Barry Jacobs

Broschiertes Buch

Across the Line

Tales of the First Black Basketball Players in the ACC and SEC

Beschreibung

Now thoroughly revised and updated, Across the Line recounts the experiences of the pioneering African-American basketball players at 18 colleges in the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences, the South's most prominent, historically white intercollegiate leagues.

Autor

Barry Jacobs has covered college basketball as well as news and other sports since 1976 for numerous publications, among them the New York Times, Washington Post, GQ, People, Oceans, the Saturday Evening Post and the Sporting News. He is the author of four books, including Coach K's Little Blue Book, The World According to Dean, and Three Paths to Glory. For 14 years he wrote the Fan’s Guide to ACC Basketball. He also served as an elected county commissioner for 20 years and supervises Moorefields, an historic site near Hillsborough, NC.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lyons Press
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 656g
• ISBN-13: 9781493069217
• ISBN-10: 1493069217
• Artikelnr.: 62998161