The Sons of Westwood : John Wooden, UCLA, and the Dynasty That Changed College Basketball / John Matthew Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Johnny (John Matthew)

Series:

Sport and Society

Sport and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wooden, John, 1910-2010.

Wooden, John.

University of California, Los Angeles--Basketball--History.

University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Bruins (Basketball team)--History.

UCLA Bruins (Basketball team).

Basketball coaches--United States.

Basketball coaches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For more than a decade, the UCLA dynasty defined college basketball.In twelve seasons from 1964 to 1975, John Wooden's teams won ten national titles, including seven consecutive championships.The Bruins made history by breaking numerous records, but they also rose to prominence during a turbulent age of political unrest and youthful liberation.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Goodness! Gracious! Sakes Alive!""; ""2. The Wizard of Westwood""; ""3. The Promised Land""; ""4. Alone in a Crowd""; ""5. Everybody's All-American""; ""6. Woman Chasers and Hopheads""; ""7. The Desperate Coach""; ""8. The Red Menace""; ""9. The Rebel and the Saint""; ""10. Cracks in the Pyramid""; ""11. The Godfather""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-252-09505-7

OCLC:

860756645