They Call Me Coach.

WOODEN, John.

Item Number: 124587

Waco, Texas: Word Books Publisher, 1972.

First edition of this classic autobiography by the legendary basketball coach. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Thank you, Tom Smith, for your interest in the coach and his ‘boys’ Best wishes John Wooden. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

"They Call Me Coach is grass-roots Americana, a story bigger than basketball. One of those rare sports books that is must reading for everyone" (Chicago Tribune).