Jackie torrence was a master storyteller and a reference librarian in high point, north carolina. From 2002 to 2007 she was a columnist and associate editor of the boston globe, and from 19952000 she was a senior writer for sports illustrated covering the national basketball association. Nov 04, 2009 when it started they were bitter rivals, but along the way they became lifelong friends. Bird watching by larry bird with jackie macmullan if jackie mac teams up with larry bird on a book, im reading it. Larry bird, earvin magic johnson, dick hill, jackie macmullan. Jackie macmullan books list of books by jackie macmullan. Jackie macmullan husband, height, married, divorce, net worth, salary, affair, boyfriends jackie macmullan is an nba columnist sportswriter and a tv personality a very courageous and bold woman she faced a lot of problems in both the sports as well as the writing career fields. From walk the line to his oscarnominated role in joker, joaquin phoenix is behind a bevy of celebrated roles.
He was head coach of the indiana pacers from 1997 to 2000 and currently serves as their president of basketball operations. They have all given her compelling stories they wouldnt share with any other writer. In the 1988 nba finals between the pistons and the lakers, thomas and johnson kissed and fought. Bird, larry, johnson, earvin magic, macmullan, jackie. The book does a great job telling the story of how two men became bitter rivals and eventually close friends. The intensity with which both bird and johnson approached their headtohead battles while publicly feigning indifference about each other was unmistakable. She has cowritten autobiographies by larry bird, geno auriemma, and shaquille oneal, and, with bird and magic johnson, she wrote when. Join facebook to connect with jackie mcanallen and others you may know. On playing and coaching the game i love, and more on. If there are more impressive sports journalists in this country than jackie macmullan, the line would be quite small. He was walking one day in the garden of his monastery, when he decided to kneel down and pray, to give thanks to god for the beauty of the flowers and plants and herbs around him. Veteran sportswriter jackie macmullan talks to about her new book detailing the larry bird magic johnson rivalry, when the game was ours. The film chronicles the rivalry between earvin johnson and larry bird that began with the 1979 ncaa basketball championship game and lasted throughout their hall of fame careers in the nba.
Find jackie macmullan s email address, contact information, linkedin, twitter, other social media and more. They see ray allen, his head meticulously shaved, his jersey tucked carefully into his shorts, his socks pulled up to precisely the same length, and they are drawn to his silky jumper. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. They were talking to us about their careers and the new book, larry bird, earvin magic johnson, when the game was ours. When the game was ours by larry bird, earvin johnson jr. In a new book, when the game was ours, cowritten by jackie macmullan, bird and johnson detail their love and hate for one another over the. Jackie macmullan books list of books by author jackie macmullan. Bird and johnson collaborated with jackie macmullan on the 2009 book, when the game was ours.
Barbara cartland called the book filthy and disgusting. Irish kids the story of the little bird irish culture and. With an assist from veteran basketball writer macmullan coauthor with larry bird and magic johnson. A jewel of a duel march 26 1979 bird meets magic for the. The 10 best books written by nba players, from a fan whos. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Heres how some parts came to be, and how others came and went. Espns jackie macmullan chronicled the bird magic rivalry in her book, when the game was ours, and served as a consultant on the play.
Veteran sportswriter jackie macmullan talks to about her new book detailing the larry birdmagic johnson rivalry, when the game. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Jackie macmullan bio, height, husband, hot jackie macmullan under the full name jackie mac macmullan, was born in 1960 and she is a freelance newspaper sportswriter in america for the nba and for the sports website at the and she played the division i basketball for the wildcats. When the game was ours, 2015 the new york times best sellers sports books winner, larry bird, earvin magic johnson and jackie macmullan when the game was ours by larry bird. Needless to say, basketball legends isiah thomas and magic johnson ceased being true friends a long time ago. Jackie macmullan s bio is filled with personal and professional info. A graduate of the university of new hampshire, where she played division i basketball for the wildcats, macmullan was a columnist and associate editor of the boston globe until march 2008. Larry bird, bob ryan, and magic johnson in 1992, ahead of the dream teams first olympic game. Jackie macmullan on her new book, when the game was ours. Jackie macmullan macmullan is an espn analyst who spent nearly 20 years as a beat writer and columnist for the boston globe.
