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9780816656752

Mr. Basketball

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816656752

  • ISBN10:

    0816656754

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-08-29
  • Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr
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Summary

In this fascinating biography of basketball superstar George Mikan, Michael Schumacher chronicles the life and career of a player so dominating that he literally changed the way the game was played and, in the process, helped launch the fledgling National Basketball Association. Mikanrs"s Hall of Fame career included numerous national titles-in college with DePaul and five times in the pros with the Minneapolis Lakers. Named the greatest basketball player of the first half of the twentieth century, "Mr. Basketball" cast such a large shadow that the Madison Square Garden marquee, in announcing an upcoming game, simply said, "George Mikan vs. the Knicks."

Table of Contents

Prologuep. ix
Awkward Kid with Glassesp. 1
The Projectp. 15
Blue Demonp. 29
The M&M Boysp. 41
A Disappointing Finalep. 52
The Chicago Gearsp. 61
Champs?p. 71
The Minneapolis Lakersp. 91
Lakers vs. Globetrottersp. 114
Birth of the NBAp. 125
Three-Peatp. 143
Shocks and Changesp. 167
Mikan Rulesp. 191
Rolling Onp. 211
Going Out on Topp. 220
Failed Comebackp. 238
ABA Commissionerp. 252
In Honor of the Pioneersp. 260
A Final Campaignp. 271
Acknowledgmentsp. 283
George Mikan's Career Statisticsp. 286
Notesp. 287
Bibliographyp. 303
Indexp. 305
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