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LIMITED EDITION PRINT OF HISTORIC LETTER FROM DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr.
SIGNED BY FORMER NBA PLAYERS WILL RAISE DONATIONS FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Loyola University New Orleans
Path to Freedom Print
6363 St. Charles Ave., Box 75
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 864-7331
SIGNED BY FORMER NBA PLAYERS WILL RAISE DONATIONS FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Loyola University New Orleans
Path to Freedom Print
6363 St. Charles Ave., Box 75
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 864-7331
National Basketball Retired Players
Association, University Honors at Loyola New Orleans
and ELEVATE team up for unique fundraiser
CHICAGO – The National Basketball Retired Players Association
(NBRPA), the only alumni association comprised of former NBA, ABA, Harlem
Globetrotter and WNBA players, is commemorating the 50th Anniversary
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – in conjunction with the University Honors Program at Loyola University New Orleans and ELEVATE, an academic, athletic and
mentoring program for inner-city teens – by issuing a one-of-a-kind limited
edition print of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” signed by
Dr. King and more than 50 former NBA players. This unique, historic, limited
edition print is the perfect collectible for any history and/or sports fanatic. The 1000 special edition “Path to Freedom”
prints are only available as a gift, limit one per patron, for donations of
$100.00 or more placed at www.SpecialEdition.us .
During the 2014 NBA All Star Weekend and other related events, the
NBRPA circulated a 1963 printing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “Letter from a
Birmingham Jail” for its members to autograph. Written in response to eight
white clergymen who had criticized Dr. King’s work as unwise and wrong, this
significant letter is an important explanation of civil rights activism. The
open letter, written on April 16, 1963, is one of the most celebrated documents
in United States history. The letter not only defends the strategy of
nonviolent resistance to racism, but also argues that people have a moral
responsibility to break unjust laws.
Former NBA All-Star and current NBRPA Board Member Spencer Haywood
signed the letter and said he is excited to have his name associated with Dr.
King’s for such a noble cause.
“Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of my heroes, and I am very excited to
be a part of this exciting project that will raise funds to improve
communities,” Haywood said. “The issues Martin Luther King, Jr. was addressing back during
the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s are similar to what is going on today –
voting, jobs, equality, better education for our students – and it’s exciting
to reissue this historic document as a limited edition print with the
signatures of my brothers and sisters from the NBRPA.”
- Help fund NBRPA grassroots programming designed to positively impact communities and youth through basketball
- Help fund the Loyola University Honors Program’s tutoring of ELEVATE-enrolled inner-city student athletes
ELEVATE Board member and UHP Director, Dr. Naomi Yavneh Klos
adds, “The University Honors Program at Loyola New Orleans is proud to partner
with NBRPA
to improve educational opportunities in the New Orleans community. There is no doubt that the important work of ELEVATE in nurturing young people from disadvantaged backgrounds would be embraced by Martin Luther
King, Jr. and it is fitting that his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” is being
reintroduced to benefit 21st
Century inner-city students.”
About
ELEVATE New Orleans
ELEVATE New Orleans – The ELEVATE Leadership Program (ELP) is a free, application-based enrichment program for select 7th-12th grade student-athletes. ELEVATE Leadership Program members participate in a daily mix of athletic, academic and social development activities on an individual and small group basis. The goal for each ELP student-athlete is matriculation at a high-performing four-year university. Since 2008, the ELEVATE Leadership Program has sent 100 percent of alumni to college on partial or full scholarships.
About the
University Honors Program at Loyola New Orleans
The mission of the University Honors Program at Loyola New Orleans is to educate our student to use their gifts to be men and women for and with others. We develop in students a respect for truth, the critical intelligence to seek it and the skills to express their learning. The UHP provides students with an integrated approach to the liberal arts and a selective, continuous and cumulative content. Furthermore, since academic excellence stands in the service of the full development of students as moral agents, the Honors curriculum must also be concerned with values. Its goals are wisdom, rather than technical proficiency, and the fostering of a just social order. These aims reflect the traditional Jesuit concern for philosophical thinking, faith and action in the service of justice.
