Best Game Ever - How Frank Mcguire's '57 Tar Heels Beat Wilt And Revolutionized College Basketball (Paperback)


"The Best Game Ever" is a revealing look at the University of North Carolina Tar Heels' 1956-57 season, one of the most storied in college basketball history. From the first day of practice, when forward Lennie Rosenbluth predicted a winning season, to the final game, a triple-overtime victory over Wilt Chamberlain's legendary Kansas team, the season developed into what many sports historians believe was the start of college basketball hysteria not only on Tobacco Road, but nationwide. The 1956-57 Tar Heels finished a perfect 32-0. The only previous team in Carolina history to achieve perfection was the 1924 team, years before the NCAA Tournament was created.

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"The Best Game Ever" is a revealing look at the University of North Carolina Tar Heels' 1956-57 season, one of the most storied in college basketball history. From the first day of practice, when forward Lennie Rosenbluth predicted a winning season, to the final game, a triple-overtime victory over Wilt Chamberlain's legendary Kansas team, the season developed into what many sports historians believe was the start of college basketball hysteria not only on Tobacco Road, but nationwide. The 1956-57 Tar Heels finished a perfect 32-0. The only previous team in Carolina history to achieve perfection was the 1924 team, years before the NCAA Tournament was created.

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General

Imprint

Globe Pequot Press

Country of origin

United States

Release date

October 2011

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

October 2011

Authors

Foreword by

Dimensions

201 x 137 x 20mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

256

ISBN-13

978-0-7627-7427-2

Barcode

9780762774272

Categories

LSN

0-7627-7427-4



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