But They Can't Beat Us: Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers

By Randy W. Roberts

Book Overview

The 1986 film Hoosiers, based on the true story of tiny Milan High School's 1954 state basketball championship, trafficked in familiar indiana images -- a backboard and a hoop erected on a pole... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571672575
• ISBN13: 9781571672575
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers win again

This book is the story of Crispus Attucks rise to basketball fame despite the prejudical climate in Indiana at the time. There is a history lesson in explaining what prejudice existed and how the Crispus Attucks family dealt with it. The book cronicles the high school story of Oscar Robertson in particular and the Crispus Attuck Tigers from 1950 thru Oscar's final high school game as the number one player on Indiana's all star team vs the Kentucky all star team lead by "King Kelly Coleman". I was an Indianapolis high school resident during this period and can speak for the historical accuracy and emotional insights brought into focus by the author Randy Roberts. For those of you who enjoy basketball, this book is a worth while purchase.