Rockin' Steady: A Guide to Basketball and Cool

For millions of basketball fans in the 1970s, Walt "Clyde" Frazier defined the word cool. One of the greatest point guards in NBA history, Clyde guided the New York Knicks to their only two championships with a style and flair that was wholly his own. Back in 1974, Clyde and New York Times sportswriter Ira Berkow collaborated on a book that has become an iconic and much-sought-after piece of basketball history. Now, three decades later, Rockin' Steady: A Guide to Basketball & Cool is back with an all-new introduction, afterword, and everything that made it one of the most unusual sports books of all time.

Basketball & Cool For Sports Fans
For millions of basketball fans in the 1970s, Walt "Clyde" Frazier defined the word cool. One of the greatest point guards in NBA history, Clyde guided the New York Knicks to their only two championships with a style and flair that was wholly his own. Back in 1974, Clyde and New York Times sportswriter Ira Berkow collaborated on a book that has become an iconic and much-sought-after piece of basketball history. Now, three decades later, Rockin' Steady: A Guide to Basketball & Cool is back with an all-new introduction, afterword, and everything that made it one of the most unusual sports books of all time. Frazier has several book signing appearances scheduled in the NY/NJ area in December and January. To learn more about his appearances please refer to Rockin' Steady's official page.


Walt Frazier on "Cool"
Basektball fans have two rare chances to meet Walt "Clyde" Frazier this month at the last two book signings the New York Knicks legend will have for his book, Rockin' Steady: A Guide to Basketball & Cool. On March 22, Frazier will be meeting fans and signing books at the Wyckoff Family YMCA in Wyckoff, NJ. On March 31, Frazier will be doing the same at Mendham Books in Mendham, NJ. Vanity Fair magazine recently sat down with Frazier to discuss his book and you can read the story here. Make your plans now to meet one of the 50 greatest NBA players of all time because these are Frazier's last two public appearances. All the details for both signings are on the official page for Rockin' Steady. If you snooze, you lose!

Rockin' Steady Press Release

 

"The way my life is now, I'm all rock. I wake up in my penthouse apartment in the morning and usually I bang on what I call my go-go music, like James Brown or Shaft or The Temptations. I want to move. Like the feel I have when driving a car at seventy, eighty miles an hour for a hundred miles. I'm rockin' steady."
- Walt "Clyde" Frazier

 

For millions of basketball fans in the 1970s, Walt "Clyde" Frazier defined the word cool. One of the greatest point guards in NBA history, Clyde guided the New York Knicks to their only two championships with a style and flair that was wholly his own. Back in 1974, Clyde and New York Times sportswriter Ira Berkow collaborated on a book that has become an iconic and much-sought-after piece of basketball history. Now, three decades later, Rockin' Steady: A Guide to Basketball & Cool is back with an all-new introduction, afterword, and everything that made it one of the most unusual sports books of all time, including:

 

• Rare, full-color photos from legendary Sports Illustrated photographer Walter Iooss Jr.
• Insight into Clyde's game and his thoughts on his legendary competitors
• One-of-a-kind illustrations from artist John Lane
• Grooming secrets, wardrobe tips, and instructions for snatching flies out of midair, picking the right girl, and purchasing a Rolls-Royce

 

A wild tour through sports and life in the 1970s, Rockin' Steady is a book unlike any the world has ever seen. Updated with Clyde's thoughts on the current generation of NBA trendsetters like LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, this new edition will have you "dishin' and swishin'" just like the legend himself.

 

* In 1975 the American Library Association chose Rockin' Steady as one of the 72 best books for young adults in the previous 15 years - the only sports book listed - and in the company of such classics as "Silent Spring," "Catch-22," "Slaughterhouse- Five," "The Bell Jar," "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," and "To Kill a Mockingbird."

 

About the Authors:
Walt "Clyde" Frazier is the New York Knicks' color analyst on the MSG Network. Honored as one of the NBA's 50 greatest players, he led the Knicks to two world championships in 1970 and 1973 and saw his jersey retired by the franchise in 1979. Mr. Frazier lives in New York City.

 

Ira Berkow, a sports columnist and feature writer for the New York Times for more than 25 years, won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 2001 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer for commentary in 1988. He is the author of 19 books, including the best sellers Red: A Biography of Red Smith and Maxwell Street: Survival in a Bazaar, as well as two memoirs, Full Swing and To the Hoop. Hank Greenberg: The Story of My Life, co-written and edited by Mr. Berkow, was a primary source for the award-winning documentary The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg. Mr. Berkow lives in New York City.

 

CONTACT: Josh Williams, Triumph Books, 312.252.1261, j.williams@triumphbooks.com

 

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