| Fight, Grin & Squarely Play the Game: The 1945 Loyola New Orleans Basketball Championship & Legacy Contributor(s): Vargas, Ramon Antonio (Author), Finney, Peter (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1540232964 ISBN-13: 9781540232960 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Basketball - Sports & Recreation | History - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 796.323 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.76 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1945, the Loyola New Orleans Wolf Pack became the city's first basketball team to earn a national championship. The Cinderella season was chronicled in the Times Picayune," the student newspaper "The Maroon" and letters from students and alums fighting overseas. The 1944-45 run to the championship was an amazing boon to the community during trying times. The group of boyhood friends and rivals beat out previous national champions and exhausted opponents. Take a courtside seat as journalist Ramon A. Vargas chronicles the season, including heartfelt personal narratives to tell the story of the championship and legacy of a team that led Loyola to national prominence." |