Garden Glory : An Oral History of the New York Knicks

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781572437654
• ISBN10: 1572437650
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

As a long-time member of the Knicks' public relations department, D' Agostino had years to hear all the secret stories from the Knicks' history. For the first time ever, these stories have been gathered together in what amounts to an insider's peak into the famous (and sometimes infamous) past of the New York Knickerbockers.

Author Biography

Dennis D'Agostino has worked for the New York Knicks as a public relations executive and historian for more than two decades. He is currently the Knicks' team historian and staff writer, following a 12-year tenure as a full-time member of the team's public relations department, most recently as director of publications and broadcast services, and three additional years as publications consultant. He lives in Huntington Beach, California. Walt Frazier is a former NBA guard who led the New York Knicks to their only two NBA Championships. He was elected into the NBA Hall of Fame in 1987.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Walt Frazier
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction: The Starting Lineup	xv
One Game, One Town	1	(7)
Beginnings	8	(30)
The Drought	38	(20)
Heaven on 49th Street	58	(10)
Step by Step	68	(18)
Clyde and the Cap'n	86	(12)
Red	98	(10)
Camelot	108	(44)
Hangover	152	(18)
Hubie and B	170	(22)
MSGU	192	(22)
The Big Fella	214	(8)
It's All About Soul	222	(24)
Jeff's Time	246	(32)
To Be Continued	278