Game of My Life University of Kansas Jayhawks: Memorable Stories of Jayhawk Basketball

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The night of April 4, 1988, will forever live in the hearts of fans of Jayhawks basketball. On that night, the Jayhawks and their fans raucously celebrated the teams first national title since 1952. This game for the ages is one of 22 contests joyously recalled in this reissue of Steve Buckners Game of My Life Kansas Jayhawks.
For fans of the Kansas Jayhawks, Game of My Life Kansas Jayhawks is a fabulous stroll down memory lane in which several Jayhawks basketball legends detail the events that culminated in the game of their lives. Players from the 1988 NCAA Championship squad share their insights into the collective game of their lives, and Chris Piper details the defeat of rival Oklahoma in the national championship game. Former players featured include Mark Turgeon, Drew Gooden, Steve Woodberry, Nick Collison, Rex Walters, Mario Chalmers, and many more legends.
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Steve Buckner has been a writer and editor for over 20 years. Buckner currently works as a freelance commercial writer, specializing in business communications. He is the former president of Write This Way Media Services L.L.C., a commercial freelance writing business in Lawrence, Kansas. He received an M.S. in journalism from KU in 1990. Past titles include Portraits of Excellence: A Heritage of Athletic Achievement at the University of Kansas.