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Season of the 76ers: The Story of Wilt Chamberlain and the 1967 NBA Champion Philadelphia 76ers
A chronicle of the unprecedented, record-setting championship journey of the team that finally stopped the Boston Celtics and became the new kings of the NBA.
For eight straight years, the Boston Celtics had dominated the National Basketball Association. Each and every season during that stretch, a new NBA championship flag was hoisted to the top of the hallowed Boston Garden. No team had been able to stop them. Nobody thought any team could or would.
Sportswriter Wayne Lynch tells the story of the legendary Chamberlain's personal triumph over Boston and their leader, Bill Russell, archrivals who had annually thwarted Chamberlain's championship dreams and had left him branded a loser.
But Chamberlain couldn't defeat the Celtics alone. He was reunited with fiery and focused Coach Alex Hannum, the only NBA coach ever to have beaten Boston for the championship. He was surrounded by the best supporting cast of his Hal Greer and Chet Walker, two talented offensive stars transplanted from a bygone NBA franchise; Luke Jackson, the league's first true power forward; Billy Cunningham, a sixth man loaded with instant energy and offense; Wally Jones and Larry Costello, a pair of basketball reclamation projects; and, Matty Guokas and Bill Melchionni, a couple of hometown rookies.
The book gives fans a fascinating, month-by-month look at the team's amazing season and also recounts in vivid, play-by-play detail one of the most historic playoff series in the annals of the NBA.
Packed with pictures, playoff box scores, and reproductions of the 76ers' championship yearbook, this book is not only the biography of a great team, it is a fun- and fact-filled sports collectible.
For eight straight years, the Boston Celtics had dominated the National Basketball Association. Each and every season during that stretch, a new NBA championship flag was hoisted to the top of the hallowed Boston Garden. No team had been able to stop them. Nobody thought any team could or would.
Sportswriter Wayne Lynch tells the story of the legendary Chamberlain's personal triumph over Boston and their leader, Bill Russell, archrivals who had annually thwarted Chamberlain's championship dreams and had left him branded a loser.
But Chamberlain couldn't defeat the Celtics alone. He was reunited with fiery and focused Coach Alex Hannum, the only NBA coach ever to have beaten Boston for the championship. He was surrounded by the best supporting cast of his Hal Greer and Chet Walker, two talented offensive stars transplanted from a bygone NBA franchise; Luke Jackson, the league's first true power forward; Billy Cunningham, a sixth man loaded with instant energy and offense; Wally Jones and Larry Costello, a pair of basketball reclamation projects; and, Matty Guokas and Bill Melchionni, a couple of hometown rookies.
The book gives fans a fascinating, month-by-month look at the team's amazing season and also recounts in vivid, play-by-play detail one of the most historic playoff series in the annals of the NBA.
Packed with pictures, playoff box scores, and reproductions of the 76ers' championship yearbook, this book is not only the biography of a great team, it is a fun- and fact-filled sports collectible.
- GenresBasketballHistorySports
320 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 21, 2002
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December 19, 2024
Important NBA History
This book was both entertaining and educational for me. This 76er team happened when I was very young and therefore didn't know many details. I heard many references to this great team while an avid basketball fan in the 1970s that fueled my thirst to learn more. Recently came across this book although it was published over 20 years ago and glad I did. Really a 3.5 but I suppose I rounded down since I'm not a 76er fan. I loved the postscript where the author connected with many of the players and coaches 30 years after the championship season. Their reflections from that span of time was incredibly interesting for me. Solid NBA history.
This book was both entertaining and educational for me. This 76er team happened when I was very young and therefore didn't know many details. I heard many references to this great team while an avid basketball fan in the 1970s that fueled my thirst to learn more. Recently came across this book although it was published over 20 years ago and glad I did. Really a 3.5 but I suppose I rounded down since I'm not a 76er fan. I loved the postscript where the author connected with many of the players and coaches 30 years after the championship season. Their reflections from that span of time was incredibly interesting for me. Solid NBA history.
September 6, 2026
It was an interesting look into a great basketball team from early in the NBA’s history. It’s fascinating how different the league was in its earlier years compared to the massive industry it had become. Parts of the book did seem a little biased, but nothing egregious
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July 31, 2007i hate this book because it is full of bullshit
July 25, 2012
Awesome to learn more about the early Sixers teams and Wilt
April 19, 2015
Lots of really good info here. Sometimes a bit heavy on the play by play.
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