Professor Ernest Blood was a generation ahead of his time. His coaching record of 1268-165 does not fully explain his excellence as a coach. His major flaw was winning too much. His biography explains why he is the most extraordinary of all Basketball Hall of Fame members.
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A book all hoops fans will want to read!!,
This review is from: Prof Blood and the Wonder Teams: The True Story of Basketball's First Great Coach (Hardcover)
If you like basketball to the extent you would like to know about how the game developed through the years this book is for you. The research and documentation by author Dr. Chic Hess is mind-boggling. It is a true story about a high school coach in New Jersey whose system of play was so far ahead of its time that his teams ran over opponents in such impressive fashion his teams were dubbed The Wonder Teams.There is no question the book should be made into a movie so as to acquaint people with the development of basketball and this great human interest story. Dr. Hess has made a valuable contribution to the world of sports and I congratulate him on his effort. Norman Jones - author of Growing Up in Indiana: The Culture & Hoosier Hysteria Revisited
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This review is from: Prof Blood and the Wonder Teams: The True Story of Basketball's First Great Coach (Paperback)
Did you ever hear someone say, "Welcome to the real world?" Dr. Charles "Chic" Hess tells it like it is. Every administrator, educator, coach, athlete, and true basketball fan should read this book. Dr. Hess gives the reader an honest, detailed account of legendary teacher and coach Professor Ernest Blood, his accomplishments and the frustrations he encountered throughout his career. It is quite remarkable how the book parallels Hess's own life, the master motivator who continues to give his gift away to aspiring athletes. It's hard to put down once you begin. It should be made into a movie. It will be your loss if you don't read it.
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True basketball fans owe Chic Hess a great deal of debt,
This review is from: Prof Blood and the Wonder Teams: The True Story of Basketball's First Great Coach (Hardcover)
I have to agree with Harvey Zucker from The Jersey Journal when he says every true basketball fans owe Chic Hess a great deal of debt for bringing to light the story of one of basketball's forgoten heroes. I found Zucker's warning to be accurate, "Once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down until finished." Prof Blood's biography is a masterpiece to be enjoyed by all coaches and fans.
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In the spring of 1915, Professor Ernest Artel Blood was the physical education teacher and basketball coach at Potsdam Normal School and Clarkson Memorial College of Technology in upstate New York. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
short passing offense, standout traits, wonder team, first great coach, basketball controversy, armory court, testimonial game, athletic council, scholastic basketball, physical director, physical training teacher, half time score, state athletic association, state tourney, game win streak, official timer, center jump, preliminary game, state champs, state semifinals, passing attack, state championship team, neutral court, state tournament, final score Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Union Hill, Passaic Daily News, New York, New Jersey, Asbury Park, West Point, Passaic High School, Passaic Daily Herald, Hudson County, Referee-Harry Wallum, Johnny Roosma, East Side, Paterson Armory, Passaic Armory, Cliffside Park, Stevens Institute, Bobby Thompson, Fritz Knothe, Grey Thatched Wizard, Benedict's Prep, Coach Blood, Atlantic City, Skeets Wright, Glen Ridge, Moyer Krakovitch New!
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In the spring of 1915, Professor Ernest Artel Blood was the physical education teacher and basketball coach at Potsdam Normal School and Clarkson Memorial College of Technology in upstate New York. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
short passing offense, standout traits, wonder team, first great coach, basketball controversy, armory court, testimonial game, athletic council, scholastic basketball, physical director, physical training teacher, half time score, state athletic association, state tourney, game win streak, official timer, center jump, preliminary game, state champs, state semifinals, passing attack, state championship team, neutral court, state tournament, final score Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Union Hill, Passaic Daily News, New York, New Jersey, Asbury Park, West Point, Passaic High School, Passaic Daily Herald, Hudson County, Referee-Harry Wallum, Johnny Roosma, East Side, Paterson Armory, Passaic Armory, Cliffside Park, Stevens Institute, Bobby Thompson, Fritz Knothe, Grey Thatched Wizard, Benedict's Prep, Coach Blood, Atlantic City, Skeets Wright, Glen Ridge, Moyer Krakovitch New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Wonder Team: The True Story of the Incomparable 1927 New York Yankees (Sports & Culture) by Leo Trachtenberg on page 138, page 143, and Back Matter
- Ocean City by Smith on page 232, and page 233
- Phog Allen: The Father of Basketball Coaching by Blair Kerkhoff in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- George Washington by Vivian Laubach Thompson on page 260, and page 314
- Rhode Island (Portrait of America) by Kathleen Thompson on page 98
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- Lessons from the Legends: Beyond the X's and O's by Jerry Krause on page 25
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