Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Hardwood
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Book Description
The Duke Blue Devils have a long history of success in intercollegiate basketball, and that history comes alive within these pages, as detailed by Duke historian James Sumner. The Blue Devils' storied past includes 27 NCAA tournament appearances, 13 trips to the final four and three national titles. A number of Duke games have achieved legendary status and they are relived in Tales From The Duke Blue Devils. Read about the 12-10 North Carolina State win over Duke in the 1968 ACC Tournament, North Carolina's scoreless half at Duke in 1979, Duke's upset win over UNLV in the 1991 Final Four, and the 1992 Duke-Kentucky Eastern Regional classic. Duke University has been home to 28 All-American basketball players. Eight of which have been named national player of the year: Dick Groat, Art Heyman, Johnny Dawkins, Danny Ferry, Christian Leaettner, Elton Brand, Shane Battier, and Jason Williams. Their tales are included here as well as stories from Duke coaching legends Eddie Cameron, Vic Bubas, Bill Foster, and Mike Krzyzewski. Tales From The Duke Blue Devils will also take you inside Cameron Indoor Stadium, the country's most famous on-campus basketball facility and the home of the so-called "Cameron Crazies" who are renowned for their creativity and enthusiasm. Tales From The Duke Blue Devils is a must read for any fan of Duke Basketball.
About the Author
Jim Sumner is the curator of sport at the North Carolina Museum of History, located in Raleigh. He is the author of A History of Sport in North Carolina, Separating the Men From the Boys: The First Half-Century of the Carolina League and numerous magazine and journal articles on North Carolina sport history. Sumner writes a Duke sport history column for Blue Devil Weekly. He has degrees in history from Duke University and North Carolina State University. Sumner has two more-or-less adult children and lives in Raleigh with his wife, Ann.
Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Hardwood,Jim Sumner,Sports Publishing,1582614776,Basketball - College,Basketball - General,Sports,Sports & Recreation,Cultural Region/Southeast U.S.,Geographic Orientation/North Carolina,Sports & Recreation / Basketball
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