Turpin Times: An Illini Sports Scrapbook - Hardcover

Turpin, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582614458 ISBN 13: 9781582614458

Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC, 2002

Synopsis

In Turpin Times, Jim Turpin, the radio play-by-play voice of University of Illinois football and basketball for the past 40 years, takes readers behind the scenes for an intimate glimpse of players, coaches, and others associated with big-time intercollegiate athletics. Turpin follows the Illini through the 2001 football and 2001-2002 basketball seasons with flashbacks to other years, other teams, and other memories and stories that only an insider would know. Turpin's tenure with the Illini has spanned six basketball coaches, nine football coaches, eight Big 10 championships, 11 bowl games, 17 NCAA tournaments and three generations of Illinois fans. Read about Turpin's favorite players, many of whom were not headline makers; the coaches he liked best-and worst; his most memorable radio calls - not all were Illini victories. This is a rare opportunity to share Illini history with an announcer who has lived it.

About this title

About the Author:

Turpin announced the play-by-play of football and basketball games for the University of Illinois for more than 30 years before retiring at the end of the 2001-2002 season. He has two shows on WDWS-AM, co-hosting "Saturday Sportsline" with Loren Tate and hosting the daily "Penny for Your Thoughts."

About this edition

• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1582614458
• ISBN 13: 9781582614458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 205