Episode 69

1972-73 Knicks

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.

EPISODE SUMMARY

50 years after the last championship for the New York Knicks, we travel back and talk about one of the most beloved teams in New York Sports History: the 1972-1973 Knicks. The second of two Knicks championship teams, they featured a Hall of Fame Coach in Red Holzman and seven future Hall of Famers on the roster: Walt "Clyde Frazier, Willis Reed, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Dave DeBusschere, Jerry Lucas, Bill Bradley, and Phil Jackson.

Books to complement this episode:

"When the Garden was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks" by Harvey Araton

"Red Holzman: The Life and Legacy of a Hall of Fame Basketball Coach" by Mort Zachter

"Garden Glory: An Oral History of the New York Knicks" by Dennis D'Agostino

"The 100 Greatest Days in New York Sports" by Stuart Miller

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Hello Old Sports
Each week on “Hello, Old Sports” Andrew and Dan Neumann examine a different sports history topic—baseball, basketball, football, hockey, boxing, and anything else that comes to mind.