{"product_id":"breaking-through-john-b-mclendon-basketball-legend-and-civil-rights-pioneer-9781557288479","title":"Breaking Through: John B. McLendon, Basketball Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreaking Through: John B. McLendon, Basketball Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer\u003c\/strong\u003e by Milton S. Katz. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781557288479.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner, William Rockhill Nelson Award\nJohn B. McLendon was the last living protégé of basketball’s inventor, Dr. James Naismith, and one of the “top ten basketball coaches of the century” in Billy Packer’s opinion. McLendon’s amazing records in college and pro basketball earned him a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame (the first black coach to be inducted), and his coaching philosophy has had a huge influence on basketball coaches. Breaking Through is also a powerful and inspirational story about segregation and a champion’s struggle for equality in 1940s and 50s America.\nBlack Magic, ESPN’s Peabody Award–winning documentary about players and coaches who attended historically black colleges and universities, covers many of the events in McLendon’s life that Katz writes about in his book.\nJohn McLendon was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Brand: University of Arkansas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44967264485429,"sku":"ByrdShop_155728847X","price":225.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781557288479_897b56c9-11d4-4abe-9c82-7fdda07ee6ac.jpg?v=1778690138","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/breaking-through-john-b-mclendon-basketball-legend-and-civil-rights-pioneer-9781557288479","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}