The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks, High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops
New York: Hachette, 2023. First edition. Hardcover. A fine, fresh, unread as-new copy in equally fine dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 325 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrations. The true story behind Crispus Attucks High School and the all-Black Basketball Team loosely depicted as the championship opponent in the beloved classic sports movie "Hoosiers". The unheralded Crispus Attucks Tigers played the game at the highest level in the 1950s in racially divided Indiana. After a crushing loss to Milan High School in the 1954 semi-final (which was the game that the final scenes in "Hoosiers" was based on), Attucks went on to wion back-to-back Indiana State championships. It certainly helped that the team was led by a young Oscar Robertson. Fine / fine. Item #E34594
ISBN: 9780306830754
Price: $15.95