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Informationen zum Autor By John E. "Buck" Turnbull Klappentext Thrilling victories, crushing defeats, comical mishaps, and colorful coaches, players, and fans--these are the legendary moments and larger-than-life personalities that have made the Iowa Hawkeyes a college hoops favorite.In Hoop Tales: Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball, veteran journalist Buck Turnbull shares his favorite memories of this beloved team. Together you'll relive the highs and lows and become reacquainted with some of the team's all-time greatest heroes and legends including: Murray Wier, the 5'7'' "Little Redhead" who sunk off-balance shots with deadly accuracy in the 1940sThe "Fabulous Five," the 1950s standouts who won back-to-back Big Ten championshipsLegendary coach Lute Olson and the rise of Iowa's basketball program to national prominenceSteve Alford, the former Hoosier great who has coached the Hawkeyes back to the top of the Big Ten Zusammenfassung Join veteran sportswriter Buck Turnbull as he takes you through the highs and lows of Hawkeye basketball in this book of stories! photos! and anecdotes that Iowa fans will treasure forever. Inhaltsverzeichnis (1) The Fieldhouse (2) The Little Redhead (3) Chuck Darling (4) Iowa's Honor Roll (5) The Fabulous Five (6) Miller's Dynamic Duo (7) Lute, Lute, Lute (8) Basketball in Prime Time (9) The Tom Davis Years (10) Steve Alford Arrives