Author jackie macmullen lets bird and magic tell the story with very little other than their first person voice present. Jackie macmullan has been a likable and wellrespected sportswriter for many years, and considering her unique closeness to the nba and boston sports in particular, i anticipated that this would be a definitive work on the oftencelebrated bird magic dynamic a magnum opus if you will. Larry bird played thirteen seasons with the boston celtics and was elected to the hall of fame in 1998. In pursuit of perfection with geno auriemma in 2006, and wrote the new york times best seller when the game was ours with magic johnson and larry bird. The paperback of the when the game was ours by larry bird, earvin johnson jr. The massachusetts school of law at andover also presents information on important current affairs to the general public in television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences. And julie andrews singing these are a few of my favorite things is the third best song in the movie. The bs magic was dashed as the caps stunned the cup champs in boston. Jackie is after all, says bob, the closest thing to a little sister he never had. Jackie macmullan bionet worth, salary, married, affair. In 2019, she received a penespn lifetime achievement award for literary sports writing. Larry bird author, earvin magic johnson author, jackie macmullan author. Magic s most formidable defensive adversary and haunted him the way lakers defensive specialist michael cooper haunted bird.
Subscribe to my newsletter for updates on new releases. When the game was ours provides an intimate look into the evolution of the relationship between larry bird and earvin magic johnson. It was just remarkable to read these stories and really feel what it was like from the main characters perspectives. A jewel of a duel march 26 1979 bird meets magic for the ncaa title. He always rose to the occasion highlights guest book. The inside story of how the rockets landed chris paul. Hed never seen an escalator until 1978 when he walked into the indianapolis hyatt to talk to the pacers after his junior season at indiana state. She has a huge net worth reported to be in a 6digit figure. When the game was ours unabridged 11cd set audio cd. Read articles by espn boston columnist jackie macmullan. Visualizza altre idee su nba, larry bird e magic johnson.
Discount prices on books by jackie macmullan, including titles like basketball. This book is a look into one of the greatest minds to have ever stepped on a hardwood court. Bird and johnson arent in a nursing home yet, but in any case their collaborative memoir, written with jackie macmullan, is much more than. Jackie macmullan husband, height, married, divorce, net worth.
Jackie macmullan has books on goodreads with 30221 ratings. Modern nbai yaratan rekabet larry bird ve magic johnson by. Crofton croker once long ago in a monastery in ireland there lived a holy man. Bird watching by larry bird, jackie macmullan, hardcover. Sep 20, 2015 jackie collins holds her first book, the world is full of married men, at her apartment in london in 1968. A courtship of rivals is a 2010 television documentary film broadcast on hbo. On may 12, 2010, jackie macmullan and longtime cleveland cavaliers radio playbyplay announcer joe tait received the curt gowdy media award from the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame. Basketball by jackie macmullan, rafe bartholomew kirkus. Jan 29, 2020 jackie macmullan s bio is filled with personal and professional info. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. With help from jackie macmullan larry gives an inside and behind the. This book is larry bird s basketball playbook, and its the one book every basketball fan will want to read. My parents always talk about larry bird, magic johnson, and the celtics team that won multiple championships in a row.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The rivalry between larry bird and magic johnson completely altered the trajectory of the league, and many people credit them for the nbas current popularity. Jackie macmullan s most popular book is when the game was ours. Since then macmullan has interviewed many a famous athlete for the globe, sports illustrated or one of her three books.
