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The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty Paperback - 2006

by Adrian Wojnarowski

In the tradition of "Friday Night Lights" comes the riveting and inspiring story of an inner-city basketball team and the fiery coaching genius who leads them to greatness.


Summary

In a city mired in endless decay, where the youth suffer through all the horrors of urban blight, hope comes in a most unassuming form: a tiny brick schoolhouse run by two Felician nuns where a singular basketball genius takes teenagers from the mean streets of Jersey City and turns them into champions on the hardcourt. Coach Bob Hurley had been working miracles at St. Anthony High School for over thirty years, winning state and national championships and offering his players rescue from their surroundings through college scholarships, when he met his most dysfunctional team yet. In The Miracle of St. Anthony Adrian Wojnarowski follows Hurley through a gripping and heartrending season as he struggles to lead a troubled team to glory through his unparalleled understanding of the game and his ceaseless determination to see no more children lost to these streets.

In The Miracle of St. Anthony, acclaimed sports journalist Adrian Wojnarowski follows Hurley through a gripping and heartrending season, as he struggles to lead a troubled team to glory through his unparalleled understanding of the game and his ceaseless determination to see no more children lost to the city streets.

From the publisher

Adrian Wojnarowski is a sports columnist for The Record of New Jersey, where he was honored as Columnist of the Year in 1997 and 2002 by the AP Sports Editors, and is a frequent contributor to ESPN.com. He has appeared numerous times as a featured commentator on ESPN, on Jim Rome’s television programs, WFAN radio, and the MSG Network.

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ED SZALKIEWICZ KEPT coming down the third-floor corridor of St. Anthony High School, insisting that Ahmad Mosby-the senior everyone called "Beanie"-turn around and talk to him.

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  • Title The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty
  • Author Adrian Wojnarowski
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: repri
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Avery Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date January 19, 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9781592401864 / 1592401864
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.82 x 6.38 x 0.89 in (19.86 x 16.21 x 2.26 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007272554
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.323

Media reviews

Acclaim for The Miracle of St. Anthony:
“It takes two ingredients to make a book special: a great story and a great storyteller. The Miracle of St. Anthony has both. Bob Hurley is a remarkable coach; Adrian Wojnarowski is his equal as a writer.”
—John Feinstein, bestselling author of  Season on the Brink

“Takes you through this miracle season where this high school basketball team didn’t have the greatest talent but somehow came out on top . . . [Coach Hurley] is dedicated to these city kids and helping them overcome the obstacles that the city can offer. A lot of his lessons are not about basketball, but about life, and doing things the right way.”
—Bill Raftery, The Wall Street Journal



“Compelling.”
Chicago Tribune

“A classic.”
Boston Globe

“Astonishing”
New York Post

“Hard to put down.”
The Washington Post

Citations

  • New York Times, 03/12/2006, Page 32

About the author

Adrian Wojnarowski is a sports columnist for The Record of New Jersey, where he was honored as Columnist of the Year in 1997 and 2002 by the AP Sports Editors, and is a frequent contributor to ESPN.com. He has appeared numerous times as a featured commentator on ESPN, on Jim Rome's television programs, WFAN radio, and the MSG Network.
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