The Big Dance: The Story of the NCAA Basketball Tournament
Book Details
Author(s)Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport
PublisherTaylor Trade Publishing
ISBN / ASIN1589796217
ISBN-139781589796218
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,031,266
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
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.
