Mr Basketball
Often I come upon the little medal Coach Robinson awarded me in 1973 and wonder if it was a one time type of award, for I do not know if it’s done annually at WHS. I wasn’t a particularly good basketball player, I seldom got to score, though I was adept at ball handling and defense. Maybe Coach recognized my giving up football after JV to concentrate on basketball, a decision to this day I rue. Maybe it was for sheer will and determination and hard work when all my white friends gave up basketball to the East Williston talent.
Whatever the motive or reason, in the end, though all will forget, I’ll fondly recall being Mr Basketball of 1973.
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