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Color Him Orange: The Jim Boeheim Story
In Color Him Orange: The Jim Boeheim Story, award-winning sports columnist and best-selling author Scott Pitoniak identifies the sources of Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim's fierce competitive drive and loyalty to Syracuse. The book also examines the people who shaped Boeheim as a person and a coach, the great players he has coached, and his incredible devotion t...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
November 1st 2011
by Triumph Books
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So what is an SU fan to do when it's the NCAA final 4 weekend and Syracuse isn't there? Read Scott Pitoniak's book about Jim Boeheim and Syracuse basketball. I enjoyed this book especially the first section on Boeheim growing up in Lyons, NY and his time as a player at SU. Then the story reviews the many years of Jimmy coaching, his players and the wins and losses of each season up until 1993-94. Then on page p. 172 (or so) you learn about Jim's personal life during those years. His parents' dea...more
This book was everything I thought it would be and then some. The beginning of the book gives you history of Boeheim’s childhood in Lyons, NY. Friends and family provide the appropriate background of a guy who grew up loving the game of basketball. He lived and breathed it. He inherited his competitive side from his father who was the owner of a funeral home. Boeheim played highschool basketball with most of the friends he grew up with that played on a court in his driveway. Fellow players, even...more
Being an SU fan I had to read this book. I was very impressed with Jim Boeheim before but now I am over the top. His life at SU began as a walk on for the Syracuse Orange basketball team. From the years at SU as a winning coach and family man, he has helped many players to further their careers. He is Mr. Basketball. He takes life with basketball and the air we breathe all the same. He is a man of many talents, father, coach, recruiter and has a devotion for raising money to help others. He is a...more
do you love jim boeheim and syracuse orange basketball? read this book! it's got me fired up early for the season. if you're not a huge fan of boeheim, but just wonder what makes him such a good coach, this is definitely worth the read. if you don't like basketball or syracuse, don't bother. i did not expect to like this book as much as i did, but found myself fascinated by a story of dedication and passion. GO CUSE!
A great book for die-hard SU fans and/or college basketball fans who are interested in learning more about Coach Boeheim. Although he's HOF, his personality is often misunderstood. He's actually a very caring, compassionate person, heavily involved in charity work and should be admired for all he has done for others. Loved the memories of many exciting seasons this book brought back. Recommend it to all SU fans.
Any window into Syracuse Basketball is appreciated by me, so for that reason, I liked this book. However, because the book was an unauthorized biography, the window was small (and maybe even a little bit foggy). I am hoping that when Jim Boeheim retires, he will agree to an authorized biography and give Syracuse fans a more detailed look into the program and his methods.
More a recetnt history of Syracuse basketball than a biography of Boeheim, but then again the two are so tied together that it works. Excellent book!
As a lifetime and die-hard Orange fan, it would take quite a bit for me not to enjoy this book. Having said that, it was a great read and not only provided insight, it also was a terrific walk down memory lane. Highly recommend for any Orange fan or basketball junkie!
I live in Boeheim's hometown so I may be a little biased, but I still think it's a good read.
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