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Who was ahead of the times By having two guards that were describe as race horses they would run his style of basketball They grew up across the street from each other and they had been playing the game for a while The explains how this was supposed to be a one year experiment and now 75 years later it is a national obsession During this same time the NIT tournament was in its second year and later would be the tournament that coaches wanted to win The author goes into the history of both and how they changed He also talks about the events that are happening in Europe and how the events look like another world war may start A fantastic book and is than just about the one team I got this book from net galley Terry Frei I enjoyed reading this while my beloved Wisconsin Badgers were making their trip to and then losing in the Final Four The author says in his acknowledgments that he thought of writing this over a decade ago and wishes he would have before so many of the actors died I agree.

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This was a great and informative read The overly of the march toward World War 2 that it was played against was also a fun narrative component The book had a great combination of historical facts about the teams and the beginning of the tournament mixed with personal narratives and impressions of the men involved It was very interesting to see how the NCAA tournament and the NIT both had their beginnings I remember when I first became interested in the march festivities and the rivalry that was still present between the NIT and the NCAA I have read and enjoyed Mr Frei s other books anda this was no exception He does a masterful job of taking what can be a dry story and making it leap off the page After reading his Third Down and A War to go.

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It was an entertaining read The writing flow was a bit hit and miss so it didn t feel like a page turner that I couldn t put down I did enjoy the historical bits throughout the book of what was happening in Europe on the eve of WWII at the time the Webfoots were making their run to the Championship Terry Frei I assume that if you live in Oregon this would be interesting to you I don t and it wasn t Terry Frei Not the best sports book ever but pretty fascinating The NCAA bought the rights to a post season tournament for about 2300 They owe the National Association of Basketball Coaches a lot of residuals Terry Frei A story about the Oregon Webfoot s winning the first NCAA championship and the fast paced style of basketball the played Lead by Coach Howard Hobson but he still did a great job of getting pieces of the story from people who knew the people involved very well Terry Frei Award winning journalist author and screenwriter Terry Frei is in his second stint at the Denver Post He has been sports columnist for the Portland Oregonian a football writer for the Sporting News and an ESPN. March 1939 sports illustrated com hockey columnist Among his six previous books are Third Down and a War to Go 77 Denver the Broncos and a Coming of Age and Olympic Affair His web site is site_link www. March 1939 fiction meaning com Award winning journalist author and screenwriter Terry Frei is in his second stint at the Denver Post He has been sports columnist for the Portland Oregonian a football writer for the Sporting News and an ESPN. Book March 1939 chevrolet com hockey columnist Among his six previous books are Third Down and a War to Go 77 Denver the Broncos and a Coming of Age and Olympic Affair His web site is site_link www. Kindle March 1939 wheat com site_link In 1939 the Oregon Webfoots coached by the visionary Howard Hobson stormed through the first NCAA basketball tournament which was viewed as a risky coast to coast undertaking and perhaps only a one year experiment Seventy five years later following the tournament s evolution into a national obsession the first champions are still celebrated as The Tall Firs They indeed had astounding height along the front line but with a pair of racehorse guards who had grown up across the street from each other in a historic Oregon fishing town they also played a revolutionarily fast paced game Author Terry Frei s track record as a narrative historian in such books as the acclaimed Horns Hogs and Nixon Coming plus a personal connection as an Oregon native whose father coached football at the University of Oregon for seventeen seasons makes him uniquely qualified to tell this story of the first tournament and the first champions in the context of their times Plus Frei long has been a fan of Clair Bee the Long Island University coach who later in life wrote the Chip Hilton Sports Series books mesmerizing young readers who didn t know the backstory told here In 1939 the Bee coached LIU Blackbirds won the NCAA tournament s rival the national invitation tournament in New York then in only its second year and still under the conflict of interest sponsorship of the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Frei assesses both tournaments and given the myths advanced for many years his conclusions in many cases are surprising Both events unfolded in a turbulent month when it was becoming increasingly apparent that Hitler s belligerence would draw Europe and perhaps the world into another war soon Amid heated debates over the extent to which America should become involved in Europe s affairs this time