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Cousy|Bill Reynolds

Cousy : His Life, Career, and the Birth of Big-Time Basket

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It was an era when the game was played for the love of it, and a fledgling NBA struggled for mainstream attention. Bob Cousy was at the heart of basketball's emergence as premier entertainment, a dynamo whose talent and ingenuity dazzled fans and players. The MVP of the 1957 season and veteran of six NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, his trademark behind-the-back dribble and no-look pass gave us basketball as no one had seen it before -- a one-man revolution that set the stage for Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Bill Russell, and others. Here is the fascinating, in-depth story of Cousy's life -- his tenement childhood, his drives and motivations, his little-known personal life, and his record-breaking career -- set against one of the most exciting generations in sports history.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781476746166
  • ISBN-10: 1476746168
  • Publisher: Gallery Books
  • Publish Date: April 2013
  • Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.79 pounds
  • Page Count: 400

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