Cousy: His Life, Career, and the Birth of Big-Time Basketball
Simon & Schuster, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 307 pp. Illustrated with photos. Biography of basketball immortal Bob Cousey, New York City native whose "showtime basketball" style changed the game forever. He played for the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963 contrubuting in a major way to the dyansty that brought Boston six NBA championships in his thirteen years there. Nicknamed "the Houdini of The Hardwood" and"the Babe Ruth of Basketball" and his skills in ball handling and passing earned him the league leadership in assists eight times. Fine / fine. Item #E31037
ISBN: 9780743254762
Price: $27.95