The
National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) is comprised of former
professional basketball players from the NBA, ABA, Harlem Globetrotters and
WNBA. It is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization with a two-pronged mission to
assist former NBA, ABA, Harlem Globetrotters and WNBA players in their
transition from the playing court into life after the game, while also
positively impacting communities and youth through basketball. The NBRPA was
founded in 1992 by basketball legends Dave DeBusschere, Dave Bing, Archie
Clark, Dave Cowens and Oscar Robertson. The NBRPA works in direct partnerships
with the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. Arnie D. Fielkow
is the President & CEO, and the NBRPA Board of Directors includes Chairman
of the Board Otis Birdsong, Vice Chairman Thurl Bailey, Treasurer Marvin
Roberts, Secretary Steve Hayes, Past Chairman Robert A. (Bob) Elliott, Past
Chairman George Tinsley, Rick Barry, Dwight Davis, Spencer Haywood, Johnny
Newman and Eldridge Recasner.
Contact
Paul Corliss
Vice President of Communications & Marketing
National Basketball Retired Players Association
917-621-5744 | pcorliss@legendsofbasketball.com
Loyola's Honors Program partners with the National Basketball Retired Players Association to celebrate 50th anniversary of Civil Rights Act
LOYOLA PRESS RELEASE - JUNE 30, 2014
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act, the Loyola University New Orleans Honors Program and Elevate New Orleans—an academic, athletic and mentoring program where Loyola students serve as tutors for inner-city teens—are partnering with the National Basketball Retired Players Association on a limited-edition print of Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” signed by more than 50 former NBA players.
The letter, written April 16, 1963, is one of the most celebrated explanations of civil rights activism in U.S. history. It not only defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism, but also argues that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws.
NBA players who signed the reproduction of the historic letter include, Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Members Rick Barry, Jim Calhoun, Dave Cowens, Alex English, George Gervin, Artis Gilmore and Moses Malone. Proceeds from the prints—which are available as a gift, limit one per patron, for tax-deductible donations of $35—will help fund the National Basketball Retired Players Association grassroots programming designed to positively impact communities through basketball and will also help fund the Loyola Honors Program tutoring of inner-city student athletes enrolled in the Elevate program. For more information, contact Paul Corliss at 917-621-5744.
Loyola, in fact, has many other ties to the civil rights movement, including former Loyola professor and activist, the late Louis J. Twomey, S.J. At Loyola he lectured on ethics and jurisprudence in the College of Law and won many converts to his unpopular (at the time) doctrines on racial equality, the rights of the working man and international justice. Twomey was involved in the Freedom March in New Orleans Sept. 30, 1963. One photo from the march shows Twomey shaking hands with a young Dutch Morial, who later became the first African-American mayor of New Orleans.
In the 1950s Twomey began to publish a monthly newsletter, “Christ's Blueprint for the South,” and this increased his influence with Jesuits all over the world and among priests and seminarians. He was also a trusted collaborator of Archbishop Joseph Rummel in the latter's effort to desegregate the schools and institutions of the archdiocese. Twomey was also called to Rome in the 1960s to aid Pedro Arrupe, S.J., former superior general of the Society of Jesus, in drawing up his letter on racism issued in 1967.
Please contact Mikel Pak, associate director of public affairs, for media interviews or high-resolution photos at 504-861-5448.
For the latest updates about Loyola University New Orleans, follow us on Twitter @LoyolaNOLANews or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/loyno.
