They Call Me Big House.By Clarence E. Gaines, with Clint Johnson Clint Johnson (born in Fish Branch, Florida) is an American historian and author of nonfiction, primarily about the American Civil War. He is a graduate of the University of Florida. * Pp. 256. Illustrated * Winston-Salem, NC: John F. Blair * $21.95, hardcover. The coach they call Big House won 828 college basketball College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. History
Winning games, building character, and crossing over the divide between black and white are the dominant themes of, They Call Me Big House. Though Gaines displays an impressive memory of individual games and almost every player who suited up for him, relatively little of his autobiography autobiography: see biography. autobiography Biography of oneself narrated by oneself. Little autobiographical literature exists from antiquity and the Middle Ages; with a handful of exceptions, the form begins to appear only in the 15th century. takes place on the court. It is as much a look at basketball history as it is a study of X's and O's. |
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