Forty Minutes to Glory (eBook)

Inside the Kentucky Wildcats’ 1978 Championship Season

Doug Brunk (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
224 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-7522-5 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;Winning a national title . . . winning it at Kentucky? There's nothing like it. You're always going to be remembered."e;Truman Claytor, member of UK's 19771978 NCAA National Championship teamJoe B. Hall, Jack "e;Goose"e; Givens, Rick Robey, and Kyle Macythese names occupy a place of honor in Rupp Arena, home of the "e;greatest tradition in the history of college basketball."e; The team and coaches who led the University of Kentucky Wildcats to their 9488 victory over the Duke Blue Devils in the 1978 national championship game are legendary. Yet the full, behind-the-scenes story of this team's incredible redemptive season has remained untold until now.In Forty Minutes to Glory, Doug Brunk presents an inside account of this celebrated squad and their championship season from summer pick-up games to the net-cutting ceremony in St. Louis. Brunk interviewed every surviving player, coach, and student manager from the 19771978 team and he shares unbelievable tales, such as how James Lee's father talked him out of quitting. Brunk also reveals heart-wrenching moments, recounting the time when Jay Shidler traveled 150 miles to visit his seriously ill mother on the eve of the national semifinals game against Arkansas and how Scott Courts coped with his father's death just days before the championship game against Duke.Published to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of the national championship victory, Forty Minutes to Glory invites the Big Blue Nation to relive a special season. Featuring chapters by Jack Givens and Coach Hall, this engaging book is a fitting tribute to one of the most talented and determined teams ever to compete on the hardwood.

Autor

Doug Brunk is an award-winning journalist who has written hundreds of articles for trade and consumer publications. He is the author of Wildcat Memories: Inside Stories from Kentucky Basketball Greats.

Inhalt

Foreword by Larry Vaught
Foreword by Tom Leach
Author's Note
Introduction
1. The Tone Is Set
2. Grueling Practices
3. Farewell to Rupp
4. Christening Wildcat Lodge
5. A Cold Snap and a Loss
6. Navigating the "Pressure Cooker"
7. Tourney Time
8. Meet Me in St. Louis
9. Forty Minutes to Glory
10. Extraordinary Reception
11. Beyond the Title
12. A Shackle-Breaking Experience (by Joe B. Hall)
13. The Art of Being Prepared (by Rob Bolton)
14. A Lesson in the Value of Hard Work (by Mike Murphy)
15. A Storybook Ending (by Jack Givens)
Acknowledgments
Appendix 1: St. Louis and Five Smooth Stones
Appendix 2: Senate Resolution 427: A Commendation for the Wildcats
About the Author
Notes
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.3.2018
• Vorwort: Larry Vaught, Tom Leach
• Zusatzinfo: 67 b&w halftones
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Basketball
• Schlagworte: college basketball • Kentucky Basketball • kentucky basketball history • kentucky wildcats • March Madness • ncaa championship • Rupp Arena • sports books • UK Basketball • uk wildcats • University of Kentucky • university of kentucky wildcats
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-7522-4 / 0813175224
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-7522-5 / 9780813175225