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1 online resource |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- The Bench -- Pregame Warm-Up -- Chapter 1: The 1940s -- Centralia: Winningest Team in History -- Dike Eddleman: The Greatest Athlete of All -- Taylorville: 45-0 in 1943-44 -- Paris: The Ernie Eveland Era -- Decatur: End of an Era -- Champaign: Combes to Cabutti -- South Shore: Gaining Respect -- Pinckneyville: Two Legendary Coaches -- Mount Vernon: Three Titles in Six Years -- Max Hopper: The Captain -- Chapter 2: The 1950s -- Segregated Schools: Power of the Pointed Finger |
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Hebron: The Giant KillersSt. Elizabeth: Gone but Never Forgotten -- Chico Vaughn/John Aden: Only Fifteen Miles Apart -- Lyons: A Generation Apart -- Du Sable: Where We've Come From -- Rockford: Six Points in One Second -- Elgin: Bill Chesbrough Era -- Illustrations follow page 64 -- Marshall: Remember the Juniors -- George Wilson: The Messiah Comes to Play -- Chapter 3: The 1960s -- Collinsville: Bogie's Hometown -- Virgil Fletcher: A Winner and a Visionary -- Carver 53, Centralia 52: Smedley's Game-Winning Shot -- Cazzie Russell: In a Class by Himself |
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Pekin: Four Years of GloryCobden: In Memory of Tom Crowell -- Rich Herrin: A Gem of a Man -- Galesburg: The John Thiel Era -- Thornton: Lipe, Lou, LeMarr, Lloyd -- Billy Harris: The Fastest Gunslinger of All -- Chapter 4: The 1970s -- Two-Class System: David vs. Goliath -- Thornridge: The Best These Ever Was -- Bob Dallas: Down on the Farm -- Jay Shidler: Ride the Shide -- Bloom: Tales fro Hungry Hill -- East Leyden: 104-0 in Four Years -- Illustrations follow page 124 -- Jim Hlafka: Home, Sweet Home -- Chicago Pulbic League: Rise to Power |
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Isiah Thomas: Hoop Dreams and DisneylandMaine South: The Biggest Upset of All -- Chapter 5: The 1980s -- Glenn Rivers: Doc Makes House Calls -- Quincy: The Hanks/Leggett Feud -- Lawrenceville: 68-0 -- Mount Carmel: One of a Kind -- Springfield: Bragging Rights -- Ben Wilson: Too Young to Die -- King: The Landon Cox Era -- East St. Louis Lincoln: Four Titles in Eight Years -- Andy Kaufmann: Making a Point of His Own -- East St. Louis Lincoln vs. Peoria Central: Triple Overtime -- Chapter 6: The 1990s -- Move to Peoria: March Madness Finds a New Home |
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Proviso East: Three Coaches, Four State TitlesIllustrations follow page 180 -- Pittsfield: They Play Basketball, Too -- Staunton: They All Came Together -- Peoria: Cradle of the Crossover Dribble -- Dick Van Scyoc: 826 Career Victories -- Peoria Manual: Four State Titles in a Row -- Quad Cities: The Greates High School Arena -- East Aurora/West Aurora: Rivalry Heats Up -- Westinghouse: The White Shadow's Legacy -- Overtime -- Sources -- Photos -- Index |
| Summary |
"Far from the jaded professionals, the stories in Taylor Bell's Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazzie, and Bobby Joe are of hungry young men playing their hearts out, where high-tops and high hopes inspire "hoop dreams" from Peoria to Pinckneyville, and Champaign to Chicago. Bell, a lifelong fan and authority on high school basketball in Illinois for more than 40 years, brings together for the first time the stories of the great players, teams, and coaches from the 1940s through the 1990s." "The book is titled for four players who reflect the unique quality of high school basketball, and whose first names are enough to trigger memories in fans who love the sport - Sweet Charlie Brown, Dike Eddleman, Cazzie Russell, and Bobby Joe Mason. Bell offers accounts of their exploits, told with a journalistic flair."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-235) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record |
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Basketball -- Illinois -- History
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School sports -- Illinois -- History
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Basketball players -- Illinois
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Racism in sports -- Illinois -- History
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Basketball.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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Basketball
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Basketball players
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Racism in sports
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School sports
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Illinois
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019718374 |
| ISBN |
9780252090486 |
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0252090489 |
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9780252029486 |
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1283097451 |
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9781283097451 |
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9780252071997 |
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0252029488 |
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0252071999 |
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9786613097453 |
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6613097454 |
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