Mr. All-Around : the life of Tom Gola / / David Grzybowski ; foreword by Bill Raftery

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910795522903321
• Autore: Grzybowski David <1991->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia ; ; Rome ; ; Tokyo : , : Temple University Press, , 2019
• ISBN: 1-4399-1681-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Disciplina: 796.323092
• Soggetti: Basketball players - United States; Basketball coaches - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: 3rd and Lindley -- La Salle College High School -- La Salle College : 1952 NIT Championship & 1953 season -- 1954 NCAA champions -- 1955 : Gola vs K.C. Jones & Bill Russell -- Love letters & Wildwood -- Gola to the NBA -- Uncle Sam called -- San Francisco and a New York Knick state of mind -- The behind the Iron Curtain tour -- Gola becomes head coach at La Salle -- Gola's political career begins -- They're younger. They're tougher. And nobody owns them -- 1973 city controller reelection -- Tom Gola for mayor -- One call to Superman -- The legacy of number 15 -- A call from the Hall -- Gola at work and home.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Recounts the life of Tom Gola, the only player to win the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), the NCAA Tournament, and an NBA championship. The biography includes Gola's playing career at La Salle College and in the NBA, his coaching career at La Salle, and his subsequent career in Philadelphia politics"--