Heaven Is a Playground

by Telander, Rick

• ISBN13: 9780803294530
• ISBN10: 0803294530
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr

Summary

One ofSports Illustrated'sTop 100 Sports Books of All Time In 1974 Rick Telander intended to spend a few days doing a magazine piece on the court wizards of Brooklyn's Foster Park. He ended up staying the entire summer, becoming part of the players' lives, and eventually the coach of a loose aggregation known as the Subway Stars. Telander tells of everything he saw: the on-court flash, the off-court jargon, the late-night graffiti raids, the tireless efforts of one promoter-hustler-benefactor to get these kids a chance at a college education. He lets the kids speak for Themselves, revealing their grand dreams and ambitions, but he never flinches from showing us how far their dreams are from reality. the roots of today's inner-city basketball can be traced to the world Telander presents inHeaven is a Playground, the first book of its kind. Rick Telander is a sports columnist for theChicago Sun-Timesand was named 2002 Illinois Sportswriter of the Year by the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters.

Author Biography

Rick Telander is a sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
May	p. 6
Early June	p. 26
Mid-June	p. 46
Late June	p. 58
Early July	p. 77
Mid-July	p. 98
Late July	p. 105
Early August	p. 131
Mid-August	p. 140
Late August	p. 158
Early September	p. 181
Mid-September	p. 196
Epilogue	p. 207
Postscript	p. 210
Afterword	p. 217
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