Pick up a copy of jackie macmullan s spectacular book on bird and magic johnson when the game was ours and check the index for the chelseas fight. Routine excellence is allens secret the boston globe. To tell this story, acclaimed journalists jackie macmullan, rafe bartholomew and dan klores embarked on a groundbreaking mission to interview a staggering lineup of basketball trailblazers. Shaq uncut by shaquille oneal, jackie macmullan kirkus. For the first time hundreds of legends, from kobe, lebron and steph curry to magic johnson, dr. In my career, i have written more words about larry bird than any other individual. Jackie mac macmullan is an american freelance newspaper sportswriter and nba columnist for the sports website. Ours by larry bird and earvin magic johnson, with jackie macmullan. Jackie shares a truly unique, behindthescenes perspective with bob ryan who knows all the right buttons to push. This one is kind of like the sequel or epilogue to drive. Id never in my life considered being a storyteller until i read this book. Much of what i read seemed to be direct quotes from bird. Veteran hoops chronicler macmullan coauthor, with shaquille oneal. When the game was ours, 2010, oneal details an impoverished childhood lacking in material things but filled with strong influences, ranging from his grandmother to his stepfather, sarge, a strict disciplinarian who helped curb the.
Jackie macmullan, espn senior writer and naismith basketball hall of fame curt gowdy award recipient, has captured the attention of read more announcements. Jackie mcmullan is a freelance sportswriter for newspapers and. When the game was ours larry bird, earvin johnson, jackie. Download audiobooks written by jackie macmullan to your device. With intimate, flyonthewall detail, when the game was ours transports readers tro this electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of. Most widely held works by jackie macmullan when the game was ours by larry bird book. Bill simmons talks with espns jackie macmullan about her career, lisa olson, reggie lewis, bird and magic, shaq and kobe, paul pierce, the miami heat and much more. A collection of facts like married, affair, husband, boyfriend, children, career, bio and more can also be found on the very bio of her. With intimate, flyonthewall detail, when the game was ours transports readers to this electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players dead set on besting one another. She worked for the boston globe for 26 years and has collaborated with magic johnson, larry bird, and shaquille oneal on their autobiographies. Hbo sports president ross greenburg stated that the documentary was partly inspired by the book when the game was ours by jackie macmullan. From the beginning, my professional career was defined by two. With intimate, flyonthewall detail, when the game was ours transports readers to an electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two playerslarry bird and earvin magic johnsondead set on besting one another. After all, this glorious rivalry had debuted in march 1979, when magic s michigan state.
With help from jackie macmullan larry gives an inside and behind the scenes look to his pro career, his family, and ultimately why he left the boston celtics and start coaching for the indiana pacers. This years graduation address was delivered by espns jackie macmullan. Larry bird and magic johnson give first hand accounts of their parallel careers in the nba and the effect that they had on one another. Torrences stage directions and sidebar comments for each story. The esteemed sportswriter left the boston globe in 2008. I was one of the fortunate journalists who covered the celticslakers and bird magic rivalry in the 1980s as a sportswriter for the boston globe. Denzel washington at long last the great book on bird and magic their own account, told from behind the scenes, inside huddles, confidential phone conversations. The magic of stars by jackie ladbury fabrian books. Discover how the rivalry went down in their own words with a little help from longtime boston journalist jackie macmullin. Macmullan was recently named the first female recipient of the curt.
Magic has often said no one bothered him more on the basketball court. Mariner books mariner books you can read any number of things into what bird and magic mean to their game and to the world in general. Jackie macmullan is married to her husband michael boyle and has two children with him. Zach talks to espns jackie macmullan about her career, larry bird, magic johnson, kyrie irving, danny ainge, lawrence taylor throwing hairdryers at her and much more. I bought this book, which was written with jackie macmullan because i really liked the book when the game was ours, by bird and magic johnson with jackie macmullan. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more.
The magic of stars by jackie ladbury sapphire montrose always felt like a loser in the struggle of life, but when she becomes the airline manager of a rundown airline she starts to believe she is a winner until she unwittingly propositions her new boss and all her hard work is undone. Jackie macmullan is a television analyst for espn and comcast sports net and a columnist for. Articles by jackie macmullan espn journalist muck rack. The awards are presented annually to members of the print and electronic media who made a significant contribution to the game of basketball. Jackie macmullan is the great chronicler of basketballs golden. See all books authored by jackie macmullan, including when the game was ours, and bird watching. When the game was ours took me inside their fascinating rivalry with new insights and revealing details about two men who evolved from bitter competitors into lifelong friends. You can also use our archive search form to search by keyword or date. Bird and earvin magic johnson with jackie macmullan, larry, hill, dick.
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