The Classic: The History of the NCAA Basketball Championship

The Classic: The History of the NCAA Basketball Championship by Ken Rappoport stated First Edition Publisher: National Collegiate Athletic Association copyright 1979 ISBN is 9780913504482 / 0913504483 Hardcover 9 x 12 inches, 326 pages Ken Rappoport Born 1935, in Brooklyn, NY; Education: Rider College, B.S., 1956. Journalist and author. Dorf Feature Service, Newark, NJ, feature writer and reporter, 1960–61; Doylestown Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA, reporter, 1961–63; Associated Press, reporter in Philadelphia, PA, 1963–69, sports writer in New York, NY, 1969–99; freelance writer. Military service: U.S. Army, 1958–60, served in Germany; became private first class. Member - Professional Hockey Writers Association, Baseball Writers Association of America. Honors Awards - Sports Digest Best Story of the Month designation, November, 1973; second-place award, Writer's Digest National Writing Competition, 1991; Books for the Teen Age citation, New York Public Library, 1993, for Bobby Bonilla, and 1994, for Shaquille O'Neal; Voice of Youth Advocates honor list, 1996, for Grant Hill; New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age designation, 1997, for Guts and Glory; Sugarman Children's Biography Award nominee, 2005, for Ladies First. ------------------- Long-time journalist Ken Rappoport spent many years on the sidelines as a sports reporter for the Associated Press. He covered professional sports for over three decades, following the teams, coaches, players, and plays in football, basketball, hockey, and baseball, from season opener to nail-biting playoff. ------------------ Ken Rappoport is the author of dozens of sports books for young readers and adults. He worked as an Associated Press writer for thirty years, covering every major professional and college sport. He lives in New Jersey.