the men playing in both tournaments wondered if they might be called on to serve and fight Of course as some of the Webfoots would demonstrate in especially notable fashion the answer was yes It was a March before the Madness March 1939 Before the Madness The Story of the First NCAA Basketball Tournament ChampionsEspecially at this time of the year when the NCAA tourneys are being held this was an enjoyable book to read When you read about how the game of basketball was played in 1939 you can see how it has evolved It was particularly interesting for me because my father played in a state championship game in 1938 It helped me to appreciate what his team accomplished and how they played the game at that time Terry Frei I received this book through Library Things early reviewers program just in time for March Madness great timing This book was about the 1939 NCAA champion Oregon Webfoots now called the Oregon Ducks than being strictly about the March Madness tournament The author goes into detail about the coach and all of the players including how they were recruited to the program This led to one of the humorous factoids to me at least that this championship team was known by the nickname The Tall Firs since their front court was so tall and towered over the opposition I then flipped to the front of the book with the player stats and saw the height of the Tall Fir frontcourt 6 8 6 4 6 4 that would be a backcourt today Their guards were under 5 11 How times have changed Overall this was an enjoyable book but probably much enjoyable to Oregon alumni or people in the Northwest It was an interesting glimpse into the past and how close something we all enjoy and makes a ton of money almost never came into being Terry Frei As a huge March Madness fan and a fan of Terry Frei s other books I had high expectations for his foray into NCAA basketball and I was not disappointed His personal connection to the Oregon sports programs created a unique perspective that I enjoyed as well After reading this book I feel that my appreciation for the early years of the tournament and the Men that started it has grown Maybe I ll become a Webfoot I mean Duck fan in the future when they aren t playing my Alma Maters Terry Frei The championship tournament to crown the collegiate national champions in men s basketball had very humble beginnings When it started in 1939 it was nothing close to the March Madness that is the tourney today This book by Terry Frei not only informs the reader about that first championship journey but also is a good source of information on the winners of that first tourney the Oregon Webfoots the name Ducks would come later Much of the book is dedicated to the players on that Webfoots team although because none of the players nor close relatives are still alive Frei could not do research for the book through first hand accounts via interview He states this in the introduction which was a good thing as it becomes clear that this material is presented in a different manner than other books of this genre in which there are quotes and stories from the people involved. March 1939 pdf editor That doesn t mean the information isn t good The reader will learn much about the young men representing the University of Oregon at a time when the center of the college basketball universe revolved around New York City and Madison Square Garden While the Webfoots season is the primary focus there is also a good deal of information on the NIT it started the year before the first NCAA tourney the myths surrounding the NIT and the champions of that tourney in 1939 the Long Island University Blackbirds and their legendary coach Claire Bee It did seem a bit puzzling to include them in this book but that did help to create a good picture of the state of the game in 1939 and how the East Coast dominated in not only the play and the press but their feeling that schools in the West weren t equals to the Eastern teams Oregon took a trip cross country via train and while the results on the court were mixed the New York press got a look at the future champions. March 1939 bookkeeping For writing about the sport itself the sections on the Webfoots games in the Western championship and the championship game itself against Ohio State was the best section in the book for that information The game was certainly played differently at that time with scores in the 50 s considered high and the reader will learn much about how the Webfoots executed their plays passes and shots For a good look at the first NCAA tournament champion Oregon Webfoots and the status of the game and the world as every chapter has several blurbs about the war in Europe this book is recommended for readers interested in those topics Terry Frei A little disjointed with war headlines interspersed with basketball Frei deserves credit though with most participants having died some decades ago few eyewitnesses remain and news coverage of basketball was sketchy before the days when betting became big time For those who think an 8 team tournament was not much the logistics of something occurring in than 2 time zones was probably daunting at the time The 1939 Oregon Webfoots were a unique combination of size quickness and guile a forerunner of a style not popular at the time However an east coast prejudice against western teams prevented them from being acclaimed national champion with undefeated Long Island and legendary coach Clair Bee granted that title by New York City pundits Terry Frei