Tall Tales and Short Shorts - Dr. J, Pistol Pete, and the Birth of the Modern Nba

This book traces the evolution of the NBA in the 1970s, from the retirement of Bill Russell in 1969 to the arrival of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson ten years later. It features such iconic players as Dr. J and Pistol Pete and examines the controversies that plagued the league, including illicit drug use and on-court violence.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Pregame: The 1969 Finals

Chapter 1: 1969 to 1970
Time-Out: The Pistol
Chapter 2: 1970 to 1971
Chapter 3: 1971 to 1972
Chapter 4: 1972 to 1973
Chapter 5: 1973 to 1974
Chapter 6: 1974 to 1975
Time-Out: The Doctor
Chapter 7: 1975 to 1976
Time-Out: The Merger
Chapter 8: 1976 to 1977
Chapter 9: 1977 to 1978
Chapter 10: 1978 to 1979

Postgame: The Eighties
Notes
Select Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Adam J. Criblez is assistant professor of history at Southeast Missouri State University. His first book, Parading Patriotism: Independence Days in the Urban Midwest, 1826-1876 (2013) won several regional history awards.

Summary

This book traces the evolution of the NBA in the 1970s, from the retirement of Bill Russell in 1969 to the arrival of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson ten years later. It features such iconic players as Dr. J and Pistol Pete and examines the controversies that plagued the league, including illicit drug use and on-court violence.

Product details

• Authors: Criblez, Adam Criblez, Adam J. Criblez, Criblez Adam J.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781442277670
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7767-0
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Sports Icons and Issues in Pop; Sports Icons and Issues in Popular Culture; Sports Icons and Issues in Popular Culture
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, Basketball, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, history of sport, United States of America, USA, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, sports and popular culture;sports history