Tales from the Wake Forest Hardwood

by Dan Collins

Book Overview

Based on the gold-standard currency of tradition and success, few college basketball programs are richer in history than Wake Forest University. An original member of the Atlantic Coast Conference,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582617465
• ISBN13: 9781582617466
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Tales Well Recounts WFU Personalties

Collins not only does a superior job of telling the tales, but also characterizing the people who lived them. At Wake Forest it is not so much the story as the people. The university is one built upon relationships. This is a book for any generation of Wake Forest or ACC fan because one can open it and connect to the players and coaches with whom they are familiar. Collins offers an accurate and unbiased account. He has witnessed many of the events he described in this book first-hand as a veteran journalist and Wake Forest beat reporter for the Winston-Salem Journal, Wake Forest's hometown newspaper. Open to any page and enjoy!

A Century of Stories

It's been almost a century since basketball started at Wake Forest (1906). And from that beginning, not long after basketball was invented, there has been time to develop a lot of history. A history of events, certainly, but especially a history of people: the team, the players, the coaches. Dan Collins has covered Wake Forest for the Winston-Salem Journal since 1978. He's collected a century worth of stories into this small book. It's clearly aimed at the Wake Forest fan. This is not basketball in general, this is Wake Forest basketball. Well maybe a little bit about North Carolina basketball, but not much. Beyond that, the writing is excellent, it flows quickly and is absolutely filled with amusing anecdotes. If you're a fan....

Collins gets it right

This book is an excellent read, not just for Wake Forest fans, but for all sports fans. I recommend it highly!

Fun and Informative

Collins effectively presents interesting and informative anecdotes on Wake Basketball, its players and coaches. A pleasant read for any Deacon fan.