Fifty Years at the Pit: The University of New Mexico's Legendary Venue Contributor(s): Herron, Gary (Author), Greene, Hunter (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 082635940X ISBN-13: 9780826359407 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Basketball - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) |
Dewey: 796.323 |
LCCN: 2017017757 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 10.2" W x 12.2" (3.20 lbs) 168 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Basketball fans at the University of New Mexico have always been loyal, loud, and numerous, and the devotees have grown in number over the fifty years since the opening of the University Arena, a.k.a. the Pit, in 1966. Herron recounts many of the best players and games in this celebration of one of the best-known facilities in the United States. |
Contributor Bio(s): Herron, Gary: - Gary Herron has been a sportswriter in Albuquerque for more than forty years. Currently he is the sports editor of the Rio Rancho Observer, an official scorer for the Albuquerque Isotopes, and host of KQTM-FM's "The Team High School Show." He is the author of Baseball in Albuquerque and Duke City Diamonds: Baseball in Albuquerque. |