New York Knicks: The Complete Illustrated History

by Alan Hahn, Bernard King (Foreword)

Playing in the “Basketball Mecca” of Madison Square Garden, the New York Knickerbockers are a team steeped in history. With origins dating back to 1946 in the Basketball Association of America, the Knicks were a charter member of the NBA and have boasted a long list of all-time great players, from Harry “The Horse” Gallatin to Walt “Clyde” Frazier and Bill Bradley, Patrick Ewing and John Starks, to current stars Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire, as well as such legendary coaches as Red Holtzman and Pat Riley. The legend of the New York Knicks has been enhanced by several heated rivalries over the course of the team’s from Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics in the late 1960s, to 1990s battles with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers, and Alonzo Mourning’s Miami Heat. Today, as the Knicks emerge as a team on the rise, these Eastern Conference rivalries are fierce once again.
New York The Complete Illustrated History presents the full history of this storied franchise, with all the on-court feats and off-court exploits of the orange and blue. Profiles of the top players and coaches from the team’s history, along with a rich collection of photography and memorabilia, create the ultimate, authoritative celebration of a beloved basketball team.

Genres: Sports

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Alan Hahn co-hosts "Hahn & Humpty" on 98.7 FM ESPN New York, along side Rick DiPietro from noon-3 p.m. on weekdays. He has hosted shows on 98.7 since 2012. In addition to his work on the radio, Hahn has appeared on television pre-game shows for the New York Knicks on MSG Network since 2011.

Hahn wrote for Newsday until 2011, covering the Islanders and Knicks at different points in his tenure there. He is the published author of five books, including Fish Sticks: The Fall and Rise of the New York Islanders (2003), Birth of a Dynasty: The 1980 New York Islanders (2004), Bruin Redemption: The Stanley Cup Returns to Boston (2011), 100 Things a Knicks Fan Should Know and Do Before They Die (2012) and The New York Knicks: The Complete Illustrated History (2012).

Reviews

[Maren · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book free from Goodreads. It is on my "read" shelf but it was actually read by my 10 year old, not me. He loves sports, and he loves books like these. He is a sponge for this kind of sports trivia; he can now tell you everyone's stats in the entire history of the NY Knicks. Even though he is a kid, it is not a children's book, so adults interested in the Knicks will enjoy this book. Lots of information, and lots of high quality photos.

(Even though I personally have little interest in books like these, I love these books because my non-reader son READS them! This is probably the fattest book he has ever read! :-))