Perfect for Duke fans who think they already know everything 100 Things Duke Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of the Blue Devils. Whether you're a die-hard booster from the days of Mike Gminski or a new supporter of Jahlil Okafor, these are the 100 things all fans needs to know and do in their lifetime. It lists figures from the Vic Bubas era to the current Coach K era—with stories on each of his four national championships and the players involved. The book also features the places all Duke fans needs to visit, such as the Angus Barn, and provides background on the university, including how it was founded and what makes the famed chapel such a special structure. Every essential piece of Blue Devils knowledge and trivia is here, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.
Not the best written book that I've ever read, but being a Duke fan since I was a kid, the memories this fun book evoked made me smile the entire time I was reading. A must read for any Duke basketball fan.
For a lifelong Duke fan and four year Cameron Crazie, this book was such a fun read. It bounced back and forth between things before my time at Duke, so there was new information, and things I remember well (and even participated in), with fond reminiscing. It covers people, places and events.
As the title would suggest, this is a book for Duke fans. It never pretends to be anything else. Occasionally, it descends into ESPN-speak in chronicling the exploits of Duke basketball and others. All that said, it still provides nuggets of often interesting, and occasionally fascinating, information that even the most staunch Duke-lover might not know. For just that, it's well worth a read.
I enjoyed all the facts about Duke, some of which I knew and some I didn't. I tended to skim over the basketball stats of individual basketball players covered. Speaking of basketball, I wish some other more recent sports (besides basketball) representatives had been covered in the book.