Becoming Iron Men: The Story of the 1963 Loyola Ramblers

by Lew Freedman

Book Overview

Loyola University Chicago was ahead of its time when racial matters were forefront in a long overdue revolution in civil rights. The Ramblers of the 1962-1963 NCAA college basketball season were pioneers in race relations in sport, though most of the time they were simply playing the sport they loved. When the NCAA tournament began in March, the Ramblers engaged in a series for the ages, daring to be the first NCAA Division I school to play five black...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896728773
• ISBN13: 9780896728776
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"