rising above the rim

400 Pages·2009·3.49 MB·English

RISING ABOVE THE RIM
Bill Russell and the
Reinvention of Basketball
Michael Hamel

Michael
Hamel
Acotes Hill Press
RISING
ABOVE
THE
RIM
Bill Russell and the
Reinvention of Basketball
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CoverPhoto: Bill Russell watchingconstructionofthenewUSF
Memorial Gym, August 1957; courtesyofSan FranciscoHistory
Center,SanFranciscoPublic Library(Romaine-Skelton
photograph).
To Mom and Dad

Contents
Introduction: AWayOf Life 9
1 AWholeNewWorld 17
2 UnstoppableForce 34
3 Sneakers andSnapshots 58
4 Greatest DefensiveBigManintheGame 81
5 Celtics and Lakers 107
6 NewFrontiers 126
7 Kaleidoscope 145
8 Faded Hopes 175
9 TransitionGame 199
10 HustleandGuts 220
11 Soul Force 244
12 Pride 263
Epilogue: ANew Ballgame 288
Appendix 294
Acknowledgements 322
Notes 323
Bibliography 386