Basketball; a biographical dictionary.0313309523 Basketball; a biographical dictionary Biographical dictionaries — a type of encyclopedic dictionary limited to biographical information — have been written in many languages. Many attempt to cover the major personalities of a country (with limitations, such as living persons only, in Who's Who . Ed. by David L. Porter. Greenwood Pr. 2005 589 pages $89.95 Hardcover GV884 From Senda Berenson Abbott Senda Berenson Abbott (March 19 1868, Vilnius, Lithuania, Russian Empire – February 16 1954) was a pioneer of women's basketball, authoring the first Basketball Guide for Women (1901-07). , who brought basketball to the students of Smith College in the fall of 1892, to Fred Zollner Fred Zollner (January 22, 1901 – June 21, 1982) was called "Mr. Pro Basketball" as the founder and longtime owner of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons) and a key figure in the merger of National Basketball League and Basketball Association of America , whose piston manufacturing company sponsored the team that was to become the Detroit Pistons, Porter (history, William Penn U.) presents 575 biographical entries on the lives and careers of individuals important to the history of basketball, from its origins to the present. In addition to a short biographical essay, each essay also presents a brief bibliography for further reading. Appendixes list entries by place of birth, the women basketball players and coaches among the entries, and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame For Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, see Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. For other uses, see Basketball Hall of Fame (disambiguation). The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame members. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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