The NBA in black and white, the memoir of a trailblazing NBA player and coach
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The NBA in black and white, the memoir of a trailblazing NBA player and coach
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eng
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The NBA in black and white
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the memoir of a trailblazing NBA player and coach
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Ray Scott was part of the early wave of Black NBA players like Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who literally changed how the game of professional basketball is played-leading to the tremendously popular financial blockbuster the NBA is today. Scott was a celebrated 6'9" forward/center after being chosen by the Detroit Pistons as the #4 pick of the 1961 NBA draft, and then again after he was named head coach of the Pistons in October 1972, winning Coach of the Year in the spring of 1974-the first black man ever to capture that honor. Scott's is a story of quiet persistence, hard work, and, most of all, respect. He credits the mentorship of NBA player and coach Earl Lloyd, and talks about fellow Philly native Wilt Chamberlain and friends Muhammad Ali and Aretha Franklin, among many others. Ray has lived through one of the most turbulent times in our nation's history, especially the time of assassinations of so many Black leaders at the end of the 1960s. Through it all, his voice remains quiet and measured, transcending all the sorrows with his steadiness and positive attitude. This is his story, told in collaboration with the great basketball writer, former college player and CBA coach Charley Rosen
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adult
resource.variantTitle
National Basketball Association in black and white
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- Basketball coaches -- United States -- Biography
- National Basketball Association -- History
- Electronic books
- Detroit Pistons (Basketball team) -- History
- African American basketball coaches -- Biography
- Scott, Ray, 1938-
- African American basketball players -- Biography
- Basketball players -- United States -- Biography
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- Basketball coaches -- United States -- Biography
- National Basketball Association -- History
- Electronic books
- Detroit Pistons (Basketball team) -- History
- African American basketball coaches -- Biography
- Scott, Ray, 1938-
- African American basketball players -- Biography
- Basketball players -- United States -- Biography
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