Title: The golden age of amateur basketball : the AAU Tournament, 1921-1968 /
Authors: Grundman, Adolph H.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Amateur Athletic Union of the United States History.; Basketball United States History
Abstract: "The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) has long symbolized the idealism of amateur athletic competition. For basketball especially, the AAU provided an opportunity for athletes to showcase their skills for the benefit of the team and the sport, not the bottom line. In The Golden Age of Amateur Basketball, Adolph H. Grundman recounts the history of the AAU National Tournament during its golden age, from 1921 through 1968."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Everything is up-to-date in Kansas City -- The AAU Tournament in Denver -- Forrest C. Allen and the politics of Olympic basketball -- Gruenig and McCracken triumphant -- Phillips 66 and AAU basketball -- The rich get richer -- Bartlesville versus the Bay -- Here come the Cats -- From Bartlesville to Seattle -- Parity prevails -- Denver's last hurrah -- The National Industrial Basketball League collapses -- The "Dribble Derby" passes into history.