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George Steinbrenner's pipe dream : the ABL champion Cleveland Pipers /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Livingston, Bill
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Cleveland Pipers (Basketball team)
American Basketball League > History.
Steinbrenner, George M. > (George Michael), > 1930-2010, > owner.
Basketball > Ohio > Cleveland > History > 20th century.
Basketball > United States > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Castles in the Air
  • Ed Sweeny's Pipe Dream
  • From Russia, with Fear and Grumbling
  • George
  • John
  • George and John
  • The League of Extraordinary Aspiration
  • The Rivals
  • Controversies and a Star for Christmas
  • The Unorthodox Shot and Unexpected Life of Dick Barnett
  • Cage Fight
  • The Amazing Jerry Lucas
  • "A Team Divided"
  • The First Half Playoffs-"Heads Will Roll!"
  • The Players Revolt
  • Heads Rolled
  • Bill Sharman, the Meticulous, Generous, Violent Basketball Visionary
  • Sharman Takes Over
  • To the Brink of Expulsion
  • "We Still Have a Chance."
  • Co-Champions
  • The Buckeyes' March Sadness
  • The Sudden Death Tournament
  • Champions
  • A Contract that Overshadowed Wilt's
  • Into the NBA
  • Out fo the NBA
  • Endgame
  • Post-Mortem.