The Big Dance: The Story of the NCAA Basketball Tournament
Book Details
Author(s)
Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN / ASIN
1589796217
ISBN-13
9781589796218
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#1,031,266
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Authors Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport are on a national radio tour in March talking about The Big Dance! Click here to see when to catch them on the air in your town.
Covered by four networks, allowing every game to be televised, “March Madness†has become an American phenomenon as anticipated as the Super Bowl. This is the story of the tournament from its beginnings seventy-three years ago as just an eight-team “bracket†to today’s sixty-eight-team format. From the “Cinderella†teams like Butler and Gonzaga to perennial powerhouses such as UCLA and Kentucky, covering buzzer-beaters, upsets, and dynasties, the story of one of the most-followed sporting events in history is comprehensively told here.
Covered by four networks, allowing every game to be televised, “March Madness†has become an American phenomenon as anticipated as the Super Bowl. This is the story of the tournament from its beginnings seventy-three years ago as just an eight-team “bracket†to today’s sixty-eight-team format. From the “Cinderella†teams like Butler and Gonzaga to perennial powerhouses such as UCLA and Kentucky, covering buzzer-beaters, upsets, and dynasties, the story of one of the most-followed sporting events in history is comprehensively told here.
