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001			on1023859508
003			OCoLC
005			20181112020535.0
008			180923s2018 nyua b 001 0deng c
010			_a 2018030295
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019			_a1057357627
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020			_a0735223610 _q(hardcover)
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092			_a796.3236 _bP785
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aPomerantz, Gary M., _eauthor. _9135424
245	1	4	_aThe last pass : _bCousy, Russell, the Celtics, and what matters in the end / _cGary M. Pomerantz.
246	3	0	_aCousy, Russell, the Celtics, and what matters in the end
263			_a1910
264		1	_aNew York : _bPenguin Press, _c2018.
300			_axxi, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Bob Cousy, the Hall of Fame Boston Celtics captain who led the team to its first six championships on an unparalleled run, has much to look back on in contentment. But he has one last piece of unfinished business. The last pass he hopes to throw is to close the circle with his great partner on those Celtic teams, fellow Hall of Famer Bill Russell, now 84. These teammates were basketball's Ruth and Gehrig, and Cooz, as everyone calls him, was famously ahead of his time as an NBA player in terms of race and civil rights. But as the decades passed, Cousy blamed himself for not having done enough, for not having understood the depth of prejudice Russell faced as an African-American star in a city with a fraught history regarding race. Cousy wishes he had defended Russell publicly, and that he had told him privately that he had his back. At this late hour, he confided to acclaimed historian Gary Pomerantz over the course of many interviews, he would like to make amends. THE LAST PASS situates the Celtics dynasty against the full dramatic canvas of American life in the 50s and 60s. It is an enthralling portrait of the heart of this legendary team that throws open a window onto the wider world at a time of wrenching social change. Ultimately it is a book about the legacy of a life: what matters to us in the end, long after the arena lights have been turned off and we are alone with our memories"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a"Sale boche" -- Houdini -- New beginnings -- The Celtics -- Rough and tumble -- Courting fame -- Auerbach's secret -- Russell's arrival -- Ack-ack -- Being Cousy -- Wives row -- Bush-league impression -- Being Russell -- Locker room pulse -- Aristocrats -- La ferme des Cousy -- High-strung -- "Take it easy, baby!" -- Anticipating his day -- The Boston tear party -- A dreamy sunset -- Salisbury street -- Russ -- Thursday nights -- Auerbach -- Missie -- Legacy -- Russ redux -- Versailles, books -- Mea culpa -- In the house of Russell -- Serenaded.
610	2	0	_aBoston Celtics (Basketball team) _xHistory _y20th century. _9376748
600	1	0	_aCousy, Bob, _d1928- _9376749
600	1	0	_aRussell, Bill, _d1934- _958485
650		0	_aBasketball players _zUnited States _vBiography. _949212
650		0	_aRacism in sports _zUnited States _xHistory. _9224821
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c282300 _d282300