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HISTORIC
DOCUMENT SIGNERS
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. On October 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence. King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called the "Poor People's Campaign," when he was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. King was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a holiday in numerous cities and states beginning in 1971, and as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986. Hundreds of streets in the U.S. have been renamed in his honor. In addition, a county was rededicated in his honor. A memorial statue for King was open on the National Mall to the public in 2011.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. On October 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence. King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called the "Poor People's Campaign," when he was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. King was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a holiday in numerous cities and states beginning in 1971, and as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986. Hundreds of streets in the U.S. have been renamed in his honor. In addition, a county was rededicated in his honor. A memorial statue for King was open on the National Mall to the public in 2011.
NAISMITH MEMORIAL HALL OF FAME MEMBERS
Rick Barry
Richard Francis Dennis "Rick" Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player. Some longtime NBA observers consider him to be the greatest pure small forward of all time. Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996, Barry is the only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), ABA and NBA in scoring for an individual season. His 30.5 points-per-game average in the ABA stands as the highest career total for a player in any professional league. In 1987, Barry was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Barry played with only one future Hall of Famer in center Nate Thurmond, whose trade paved the way for the first and last league championship team in the Bay Area. Before entering the NBA, he played college basketball at the University of Miami.
Rick Barry
Richard Francis Dennis "Rick" Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player. Some longtime NBA observers consider him to be the greatest pure small forward of all time. Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996, Barry is the only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), ABA and NBA in scoring for an individual season. His 30.5 points-per-game average in the ABA stands as the highest career total for a player in any professional league. In 1987, Barry was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Barry played with only one future Hall of Famer in center Nate Thurmond, whose trade paved the way for the first and last league championship team in the Bay Area. Before entering the NBA, he played college basketball at the University of Miami.
Jim Calhoun
James A. Calhoun (born May 10, 1942) is the former head coach of the University of Connecticut's men's basketball team. He announced his retirement on September 13, 2012. His teams have won three national championships (1999, 2004, 2011), played in four Final Fours (most recently in 2011), won the 1988 NIT championship, and have won seven Big East tournament championships (in 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, and 2011). In 2005 he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. On February 25, 2009, Jim Calhoun won his 800th game when Connecticut beat Marquette, 93–82. On April 4, 2011, Calhoun won his third NCAA Men's Championship as the Connecticut Huskies defeated the Butler Bulldogs 53–41. The victory over Butler made Calhoun, at 68, the oldest coach to win an NCAA Division I men's basketball title. Calhoun is one of only five coaches in NCAA Division 1 history to win three or more championships and is widely considered one of the greatest coaches of all time.
James A. Calhoun (born May 10, 1942) is the former head coach of the University of Connecticut's men's basketball team. He announced his retirement on September 13, 2012. His teams have won three national championships (1999, 2004, 2011), played in four Final Fours (most recently in 2011), won the 1988 NIT championship, and have won seven Big East tournament championships (in 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, and 2011). In 2005 he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. On February 25, 2009, Jim Calhoun won his 800th game when Connecticut beat Marquette, 93–82. On April 4, 2011, Calhoun won his third NCAA Men's Championship as the Connecticut Huskies defeated the Butler Bulldogs 53–41. The victory over Butler made Calhoun, at 68, the oldest coach to win an NCAA Division I men's basketball title. Calhoun is one of only five coaches in NCAA Division 1 history to win three or more championships and is widely considered one of the greatest coaches of all time.
Dave Cowens
David William Cowens (born October 25, 1948) is a retired American professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6'9", he played the center and occasionally the power forward position. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was recently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons, and currently serves as a special assistant to Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars.
David William Cowens (born October 25, 1948) is a retired American professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6'9", he played the center and occasionally the power forward position. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was recently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons, and currently serves as a special assistant to Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars.
Alex English
Alexander English (born January 5, 1954) is a retired American basketball player who played at the forward position. He was most recently an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Columbia, South Carolina, he played at the University of South Carolina and most notably with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets. He averaged 21.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during his NBA career and was the NBA's most prolific scorer during the 1980s. He was named to eight NBA All-Star teams, his No. 2 jersey was retired by the Nuggets, and he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.
