Name: Mr. All-Around: The Life of Tom Gola
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Author: Grzybowski, David ; Raftery, Bill
ISBN: 9781439916803

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Type

Physical Book

Author

David Grzybowski

Preface by

Bill Raftery

Publisher

Temple University Press

Language

English

Pages

208

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.45 kg.

ISBN13

9781439916803

Synopsis "Mr. All-Around: The Life of Tom Gola"

Tom Gola is a Philadelphia Big Five basketball icon. He led La Salle to the NIT championship in 1952 and the NCAA championship in 1954, and holds the NCAA record for most rebounds in a career. Gola also helped the Philadelphia Warriors win the NBA championship as a rookie in 1956 and was named an All-Star five times before retiring in 1966. But Gola also had many amazing achievements as a coach; his La Salle Explorer teams were a large part of the national basketball landscape. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976. In Mr. All-Around, avid sports fan and reporter David Grzybowski provides a definitive biography of Gola. He uses exclusive interviews he conducted with Gola in 2013 and features anecdotes by many figures of Philadelphia and basketball history, including John Cheney, Fran Dunphy, and Lionel Simmons. After the NBA, Gola transitioned to a second career as a politician, serving as Pennsylvania State Representative and Philadelphia City Controller. His dedication to public service involved joining politician Arlen Specter on a campaign that revolutionized political marketing within Philadelphia. Mr. All-Around is an affectionate testament to the life, career, and legacy of one of Philadelphia's most beloved sports legends.

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