Philadelphia Warriors

…I came home from that, turned on the radio, just in time to hear Bill Campbell say, World Chamberlain just scored 100 points. 100 points, fans. Oh my God, what a game to miss. So I didn't give up. I thought, where else can I get this recorded? Called up a friend the next day, and he said that he had recorded it, but only the fourth quarter, and only when th…

…But very recently, about 60-plus years later, something kind of crazy Because we here at Pablo Torre Finds Out found a Philly basketball fan by the name of Sammy Marcus. And Sammy Marcus had never given an interview about this before. But in 1962, Sammy used to listen to every Warriors radio broadcast. On March 2nd, however, that Friday, he decided to do so…

…The NBA, as Gary said, was basically a lounge act. But the sport was big enough for an AM radio station, WCAU Philadelphia. Except it soon became clear, particularly to legendary play-by-play man Bill Campbell, who was frantically calling technicians back at the station in Philly, that nobody involved with this broadcast had actually kept a tape of the game.…