{"product_id":"a-good-man-the-pete-newell-story-paperback","title":"A Good Man: The Pete Newell Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRon Fimrite\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eBruce Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePete Newell is considered one of the finest basketball minds in the sport's history. His death in 2008 spawned tributes from around the country, including legendary UCLA coach John Wooden and Bob Knight, who considered Newell his mentor. Newell, Knight, and Dean Smith are the only men to coach championships at the Olympics, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), and of the three, only Newell won the NIT at a time when it was considered the nation's most prestigious tournament. He had a fiercely competitive rivalry with Wooden and won his last eight meetings against Wooden's UCLA teams before retiring in 1960. Although he retired for health reasons, he continued to teach the game, notably at the famed Big Man's Camp, for the rest of his life. Based on hundreds of interviews of veterans of the game, \u003ci\u003eA Good Man\u003c\/i\u003e is Bruce Jenkins's complete biography of Pete Newell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Jenkins is a sports columnist for the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eGoodbye: In Search of Gordon Jenkins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth Shore Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInside Maverick's\u003c\/i\u003e. Ron Fimrite is a sportswriter, enjoying a thirty-four-year career with \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author or editor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eGolden Bears: The History of Football at the U.C. Berkeley\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBirth of a Fan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759188410656,"sku":"9780803228184","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/db0edbb4b454bbe9a2d6311de152ac73.webp?v=1780144827","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-good-man-the-pete-newell-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}