The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team by Doug Stark
The history of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team and the legends it spawned
The SPHAS
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The history of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team and the legends it spawned
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The SPHAS Reviews
[A]n extremely well-researched book, one that captures in detail a bygone era, and belongs on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in basketball history.
- Providence Journal
Douglas Stark has made a valuable contribution in bringing back to life a vibrant era in early basketball history. His portraits of the players, their fans, and such memorable figures as team founder Eddie Gottlieb and announcer Dave Zinkoff will entertain and instruct lovers of not only basketball but also American urban history.
-Lee Lowenfish, author of Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman
- Providence Journal
Douglas Stark has made a valuable contribution in bringing back to life a vibrant era in early basketball history. His portraits of the players, their fans, and such memorable figures as team founder Eddie Gottlieb and announcer Dave Zinkoff will entertain and instruct lovers of not only basketball but also American urban history.
-Lee Lowenfish, author of Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman
About Doug Stark
Douglas Stark is the Museum Director of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. On the Road
2. A Jewish Game
3. A New League, a New Team
4. Prospect Hall and the Vissies
5. Shikey
6. Howard the Red
7. Saturday Night SPHAS' Habit
8. The Darlings of Philadelphia
9. Rosenberg to the Rescue
10. Basketball and War
11. The Influx of New York Players
12. Losing Home Court
13. The End of the Line
14. Playing it Straight
Epilogue: Memories Live On
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Game-by-Game Standings for the SPHAS, American Basketball League
Appendix B: Year-by-Year Standings for the SPHAS
Appendix C: SPHAS Versus other Philadelphia Professional Teams
All-Time SPHAS Roster
Bibliography
Additional information
CIN1592136338G
9781592136339
1592136338
The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team by Doug Stark
Used - Good
Hardback
Temple University Press,U.S.
20110513
344
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