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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 158. Not illustrated. Chapters: Al Mcguire, Alex Hannum, Don Barksdale, James Luisi, Paul Seymour, Red Klotz, Buddy Jeannette, Ken Sailors, Francis Mahoney, Belus Smawley, Lee Knorek, Don Asmonga, Max Zaslofsky, Red Rocha, Bob Houbregs, Carlisle Towery, John Mahnken, John Abramovic, Irv Torgoff, Paul Hoffman, Stan Miasek, Sid Tannenbaum, Don Rehfeldt, Whitey Von Nieda, Ray Felix, Fred Scolari, Don Otten, Paul Cloyd, Ed Sadowski, George Kaftan, Kleggie Hermsen, Grady Lewis, Dick Triptow, Chick Reiser, Connie Simmons, Ray Lumpp, Hal Tidrick, John Mandic, Leo Barnhorst, Dick Schulz, Jim Baechtold, Kevin O'shea, Chick Halbert, Mark Workman, Walt Budko, Hal Uplinger, Tommy Byrnes, Jerry Rullo, Johnny Jorgensen, Carl Meinhold, Ralph O'brien, Mike Bloom, Joe Mcnamee, Stanley Stutz, Billy Hassett, Bill Calhoun, Red Owens, Dick Bunt, Johnny Ezersky, Herm Fuetsch, Darrell Brown, Paul Gordon, Bill Bolger. Excerpt: Al McGuire (September 7, 1928 in New York CityJanuary 26, 2001 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) coached the Marquette University men's basketball team from 1964 to 1977. He compiled impressive numbers throughout his coaching career, resulting in his induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, and was also well known for his colorful personality. He played three years of basketball at St. John's Prep., Queens, New York (graduated 1947), and went on to star at St. John's University (19471951), where he played for four years and captained the 1951 team that posted a 265 mark and finished third in the NIT. After college, McGuire played in the NBA, first with the New York Knicks (195153) and then with the Baltimore Bullets (1954). While with the Knicks, he once famously pleaded with his coach for playing time, with this guarantee: "I can stop (Bob) Cousy." Inserted into the lineup, McGuire proceeded to foul Cousy on his next six trips do...
