This book tells the story of the Eastern Professional Basketball League, a pro basketball institution for over 30 years. The league featured top players who just couldn't make the NBA-many because of scandals or because of unofficial quotas on Black players-with games played in tiny gyms across the northeast.
This book tells the story of the Eastern Professional Basketball League, a pro basketball institution for over 30 years. The league featured top players who just couldn't make the NBA-many because of scandals or because of unofficial quotas on Black players-with games played in tiny gyms across the northeast.
Syl Sobel is the author of five children's books on U.S. history and government. He is an award winning-journalist, attorney, contributor to the op ed page of the Baltimore Sun, and was for many years the director of publications for a federal government agency. Jay Rosenstein is a former reporter for American Banker newspaper and a financial writer for a federal government agency. The authors grew up in Scranton, PA, home to one of the Eastern League's anchor franchises, the Scranton Miners. Rosenstein was a statistician for the team.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter I - Welcome to the Eastern League: A Brief History and the Influences that Shaped It Chapter II - Stars of the Early Years (1946-53) Chapter III - The Fixers . . . and One Frustrated Superstar Chapter IV -Blackballed: Race, the NBA, and the Rise of the Eastern League Chapter V - The Glory Years (1954-67): The Second-Best League Around Chapter VI - Stars of the Glory Years (1954-67) Chapter VII - Tough Guys, Characters, and Urban Legends Chapter VIII - Life in the Eastern League Chapter IX - The Towns, the Gyms, the Fans: Big-Time Basketball on a Small Scale Chapter X - The Impact of the ABA and the Beginning of the End Chapter XI - Stars of the ABA Era and the Eastern League's Final Years (1967-78) Chapter XII - The Coaches Chapter XIII - The Refs Chapter XIV - The CBA and the End of the Eastern League Chapter XV - Legacy of the Eastern League Chapter XVI - Epilogue: Life After the Eastern League Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter I - Welcome to the Eastern League: A Brief History and the Influences that Shaped It Chapter II - Stars of the Early Years (1946-53) Chapter III - The Fixers . . . and One Frustrated Superstar Chapter IV -Blackballed: Race, the NBA, and the Rise of the Eastern League Chapter V - The Glory Years (1954-67): The Second-Best League Around Chapter VI - Stars of the Glory Years (1954-67) Chapter VII - Tough Guys, Characters, and Urban Legends Chapter VIII - Life in the Eastern League Chapter IX - The Towns, the Gyms, the Fans: Big-Time Basketball on a Small Scale Chapter X - The Impact of the ABA and the Beginning of the End Chapter XI - Stars of the ABA Era and the Eastern League's Final Years (1967-78) Chapter XII - The Coaches Chapter XIII - The Refs Chapter XIV - The CBA and the End of the Eastern League Chapter XV - Legacy of the Eastern League Chapter XVI - Epilogue: Life After the Eastern League Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors
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