Houston Cougars in the 1960s : death threats, the veer offense, and the game of the century / Robert Jacobus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobus, Robert, author.

Series:

Swaim-Paup-Foran spirit of sport series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Houston--Sports--History--20th century.

University of Houston.

College sports--Texas--Houston--History--20th century.

College sports.

Discrimination in sports--Texas--Houston--History--20th century.

Discrimination in sports.

African American basketball players--Texas--Houston--Biography.

African American basketball players.

African American football players--Texas--Houston--Biography.

African American football players.

History.

Sports.

Houston (Tex.)--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Houston (Tex.).

Ethnic relations.

Texas--Houston.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2015.

Contents:

Foreword / Wade Phillips

Foreword / James Kirby Martin

Preface

Acknowledgments

America's segregated city

Dorm bunks and cramped arenas

Blackouts and JCC hardwoods

Black players leave Jim Crow Texas

Bill's veer and Guy V's dunks

Wondrous Warren and the Judge

Elvin, Don, and maternal influence

Coming to Houston

McVea, big crowds, and kittens

Freshman dunks

Varsity Cougar

'We want a field house!'

The real Wondrous Warren

Final Four

Halfback in the crosshairs

Prelude to glory

The game of the century

The diamond and one game.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781623493479

1623493471

OCLC:

913164159