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Remembered in name but underappreciated in legacy, Forrest "Phog" Allen arguably influenced the game of basketball more than anyone else.
In the first half of the twentieth century Allen took basketball from a gentlemanly, indoor recreation to the competitive game that would become a worldwide sport. Succeeding James Naismith as the University of Kansas's basketball coach in 1907, Allen led the Jayhawks for thirty-nine seasons and holds the record for most wins at that school, with 590. He also helped create the NCAA tournament and brought basketball to the Olympics. Allen changed the way the game is played, coached, marketed, and presented.
Scott Morrow Johnson reveals Allen as a master recruiter, a transformative coach, and a visionary basketball mind. Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, Wilt Chamberlain, and many others benefited from Allen's knowledge of and passion for the game. But Johnson also delves into Allen's occasionally tumultuous relationships with Naismith, the NCAA, and University of Kansas administrators.
Phog: The Most Influential Man in Basketball chronicles this complex man's life, telling for the first time the full story of the man whose name is synonymous with Kansas basketball and with the game itself.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Prologue: From Naismith to Wilt
1. Running from Independence
2. The ""World's Championship""
3. A Man Named Jim
4. The Hero Arrives
5. The Game Can Be Coached
6. Call Him Doc
7. A Teacher among Teachers
8. Once a Jayhawk
9. Ascent to New Heights
10. A Bitter Winter
11. The Day the Game Arrived
12. Stepping Out of the Shadow
13. A Greater Calling
14. The Fall of a Legend
15. Rising from the Ashes
16. Just Like Any Other Game Day
17. Searching for Gold
18. The Improbable Return
19. The King Gets His Castle
20. The Biggest Fish
21. Wanting One More Year
22. The Sparkle of a Diamond
23. Pay Heed, All Who Enter
Epilogue: Shining On
Notes
Bibliography
Index
