{"product_id":"macs-boys-branch-mccracken-and-the-legendary-1953-hurryin-hoosiers-paperback-softback-9780253218148","title":"Mac's Boys; Branch McCracken and the Legendary 1953 Hurryin' Hoosiers (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253218148","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMac's Boys\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBranch McCracken and the Legendary 1953 Hurryin' Hoosiers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJason Hiner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253218148\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 October 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages, 64 b\u0026amp;w photos, 1 color photo\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.576 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the 1953 Hoosiers, NCAA champions, coached by Branch McCracken and boldly led by star players Bobby Leonard and Don Schlundt. This legendary Indiana University team from the pre–Bob Knight era has begun to fade from memory, but Mac's Boys brings it vividly back to life.\u003cbr\u003e One of the Hoosier state's most beloved basketball teams, the 1953 Hoosiers was also one of the best in the history of college hoops. It was a squad that had a great coach, a pair of star players, and teammates who accepted their roles and executed them flawlessly. With Leonard and Schlundt sharing the spotlight, there was the versatile forward Dick Farley (who would have been an All-American had he played on any other team), tenacious rebounder Charlie Kraak, and the hustling, ball-hawking guard Burke Scott. They were the heart of a team that put together one of the greatest hot streaks ever seen in Big Ten basketball, and then capped it off with a run through the NCAA tournament.\u003cbr\u003e Mac's Boys recreates the terrific story of Indiana's magical 1952–53 season. For Hoosier fans especially, it will become a treasured tale that illuminates one of the most glorious chapters of Indiana University basketball history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e I.\u003cbr\u003e 1. Expansion and Crisis\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bobby\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Ox\u003cbr\u003e 4. Big Mac and the Firewagon\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Second-Place Curse\u003cbr\u003e II.\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Race and the Free Throw Contest\u003cbr\u003e 7. Here We Go Again\u003cbr\u003e 8. Kiss It Goodbye\u003cbr\u003e 9. Speed versus Power\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Game Neither Team Could Afford to Lose\u003cbr\u003e 11. Century Mark\u003cbr\u003e 12. A Knife in Wisconsin\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Clincher\u003cbr\u003e III.\u003cbr\u003e 14. A Record Night in Chicago\u003cbr\u003e 15. Kansas City Coronation\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Stats and Records\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Quarry Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525857964312,"sku":"9780253218148","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/macs-boys-branch-mccracken-and-the-legendary-1953-hurryin-hoosiers-paperback-softback-9780253218148","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}