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Goodman, Matthew, author.
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City College Beavers (Basketball team) -- History.
College of the City of New York (1926-1961). City College -- Basketball -- History.
Basketball -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York.
College sports -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Basketball -- Betting -- United States.
Sports betting -- United States.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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The City game : triu...
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The City game : triumph, scandal, and a legendary basketball team / Matthew Goodman.
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Goodman, Matthew, author.
New York : Ballantine Books, 2021.
Subjects
City College Beavers (Basketball team) -- History.
College of the City of New York (1926-1961). City College -- Basketball -- History.
Basketball -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York.
College sports -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Basketball -- Betting -- United States.
Sports betting -- United States.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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9781101882856 (pbk.) :
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xvi, 430 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Ballantine Books Trade Paperback Edition.
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"The unlikeliest of champions, the 1949-50 City College Beavers were extraordinary by every measure. New York's City College was a tuition-free, merit-based college in Harlem known far more for its intellectual achievements and political radicalism than its athletic prowess. Only two years after Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barrier--and at a time when the National Basketball Association was still segregated--every single member of the Beavers was either Jewish or African American. But during that remarkable season, under the guidance of the legendary former player Nat Holman, this unheralded group of city kids would stun the basketball world by becoming the only team in history to win the NIT and NCAA tournaments in the same year. This team, though, proved to be extraordinary in another way: During the following season, all of the team's starting five were arrested by New York City detectives, charged with conspiring with gamblers to shave points. Almost overnight these beloved heroes turned into fallen idols. Drawing on interviews with the surviving members of that championship team, Matthew Goodman has created an indelible portrait of an era of smoke-filled arenas and Borscht Belt hotels, when college basketball was far more popular than the professional game. It was a time when gangsters controlled illegal sports betting, the police were on their payroll, and everyone, it seemed, was getting rich--except for the young men who actually played the games"--Publisher.
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Hawaii State Library
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796.32363 Goodman
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