<I>Fast Break Basketball: Fundamentals and Fine Points</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1965
name: label: Written by
content: John B. McLendon Jr., American, 1915 - 1999
notes: label: Description
content: A hardback first edition copy of Fast Break Basketball: Fundamentals and Fine Points written and signed by John B. McLendon, Jr. The paper jacket cover features an edge-to-edge black and white photograph of a basketball game between Kentucky State University and Franklin University. The title appears in white text at the top center with additional smaller text below highlighting topics covered in the book. There are two inscriptions on the front endpaper. The first is in orange and reads [#1 / THIS BOOK WAS / the first off the press / copy / John B McLendon Jr. / 1965]. The second inscription is in black ink and reads [“First book on sports / written by BLACK AMERICAN / COACH” / Ian(?). The book contains over 190 pages of text and covers the philosophy and fundamentals of “fast break” style of basketball along with coaching tips, individual and team drills, conditioning programs, and offensive and defensive patterns. The back jacket cover contains a table of contents and an “About the Author” section.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Basketball
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The John B. McLendon, Jr. Foundation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.61.5
objectType: label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1965 Parker Publishing Co.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 1 in. (23.5 × 15.9 × 2.5 cm)