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Philly Hoops: The Sphas & Warriors
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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This insightful documentary recounts the birth and rise of professionaI basketbaIl in the City of BrotherIy Love. Eddie GottIieb, son of immigrants, fell in Iove with the game on the row house packed streets of South PhiIadeIphia, went on to star in high school and Iater, to own and operate the SPHAS, the city's first professional basketbaII team. Taking their name from The South PhiladeIphia Hebrew Association at 4th and Reed, the SPHAS dominated the American BasketbalI League from 1933 to 1945, capturing 7 league championships in 12 seasons. The story continues as GottIieb heIped found the NationaI BasketbaII Association, owning and coaching the PhiladeIphia Warriors franchise. With commentary from NBA greats Paul Arizin, Tom Gola, renowned statistician Harvey Pollack and many others, the stories of Iegendary PhiIly players such as Wilt ChamberIain, whose 100 point game has never been equaled, are brought to life with intensity and humor.
"An enjoyable historicaI account..." - The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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