Heart of a Champion - Softcover

Sheppard, Jeff; Wallace, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1886110662 ISBN 13: 9781886110663

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

As a promising high school basketball player in Georgia, Jeff Sheppard was initially overlooked by Kentucky basketball coach Rick Pitino, who was looking for hardworking players to lead the Wildcats to the top of the college basketball world. But fate eventually brought them together and the rest is history, with the Wildcats winning a pair of national championships.

Heart of a Champion tells of a ballplayer who wouldn't quit and whose hard work earned him MVP honors in the 1998 Final Four as he led his Kentucky teammates in one of the most memorable comeback stories in college basketball history.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeff Sheppard's story is one of hard work, luck and glory. As a senior at McIntosh High in Fayette County, Ga., he was initially overlooked by recruiters for the University of Kentucky Wildcats. But fate eventually brought them together and Sheppard led the Wildcats to a pair of NCAA national championships, in 1996 and 1998, where he earned MVP honors in the Final Four.

Tom Wallace is a veteran sportswriter who has covered Kentucky basketball for 12 years. He once served as editor of Cawood on Kentucky and is a former columnist for The Cats' Pause. His previous books include Travis Ford: Big Blue Dream, Inside/Outside: A Behind the Scenes Look at Kentucky Basketball and Embracing the Legend: Jim Harrick Revives the UCLA Mystique (with John McGill).

About this edition

• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1886110662
• ISBN 13: 9781886110663
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160