The most famous basketball tournament in the history of college basketball is the Big Five. And the Big Five was played in the most hallowed halls of college play: the Palestra. Now, for the first time, a complete story of this Philadelphia rivalry is revealed. Robert Lyons offers the story of the Big Five from its very beginnings in 1955. At that time, many of the Big Five schools La Salle University, University of Pennsylvania, St. Joseph's University, Temple University and Villanova University weren't even talking to each other, and everyone predicted the tournament would end before it...
The most famous basketball tournament in the history of college basketball is the Big Five. And the Big Five was played in the most hallowed halls of ...
Bert Bell, a native of Philadelphia, has been called the most powerful executive figure in the history of professional football. This biography recounts the remarkable story of how de Benneville 'Bert' Bell rejected the gentility of a high society lifestyle in favor of the tougher gridiron and rose to become the founder of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Bert Bell, a native of Philadelphia, has been called the most powerful executive figure in the history of professional football. This biography recoun...
