Description:A towering figure in basketball history, Elgin Baylor was a major influence on players like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant and an outspoken yet enigmatic sports pioneer. The first biography of the Hall-of-Famer shares the story of his childhood, college career, professional life, and profound influence on the game of basketball. In in-depth interviews, Baylor himself divulges what it was like to costar with his Los Angeles Lakers teammate and cultural opposite, small-town West Virginian Jerry West, as well as his thoughts on his stylistic heirs Jordan and Bryant. Featuring interviews with Baylor's old schoolyard companions, his teammates and opponents, the players he coached in the NBA, noted sports journalists, and NBA executives, Elgin is an exploration of an athlete, his background, his times, and the game he helped shape.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Elgin: The Life and Times of Basketball's Sky King. To get started finding Elgin: The Life and Times of Basketball's Sky King, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
320
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Clerisy Press
Release
2014
ISBN
1578605342
Elgin: The Life and Times of Basketball's Sky King
Description: A towering figure in basketball history, Elgin Baylor was a major influence on players like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant and an outspoken yet enigmatic sports pioneer. The first biography of the Hall-of-Famer shares the story of his childhood, college career, professional life, and profound influence on the game of basketball. In in-depth interviews, Baylor himself divulges what it was like to costar with his Los Angeles Lakers teammate and cultural opposite, small-town West Virginian Jerry West, as well as his thoughts on his stylistic heirs Jordan and Bryant. Featuring interviews with Baylor's old schoolyard companions, his teammates and opponents, the players he coached in the NBA, noted sports journalists, and NBA executives, Elgin is an exploration of an athlete, his background, his times, and the game he helped shape.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Elgin: The Life and Times of Basketball's Sky King. To get started finding Elgin: The Life and Times of Basketball's Sky King, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.