Color Him Orange The Jim Boeheim Story

by Pitoniak, Scott

• ISBN13: 9781600785177
• ISBN10: 1600785174
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

In Color Him Orange: The Jim Boeheim Story, award-winning sports columnist and best-selling author Scott Pitoniak identifies the sources of the Basketball Hall of Fame coach's fierce competitive drive and loyalty to Syracuse. The book also examines the people who shaped Boeheim as a person and a coach, the great players he has coached- from Pearl Washington to Carmelo Anthony- and we read about his incredible devotion to raising money in hopes of eradicating cancer, which claimed both of his parents and also victimized him.

Author Biography

Scott Pitoniak, a native of Rome, New York, and a magna cum laude graduate of Syracuse University, has received more than 100 journalism awards. He has been named one of the top columnists in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors and is the author of 10 books, including The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Buffalo Bills.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xv
Putting Down Roots in Upstate New York	p. 1
Like Father, Like Son	p. 7
The Making of a High School Hoops Hero	p. 15
Becoming an Orange Man	p. 35
Landing His Dream Job	p. 57
The Louie & Bouie Show	p. 79
Discovering a Gem in Pearl	p. 91
A Dagger in the Heart	p. 119
From Peaks to Valleys	p. 137
A Major Change in Perception	p. 157
Finding True Love	p. 173
Winning the Big One	p. 189
A Call from the Hall	p. 207
Adding to His Legacy	p. 221
Appendix: Statistics, Records, and Miscellany from Jim Boeheim's Career	p. 235
Index	p. 247
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