Loyola University Chicago was ahead of its time when racial matters
were forefront in a long overdue revolution in civil rights. The
Ramblers of the 1962-1963 NCAA college basketball season were
pioneers in race relations in sport, though most of the time they
were simply playing the sport they loved. When the NCAA tournament
began in March, the Ramblers engaged in a series for the ages,
daring to be the first NCAA Division I school to play five black
athletes on the court at once and capturing the most prestigious
title in college basketball at a time when states below the
Mason-Dixon line still had laws on the books preventing black and
white athletes from mixing even in pick-up games. Records were set,
rivals faced and one of the most famous and significant contests in
college basketball playoff history played out in what incidentally
became a model showcase for race relations. Nearly every time the
Ramblers took the court, the game was unique in its magnitude.
Relying significantly on exclusive interviews with surviving
players, now in their seventies, Lew Freedman chronicles the entire
journey, the adventure of the season that bound tight for a
lifetime the group of men who lived through it.
General
Imprint: |
Texas Tech Press,U.S.
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Sport in the American West |
Release date: |
April 2014 |
First published: |
April 2014 |
Authors: |
Lew Freedman
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-89672-877-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Sports & outdoor recreation >
Ball games >
Basketball
|
LSN: |
0-89672-877-3 |
Barcode: |
9780896728776 |
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