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Mars 1939 : Before the Madness --The Story of the First NCAA Basketball...

by Frei, Terry | HC | VeryGood
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“May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ...
Binding
Hardcover
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9781589799240
Publication Year
2014
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
March 1939 : before the Madness
Author
Terry Frei
Item Length
9in
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History
Topic
United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa), Basketball
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Number of Pages
264 Pages

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This book tells the story of the groundbreaking eight-team tournament that was the brainchild of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and only nominally supported by the NCAA itself. Eventually, the University of Oregon's team of remarkable young men, all of them from the Pacific Northwest, would win that first championship, one that was witnessed by the man who invented basketball, James Naismith. The game unfolded in a turbulent, pivotal month when, among other things, it was becoming increasingly apparent that Hitler's belligerence would draw Europe and perhaps the world into another war . . . soon.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN-10
1589799240
ISBN-13
9781589799240
eBay Product ID (ePID)
168265339

Product Key Features

Book Title
March 1939 : before the Madness
Author
Terry Frei
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa), Basketball
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History
Number of Pages
264 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
0 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gv885.49.N37f74 2014
Reviews
From humble beginnings, Oregon's 'Tall Firs' became the best basketball team in the country, helping to break the New York monopoly on an increasingly national game, and the NCAA tournament became an unstoppable financial juggernaut. Once again, Terry Frei has vividly captured a pivotal moment in history, for the world of college basketball and for a world about to go to war. The exploits on the court are enthralling not only for their drama but held up for comparison against what the tournament has become today--as well as the danger lurking only a few years away., From humble beginnings, Oregon's 'Tall Firs' became the best basketball team in the country, helping to break the New York monopoly on an increasingly national game, and the NCAA tournament became an unstoppable financial juggernaut. Once again, Terry Frei has vividly captured a pivotal moment in history, for the world of college basketball and for a world about to go to war. The exploits on the court are enthralling not only for their drama, but held up for comparison against what the tournament has become today--as well as the danger lurking only a few years away., In March of 1939, amid the Great Depression and stirrings of worldwide war, the NCAA debuted its first basketball tournament. At the time, the tournament was seen as a daring yet risky venture, and possibly a one-time event. Seventy-five years later, "March Madness" has become an embedded tradition of American sports culture. March 1939 Before the Madness is a historical chronicle and study of the tournament's initial year, including the story of the tournament's first champions, the Oregon Webfoots and their far-seeing coach Howard Hobson. Notes, a bibliography, and an index round out this accessible yet thorough study, highly recommended for basketball fans and public library collections alike., Ostensibly about the 1939 University of Oregon men's basketball team the Webfoots, winners of the very first NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) tournament, Denver Post journalist Frei's book also tells the story of the Long Island University Blackbirds men's team from the same year, as they were winners of the second-ever NIT (National Invitation Tournament). Much of the narrative is framed by the buildup to World War II in Europe, all chapters in Part 2--which makes up the bulk of the title--being interspersed with fact-based 'newsreel' items clearly written by the author. . . .Frei also focuses on who the real national champion was for 1939. Solid arguments can be made in favor of both teams, and leaning toward one team over another seems to be based less on fact than on which criteria are considered. VERDICT [W]ell written and thoroughly researched. . . .[T]hose interested in basketball's early years and the origins of the NCAA Tournament will find much to interest them and a lot of new information., Few writers are able to put sports into real-world context like Terry Frei. Reading March 1939 is like crossing ESPN with the History Channel. Frei brings the '39 Oregon Webfoots to life and takes us inside their victory in the first NCAA basketball tournament--played as Germany and Japan marched the world (including a hesitant United States) to the brink of war., With the historic events of 1939 rapidly spinning into global conflict, Frei ('77: Denver, the Broncos, and a Coming of Age) looks back at the first NCAA Basketball Tournament when head coach Howard Hobson guided the underdog Oregon Webfoots to the national championship against all odds Hobson, in his fourth year as Webfoots coach, recruited in a competitive collegiate market, personally going after two titans, Lauren "Laddie" Gale and Urgel "Slim" Wintermute, who towered over 6-foot-8 inches, then proceeded on a reign of hoops terror. Wisely contrasting the mayhem of college sports and Hitler's Third Reich onslaught, Frei goes behind the scenes to examine Hobson's methodical game strategies of his team, 'The Tall Firs,' against all comers, juxtaposed against the Nazi leader's shrewd march across Europe. Along the way, the author, an admirer of Long Island University coach Clair Bee, tips his hat to the man who led the LIU Blackbirds to the second annual national invitation tournament in New York, the NCAA tournament's rival. Carefully crafted, fast-moving, and refreshing, Frei's study of the scrappy Oregon Webfoots' campaign from a 29-5 season record to best the finest at both ends of the basketball court, ending with the first NCAA tournament victory over Ohio State Buckeyes, is quite memorable., Terry Frei has told an amazing, riveting story of how a group of basketball coaches started a loosely organized tournament that Oregon won that first year. Of course, it eventually would grow into an event that captures the public's attention each March. As a young NCAA administrator, I was the tournament director in the 1960s--and I have to say this [book] taught me a lot I didn't know.
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
796.3236309043
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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