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Heaven Is a Playground

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In 1974 Rick Telander intended to spend a few days doing a magazine piece on the court wizards of Brooklyn’s Foster Park. He ended up staying the entire summer, becoming part of the players’ lives, and eventually the coach of a loose aggregation known as the Subway Stars.
 
Telander tells of everything he saw: the on-court flash, the off-court jargon, the late-night graffiti raids, the tireless efforts of one promoter-hustler-benefactor to get these kids a chance at a college education. He lets the kids speak for themselves, revealing their grand dreams and ambitions, but he never flinches from showing us how far their dreams are from reality. The roots of today’s inner-city basketball can be traced to the world Telander presents in Heaven Is a Playground, the first book of its kind.

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< div> < br> < br> < br> < br> In 1974 Rick Telander intended to spend a few days doing a magazine piece on the court wizards of Brooklyn& #8217; s Foster Park. He ended up staying the entire summer, becoming part of the players& #8217; lives, and eventually the coach of a loose aggregation known as the Subway Stars.< br> < br> < br> < br> Telander tells of everything he saw: the on-court flash, the off-court jargon, the late-night graffiti raids, the tireless efforts of one promoter-hustler-benefactor to get these kids a chance at a college education. He lets the kids speak for themselves, revealing their grand dreams and ambitions, but he never flinches from showing us how far their dreams are from reality. The roots of today& #8217; s inner-city basketball can be traced to the world Telander presents in < i> Heaven Is a Playground< /i> , the first book of its kind.< br> < br> < /div>
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About the Author

Rick Telander is a sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and was named 2002 Illinois Sportswriter of the Year by the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780803294530
Afterword:
Telander, Rick
Publisher:
Bison Books
Author:
Telander, Rick
Location:
Lincoln
Subject:
Basketball
Subject:
Playgrounds
Subject:
African American basketball players
Subject:
Basketball - General
Subject:
Basketball -- New York (State) -- New York.
Edition Number:
New Bison Books ed.
Edition Description:
second
Series Volume:
3150
Publication Date:
20040301
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Illus.
Pages:
236
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.5 in 0.75 lb
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"Synopsis" by , < div> < br> < br> < br> < br> In 1974 Rick Telander intended to spend a few days doing a magazine piece on the court wizards of Brooklyn& #8217; s Foster Park. He ended up staying the entire summer, becoming part of the players& #8217; lives, and eventually the coach of a loose aggregation known as the Subway Stars.< br> < br> < br> < br> Telander tells of everything he saw: the on-court flash, the off-court jargon, the late-night graffiti raids, the tireless efforts of one promoter-hustler-benefactor to get these kids a chance at a college education. He lets the kids speak for themselves, revealing their grand dreams and ambitions, but he never flinches from showing us how far their dreams are from reality. The roots of today& #8217; s inner-city basketball can be traced to the world Telander presents in < i> Heaven Is a Playground< /i> , the first book of its kind.< br> < br> < /div>
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