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Shake and Bake: The Life and Times of NBA Great Archie Clark Hardback - 2021

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Author: Kuska, Bob
ISBN: 9780803226548

by Bob Kuska; Archie Clark

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From the publisher

Shake and Bake is the story of Archie Clark, one of the top playmaking guards in the 1970s pre-merger NBA. While not one of the game's most recognized superstars, Clark was a seminal player in NBA history who staggered defenders with the game's greatest crossover dribble ("shake and bake") and is credited by his peers as the originator of today's popular step-back move.

Signed as the Lakers third-round draft pick in 1966, Clark worked his way into the starting lineup in his rookie year. But Clark was more than a guaranteed double-double whenever he stepped on the floor. He was a deep-thinking trailblazer for players' rights. Clark often challenged coaches and owners on principle, much to the detriment of his career and NBA legacy, signing on as a named litigant in the seminal Robertson v. NBA antitrust case that smashed the player reserve system and jump-started the modern NBA.

So lace up your high-top Chuck Taylors, squeeze into a pair of short shorts, and shake and bake back in time to the days of Wilt, Russell, Oscar, Jerry, Elgin, Hondo--and Archie.

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Title Shake and Bake: The Life and Times of NBA Great Archie Clark
Author Bob Kuska; Archie Clark
Binding Hardback
Pages 352
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Publication date 2021-02-01
Illustrated Yes
Features Illustrated
ISBN 9780803226548 / 0803226543
Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Dimensions 9.2 x 7.7 x 1.2 in (23.37 x 19.56 x 3.05 cm)
Category Biography / Autobiography
Library of Congress subjects Basketball players - United States, National Basketball Association - History
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2020011783
Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Bob Kuska is a career science writer. He is the author of Hot Potato: How Washington and New York Gave Birth to Black Basketball and Changed America's Game Forever and Cinderella Ball: A Look inside Small-College Basketball in West Virginia (Bison Books, 2008). Archie Clark is a retired American professional basketball player. He played guard from 1966 to 1976 for the Lakers, 76ers, Bullets, Supersonics, and Pistons.