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Mad Seasons: The Story of the First Women's Professional Basketball League, 1978-1981

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  • Jan 3, 2006
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As the popularity of womens basketball burgeons, Karra Porter reminds us in Mad Seasons that todays Womens National Basketball Association, or WNBA had its origins in a ragtag leagu... Show More

As the popularity of womens basketball burgeons, Karra Porter reminds us in Mad Seasons that todays Womens National Basketball Association, or WNBA had its origins in a ragtag league twenty years earlier. Porter tells the story of the Womens Professional Basketball League WBL, which pioneered a new era of womens sports. Porters book takes us into the heart of the WBL as teams struggled with nervous sponsors, an uncertain fan base, and indifferent sportswriters. Despite bouncing paychecks, having to sleep on floors, and being stranded on road games, the players endured and thrived. A story of hardship and sacrifice, but also of dedication and love for the game, Mad Seasons brings the WBL back to life and shows in colorful detail how this short-lived but pioneering league ignited the imagination of a new generation of female athletes and fans.

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Number of Pages: 368

ISBN: 0803256272

ISBN-13: 9780803256279

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