Professor Ernest Blood was a generation ahead of his time. His coaching record of 1268-165 does not fully explain his excellence as a coach. His major flaw was winning too much. His biography explains why he is the most extraordinary of all Basketball Hall of Fame members. Everyone who is a hoops fan certainly is aware of the Wizard of Westwood, John Wooden, and his many achievements at UCLA. But not many are familiar with a New Jersey Wizard and his Wonder Teams in Passaic, NJ, namely Professor Ernest Blood. This text by Chic Hess is fascinating as it details Blood's brilliant accomplishments plus his passion for the game. The research by Hess is mind boggling as he takes you on a journey with the Wonder Team and its taskmaster, Professor Ernest Blood. A brilliant story documented by many specific incidents which provides you a complete understanding about how dominate this Passaic, NJ high school team was. --Dick Vitale, basketball analyst for ESPN and ABC The Professor Blood bio is a great read. Dr. Chic Hess, a basketball historian, has done an excellent job of bringing to us the remarkable life of this great coach. --Coach Bob Hurley, St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, NJ True basketball fans everywhere owe Dr. Chic Hess a great debt for bringing to light the story on one of the sport's forgotten heroes. Just be warned: Once you start reading this, you won't be able to put it down until you're finished. --Harvey Zucker, The Jersey Journal Chic Hess was born and raised in Southwest Philadelphia but moved to Levittown, Pennsylvania, where he played his high school basketball at Bishop Egan High School, a member of the Northern Division of the Philadelphia Catholic League. He played for legendary coach Howie Landa at Trenton Junior College before moving on to East Stroudsburg University to earn both his bachelor's and master's degrees in health and physical education. Later, Hess received his doctorate in education from Brigham Young University, where he was named class valedictorian. While teaching and coaching in the Pennsbury, Loyalsock Township, and Lebanon School Districts in Pennsylvania, Hess's teams accumulated a distinguished 230-81 record, and he was honored with three coach-of-the-year awards. At Lebanon High School in Pennsylvania, his teams earned him a 158-57 record. Hess, along with his 1978 state finalist team, was recently inducted into the school s Sports Hall of Fame. In the 1988 and 1989 seasons at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Hess was recognized as the NAIA District 29 Basketball Coach of the Year. Later at Arizona Western College, Dr. Hess was awarded the NABC-Kodak National Junior College Basketball Coach of the Year. Hess has served as President of the Hawaii Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; Vice President for the Division of Sport; Vice President for the Division of Physical Education; President-elect, President and Past President in the Southwest District of AAHPERD; the Chair position in the National Association for Sport, Physical Education s (NASPE) Academy for History of Sport, Philosophy, and Sociology; and Executive Director for Southwest District of SHAPE America. Hess has also served as the Southwest District s representative to the Board of Governors of SHAPE America (formerly AAHPERD). Chic and his wife reside in Kailua, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu, where he conducts basketball player development clinics for the youth and coaching clinics for the state's coaches. Used Book in Good Condition