Pioneers of the Hardwood Indiana and the Birth of Professional Basketball

Name: Pioneers of the Hardwood Indiana and the Birth of Professional Basketball
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ISBN: 9780253211996

ISBN-10: 0253211999

ISBN-13: 9780253211996

Edition: 1998

Authors: Todd Gould

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While everyone knows about the growth of basketball in high schools and colleges, the story of Indiana's role in the development of professional basketball has not been told before. It is a lively story of raucous fans, local heroes, and men who loved the game and were willing to play for nickels. Gould covers the three Indianapolis teams - the Em-Rocs, the Kautskys, and the Olympians - and the Fort Wayne Pistons (later the Detroit Pistons), who dominated professional basketball for a number of years. Setting his story within the context of the times, he also discusses some of the teams that the local heroes competed against, including the famous New York Celtics (the original Celtics) and…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 3/22/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Todd Gould is the ten-time Emmy Award--winning writer and television producer of For Gold and Glory, the PBS television special on which this book is based. Gould is author of Pioneers of the Hardwood (IUP, 1998). He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.