| Description |
1 online resource (x, 217 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The National Basketball Association has evolved dramatically from the circuit originally formed by the merger of the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America in 1949. The Waterloo Hawks - the only major league team in Iowa's history - took the court that winter as modern professional basketball was starting toward a still uncertain future. Ball Hawks; The Arrival and Departure of the NBA in Iowa, describes how Waterloo happened to be on hand at this moment in the sport's history and why the city was ultimately left behind after a short stay"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Organized Professional Basketball; 2. The Real Major League Thing; 3. For the Sake of League Prestige; 4. Everybody's Ball Club; 5. I Want to Play Basketball; 6. The Band Did Not Stop Playing; 7. Cold-Blooded, Cut-Throat Business; 8. An Even Greater Challenge; 9. I Don't Want to Go Out with a Bad Showing; Epilogue; Appendix A. Individual Statistics; Appendix B. League Standings; Appendix C. Game-by-Game Results; Notes; Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Waterloo Hawks (Basketball team) -- History.
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Basketball -- Iowa -- Waterloo -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Basketball. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) |
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference. |
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports. |
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Basketball |
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Iowa -- Waterloo |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Added Title |
Arrival and departure of the NBA in Iowa |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Harwood, Tim, 1981- Ball Hawks. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2018 9781609385880 (DLC) 2018005478 |
| ISBN |
9781609385897 (electronic bk.) |
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1609385896 (electronic bk.) |
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9781609385880 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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1609385888 |
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