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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

BronxNassauNew YorkUlster

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.

1975

Literary Work

Maverick: More Than a Game
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.

1981

Literary Work

Players and Pretenders: The Basketball Team That Couldn’t Shoot Straight
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
003053786X / 978-0030537868
Nonfiction.

1992

Literary Work

The Cockroach Basketball League
Dutton
1556113293 / 978-1556113291
Novel.

1996

Literary Work

The House of Moses All-Stars
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.

2001

Literary Work

More Than a Game
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.


2011

Literary Work

Crazy Basketball: A Life In and Out of Bounds
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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