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Houston Cougars in the 1960s : death threats, the veer offense, and the game of the century /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacobus, Robert (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2015].
Edition:First edition.
Series:Swaim-Paup-Foran spirit of sport series.
Subjects:
University of Houston > Sports > History > 20th century.
College sports > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in sports > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
African American basketball players > Texas > Houston > Biography.
African American football players > Texas > Houston > Biography.
Houston (Tex.) > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Wade Phillips
  • Foreword / James Kirby Martin
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • America's segregated city
  • Dorm bunks and cramped arenas
  • Blackouts and JCC hardwoods
  • Black players leave Jim Crow Texas
  • Bill's veer and Guy V's dunks
  • Wondrous Warren and the Judge
  • Elvin, Don, and maternal influence
  • Coming to Houston
  • McVea, big crowds, and kittens
  • Freshman dunks
  • Varsity Cougar
  • 'We want a field house!'
  • The real Wondrous Warren
  • Final Four
  • Halfback in the crosshairs
  • Prelude to glory
  • The game of the century
  • The diamond and one game.