The NBA A History of Hoops The Story of the Philadelphia 76ers Jim Whiting C R E AT I V E D I G I TA L CREATIVE DIGITAL The NBA A History of Hoops The Story ofthe Jim Whiting Philadelphia 76ers
T a b l e o f Co n t e n t s FROM SYRACUSE TO PHILADELPHIA 8 DR J CURES THE 76ERS AILMENTS 18 PHILADELPHIA FEELING 24 IVERSON IS THE ANSWER 30 UP AND DOWN AND UP AGAIN 34 INDEX 48 CO U R T S I D E S TO R I E S THE SHOT CLOCK BEGINS TICKING 11 HITTING THE CENTURY MARK 16 A PATRIOTIC NAME 20 CHAMPIONSHIP CITY 27 LISTENING TO THE ZINK 39 ADDING BY SUBTRACTING 44 INTRODUCING DOLPH SCHAYES 12 HAL GREER 15 JULIUS ERVING 23 MAURICE CHEEKS 29 CHARLES BARKLEY 37 ALLEN IVERSON 43 Table of Contents COURTSIDE STORIES INTRODUCING
FROM SYRACUSE TO PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA’S LOVE SCULPTURE IN JOHN F KENNEDY PLAZA WAS INSTALLED IN 1976 8 FROM SYRACUSE TO PHILADELPHIA
WILT CHAMBERLAIN With the exception of Boston Massachusetts no American city is more closely associated with the establishment of the United States than Philadelphia whose name means City of Brotherly Love The Declaration of Independence was signed there on July 4 1776 The city hosted the convention that drafted the U S Constitution Philadelphia was the home of Benjamin Franklin and other Founding Fathers Millions of visitors flock to the city to see revolutionary era landmarks such as Independence Hall Congress Hall and the Liberty Bell Not all the city’s landmarks are connected to that era Fairmount Park the largest landscaped urban park in the U S is home to the country’s oldest zoo The house where Edgar Allan Poe wrote some of his most famous 9
