|
Tales from the Kentucky Hardwood | 
 enlarge | Author: Denny Trease
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $1.25
You Save: $18.70 (94%)
New (5) Used (7) from $1.10
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 950012
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1582613192
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781582613192
ASIN: 1582613192
Publication Date: October 4, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand new "If all those retired jersey's hanging from the rafters of Rupp Arena could talk, they would surely be sharing many of the stories and anecedotes in Tales from the Kentucky Hardwood. Laughter would echo through the huge hall, and an occasional tear would fall onto the court below. Longtime Wildcats fans will read this book with a knowing smile as their heroes become more human than ever before. Author Denny Trease shines his spotlight on five distinct eras covering more than seventy years of Kentucky basketball. Adolph Rupp was one of the most colorful characters ever to patrol the sidelines, and his complex personality comes into clearer focus with every page turned.....
| |
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
There is no richer tradition in college sports than University of Kentucky basketball. Tales from the Kentucky Hardwood recounts the school's glorious roundball history through timeless stories from the players and coaches who shaped it. Some of the stories will leave the reader howling with laughter, others will inspire tears, but all will enable the reader to experience a feeling of closeness to the unique phenomena that is Kentucky basketball. Former University of Kentucky play-by-play telecaster Denny Trease highlights the hilarious anecdotes and poignant tales told and retold during more than 70 years of Wildcat mania. From the Adolph Rupp era to the new millennium, there has been an endless parade of colorful characters associated with the Big Blue basketball machine. Their zany antics and sometimes-subtle one-liners make Tales from the Kentucky Hardwood a must-read for any Wildcat fan.
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Reverent History of UK Basketball December 21, 2005
Penny Dreadful (Here)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this for my dad on his birthday in October and he recently finished it and told me how much he enjoyed reading it, SOOO, I can conclude it makes a nice gift for a Kentucky Wildcats basketball fan. (Although `fanatic' better describes my dad every March.) The stories in Tales from the Kentucky Hardwood ranged from thrilling recountings of games where microseconds counted, to tales of the colorful coaches, Adolph Rupp to Tubby Smith, who led the Wildcats to so many successful seasons down thru the years. This is a well-written, respectful trip into the distant and not so distant past of one of the most storied athletic programs in the NCAA, and what makes it so special and separates it from the dry, praising look back it could have been is the extent to which players, staff and coaches from a half-century of teams stepped forward to lend their support in the creation of this book. Their input was invaluable and went a long way toward elevating Tales to a work of cultural importance in a region where basketball outranks perhaps even horse racing as the state's most cherished institution.
 Great read on UK Basketball December 28, 2004
C. Adkins (Ohio)
I thought this book was very good. Lots of nice, short stories of UK basketball (players, coaches, etc.). A great read for any UK fan.
|
|
|
|
Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only. Racing-shopper.com does not represent or warrant the accuracy or reliability of the information and will not be liable for any errors, omissions or delays in this information or any losses, injuries or damages arising from its display or use.
|
| |
