Hoops Hour with Henderson - John McPhee '53

John McPhee '53, author of 30 books and a Ferris Professor at Princeton since 1974, grew up in Princeton and has followed Princeton athletics since before his days as a student. His first book, called A Sense of Where You Are, is about Bill Bradley '65. 0:57: On growing up in Princeton 3:49: On his writing influences 4:51: On the Princeton classes he teaches 7:10: On his connection to Princeton Athletics 10:11: On competing on “20 Questions” while at Princeton 12:43: On writing for the New Yorker 14:02: On playing basketball at Cambridge 15:00: On Pete Carril 18:21: On writing about Bill Bradley 31:31: On his writing career 36:47: On friend and former Cleveland Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund 38:52: On his interviewing style 42:44: On teaching students today and Matt Henshon ‘91 49:23: On bicycling 50:18: On Bill Bradley’s 2000 presidential campaign 51:30: On his appreciation of great teams 53:34: On Princetonians he’s worked with, including Richard Stengel ’77 and Marvin Bressler 57:47: On Pete Carril and the building of Jadwin Gym 59:54: On Butch van Breda Kolff ‘45 1:02:44: On Arthur Ashe and his book Levels of the Game Opening sequence courtesy bensounds.com & ESPN. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.