| Description |
xxi, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, photographs ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-346) and index. |
| Summary |
"About to turn ninety, Bob Cousy, the Hall of Fame Boston Celtics captain who led the team to its first six championships on an unparalleled run, has much to look back on in contentment. But he has one last piece of unfinished business. The last pass he hopes to throw is to close the circle with his great partner on those Celtic teams, fellow Hall of Famer Bill Russell, now 84. These teammates were basketball's Ruth and Gehrig, and Cooz, as everyone calls him, was famously ahead of his time as an NBA player in terms of race and civil rights. But as the decades passed, Cousy blamed himself for not having done enough, for not having understood the depth of prejudice Russell faced as an African-American star in a city with a fraught history regarding race..." -- Book flap. |
| Contents |
Becoming Cooz. "Sale boche" ; Houdini ; New beginnings ; The Celtics ; Rough and tumble ; Courting fame ; Auerbach's secret -- Dynasty. Russell's arrival ; Ack-ack ; Being Cousy ; Wives row ; Bush-league impression ; Being Russell ; Locker room pulse ; Aristocrats -- Bob Cousy Day, 1963. La ferme des Cousy ; High-strung ; "Take it easy, baby" ; Anticipating his day ; The Boston tear party ; A dreamy sunset -- Cooz in Winter. Salisbury Street ; Russ ; Thursday nights ; Auerback ; Missie ; Legacy ; Russ redux ; Versailles, books ; Mea culpa ; In the House of Russell ; Serenaded. |
| Subject |
Cousy, Bob, 1928-
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Russell, Bill, 1934-2022.
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Boston Celtics (Basketball team) -- History -- 20th century.
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| Subject(S) |
Basketball players -- United States -- Biography.
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Racism in sports -- United States -- History.
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Boston (Mass.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Cousy, Russell, the Celtics, and what matters in the end |
| ISBN |
9780735223615 (hardcover) |
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0735223610 (hardcover) |
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