Bibliograph

Tall men, short shorts, the 1969 NBA finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a very young sports reporter, Leigh Montville

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Tall men, short shorts, the 1969 NBA finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a very young sports reporter, Leigh Montville

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tall men, short shorts

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1235903737

Responsibility statement

Leigh Montville

Sub title

the 1969 NBA finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a very young sports reporter

Summary

"A lively and colorful account of the 1969 NBA Finals--one of the greatest upsets in basketball history--through the eyes of future sports writing legend Leigh Montville, who was covering the coast-to-coast event as a brand-new twenty-four-year-old reporter for The Boston Globe"--, Provided by publisher1969. Bill Russell and his juggernaut Boston Celtics, winners of ten of the previous twelve NBA championships, squeak through one more playoff run and land in the Finals again. Russell’ s opponent? The fearsome 7' 1" superstar, Wilt Chamberlain, recently traded to the LA Lakers to form the league's first dream team. The 1969 Lakers are unstoppable. Montville, a young reporter covering the epic series, is writing about his luminous heroes, the biggest of big men, in an era when newspaper journalism and the written word served as the crucial lifeline between sports and sports fans. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Flying -- Practice -- Russell -- Wilt -- Establishing position -- Time to go -- Game one -- Off day -- Game two -- Off day -- Game three -- Off day -- Game four -- Off day -- Game five -- Off day -- Game six -- Off day -- Game seven -- A small parade -- Next -- Coda

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