Johnny Holliday Shares Terrapin Basketball Memories In New Book
11/16/2006 7:00:00 AM | Terrapin Athletics
Nov. 16, 2006
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Thrilling victories, crushing defeats, comical mishaps, and colorful coaches, players, and fans-these are the legendary moments and larger-than-life personalities that have made the Maryland Terrapins a college hoops favorite.
In HOOP TALES® MARYLAND, veteran broadcaster and 'The Voice of the Terps,' Johnny Holliday shares his favorite memories of this beloved team. Together you'll relive the highs and lows and become reacquainted with some of the team's all-time greatest heroes and legends including:
• Coach Lefty Driesell, Midnight Madness, and the Terrapins' rise to national prominence.
• The brilliant yet tragically brief career of superstar Lenny Bias.
• Maryland coach and alum Gary Williams and his 2002 national championship.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
JOHNNY HOLLIDAY has been the radio voice of the Terrapins since 1979. His ABC Sports Radio reports are played on radios across the United States, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has enshrined his early disc jockey broadcasts.
Maryland alum STEPHEN MOORE co-authored Johnny Holliday's 2002 autobiography From Rock To Jock. Moore is a long-time hoops fan and freelance writer. He is also the director of Advanced Research Computing (ARC) at Georgetown University.
