Charley Rosen
January 18, 1941 - September 13, 2025
General Information
Bio
Charley Rosen (1941-2025) Basketball player, coach, author. Charley Rosen was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Kingston, New York.
Full Name
Charles Elliot Rosen
Locations
Bronx•Nassau•New York•Ulster
Author's Timeline
1941
Birth
Bronx County: Charles Elliot Rosen was born in the Bronx, New York, on January 18, 1941.
1963
Other Life Event
New York County: Mr. Rosen received a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Hunter College in Manhattan, New York, in 1963.
1970
Other Life Event
Nassau County: Mr. Rosen received a master’s degree in English from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, in 1970.
1975
Literary Work
Have Jump Shot, Will Travel
Arbor House
0877951063 / 978-0877951063
Novel.
Arbor House
0877951063 / 978-0877951063
Novel.
1975
Literary Work
Maverick: More Than a Game
Playboy Press
0872234398 / 978-0872234390
Autobiography written with Phil Jackson.
Playboy Press
0872234398 / 978-0872234390
Autobiography written with Phil Jackson.
1978
Literary Work
Scandals of ’51: How the Gamblers Almost Killed College Basketball
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
003040701X / 978-0030407017
Nonfiction.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
003040701X / 978-0030407017
Nonfiction.
1981
Literary Work
Players and Pretenders: The Basketball Team That Couldn’t Shoot Straight
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
003053786X / 978-0030537868
Nonfiction.
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
003053786X / 978-0030537868
Nonfiction.
1992
Literary Work
The Cockroach Basketball League
Dutton
1556113293 / 978-1556113291
Novel.
Dutton
1556113293 / 978-1556113291
Novel.
1996
Literary Work
The House of Moses All-Stars
Seven Stories Press
1888363339 / 978-1888363333
Novel.
Seven Stories Press
1888363339 / 978-1888363333
Novel.
1998
Literary Work
Barney Polan’s Game: A Novel of the 1951 College Basketball Scandals
Seven Stories Press
1888363568 / 978-1888363562
Novel.
Seven Stories Press
1888363568 / 978-1888363562
Novel.
2001
Literary Work
More Than a Game
Seven Stories Press
1583220607 / 978-1583220603
Memoir written by and of both Phil Jackson and Charley Rosen.
Seven Stories Press
1583220607 / 978-1583220603
Memoir written by and of both Phil Jackson and Charley Rosen.
2008
Literary Work
The First Tip-Off: The Incredible Story of the Birth of the NBA
McGraw Hill
0071487859 / 978-0071487856
Nonfiction.
McGraw Hill
0071487859 / 978-0071487856
Nonfiction.
2011
Literary Work
Crazy Basketball: A Life In and Out of Bounds
University of Nebraska Press
0803217935 / 978-0803217935
Memoir.
University of Nebraska Press
0803217935 / 978-0803217935
Memoir.
2025
Residence
Ulster County: Mr. Rosen lived in Accord, New York.
2025
Death
Ulster County: Charley Rosen died in a hospital in Kingston, New York, on September 13, 2025.
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