The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops

by Jack McCallum

Book Overview

The true story behind Crispus Attucks High School and the all-Black basketball team loosely depicted as the championship opponent in the beloved classic sports movie Hoosiers, pulling back the curtain on the unheralded underdog playing the game at the highest level in the 1950s in a racially divided Indiana.

For far too long the storyline of Indiana basketball has been dominated by Hoosiers. Framed as the ultimate underdog,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306830752
• ISBN13: 9780306830754
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"