[PW] Re: Sports Illustrated 1960's

[Ted Nesbitt]

Michelle:

Following up on Denny's citation, I looked at the article.  It is most likely what you want.

One paragraph:

"One such man was Holcombe Rucker, a high school dropout and World War II veteran whose idea it was to transform pickup basketball into an organized activity for all the youngsters of Harlem.  Today his efforts have come to maturity in a group of summer leagues that include a division for professional players.  The Holcombe Rucker professional tournament now stands as the pinnacle of playground sport in America."

I could mail or fax the article to you.  The pages in our bound volume are fairly "aged and brown," so the photos will probably not reproduce very well.  The title of it is  "A Place in the Big-City Sun" by Curry Kirkpatrick, pp. 20-23 of "Sports Illustrated," August 5, 1968.

Ted Nesbitt
Elbin Library
West Liberty State College
West Liberty, WV - 26074

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