; 2. Big Man on Campus; 3. Russell Rules; 4. The Amateur; 5. Big League, Bush League; 6. The Man Who Must Be Different; 7. Goliath's Shadow; 8. The Mystique; 9. Family Man; 10. His Own Little Revolution; 11. Russellphobia; 12. The Hidden Fear; 13. Boston Is Dead; 14. The Lighthouse; 15. Grand Old Man; 16. Color Man; 17. Seattle's New Dictator; 18. Russell Redux; Notes; Bibliography; Index.