Phog : the most influential man in basketball / Scott Morrow Johnson ; foreword by Judy Allen Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Scott Morrow, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Allen, Forrest C., 1885-1974.

Allen, Forrest C.

Basketball coaches--United States--Biography.

Basketball coaches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; London, [England] : University of Nebraska Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A complete biography of Forrest "Phog" Allen, legendary University of Kansas basketball coach and a key figure in the sport's development and its coaching"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Prologue: From Naismith to Wilt

1. Running from Independence

2. The "World's Championship"

3. A Man Named Jim

4. The Hero Arrives

5. The Game Can Be Coached

6. Call Him Doc

7. A Teacher among Teachers

8. Once a Jayhawk

9. Ascent to New Heights

10. A Bitter Winter

11. The Day the Game Arrived

12. Stepping Out of the Shadow

13. A Greater Calling

14. The Fall of a Legend

15. Rising from the Ashes

16. Just Like Any Other Game Day

17. Searching for Gold

18. The Improbable Return

19. The King Gets His Castle

20. The Biggest Fish

21. Wanting One More Year

22. The Sparkle of a Diamond

23. Pay Heed, All Who Enter

Epilogue: Shining On

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8032-9541-3

0-8032-9539-1