Alexander English (born January 5, 1954) is a retired American basketball player who played at the forward position. He was most recently an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Columbia, South Carolina, he played at the University of South Carolina and most notably with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets. He averaged 21.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during his NBA career and was the NBA's most prolific scorer during the 1980s. He was named to eight NBA All-Star teams, his No. 2 jersey was retired by the Nuggets, and he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.
George “Iceman” Gervin
George Gervin (born April 27, 1952) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points per game in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. Gervin is widely regarded to be one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history.
George Gervin (born April 27, 1952) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points per game in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. Gervin is widely regarded to be one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history.
Artis Gilmore
Artis Gilmore (born September 21, 1949) is a retired American Hall of Fame basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Artis was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 12, 2011. A star center during his two collegiate years at Jacksonville University, in Jacksonville, Florida, Gilmore led the Dolphins to the NCAA Division I championship game in 1970, where his team was beaten 80-69 by the UCLA Bruins. Gilmore remains the top player in rebounds per game in the history of NCAA Division I basketball. Gilmore followed 5 All-Star seasons with the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA by becoming the first overall pick of the 1976 NBA dispersal draft, which was held after the ABA was disbanded, as four teams transferred to the NBA. In Gilmore's complete pro basketball career, he was an 11-time All-Star, the ABA Rookie of the Year, and an ABA MVP, and he remains the NBA career leader for field goal percentage. Nicknamed "The A-Train", the 7' 2" (2.18 m) Gilmore once played in 670 consecutive games
Artis Gilmore (born September 21, 1949) is a retired American Hall of Fame basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Artis was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 12, 2011. A star center during his two collegiate years at Jacksonville University, in Jacksonville, Florida, Gilmore led the Dolphins to the NCAA Division I championship game in 1970, where his team was beaten 80-69 by the UCLA Bruins. Gilmore remains the top player in rebounds per game in the history of NCAA Division I basketball. Gilmore followed 5 All-Star seasons with the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA by becoming the first overall pick of the 1976 NBA dispersal draft, which was held after the ABA was disbanded, as four teams transferred to the NBA. In Gilmore's complete pro basketball career, he was an 11-time All-Star, the ABA Rookie of the Year, and an ABA MVP, and he remains the NBA career leader for field goal percentage. Nicknamed "The A-Train", the 7' 2" (2.18 m) Gilmore once played in 670 consecutive games
Moses Malone
Moses Eugene Malone (born March 23,
1955) is an American retired Hall of Fame basketball player who starred in both
the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association. A
three-time NBA MVP and one of the NBA's 50 greatest players, Malone was the
most successful prep-to-pro player of his era, going straight from Petersburg
High to a 21-year career in professional basketball. By the time Malone retired
after 19 seasons in the NBA, he was the last former ABA player active and held
numerous distinctions in both leagues, including a championship ring and NBA
finals MVP trophy won with the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers. He was nicknamed
"Chairman of the Boards" and "Big Mo".
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Thurl Bailey
Thurl Lee Bailey (born April 7, 1961)
is an American retired professional basketball player whose NBA career spanned
from 1983 to 1999 with the Utah Jazz and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Stephen
Bardo
Stephen Dean "Steve" Bardo
(born April 5, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player. He also played in Europe, Japan and the
Continental Basketball Association.
Otis Birdsong
Otis Lee Birdsong (born December 9,
1955) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent twelve
seasons (1977–1989) in the NBA and appeared in four NBA All-Star Games. A
6'3" guard who attended Winter Haven High School and the University of
Houston, Birdsong was selected by the Kansas City Kings with the second pick of
the 1977 NBA Draft. He would spend four seasons with the Kings, averaging a
career high 24.6 points per game during the 1980-81 NBA season.
David Cooke
David D. Cooke (born September 27,
1963, in Sacramento, California) is a retired American professional basketball
player who had a brief career with the NBA's Sacramento Kings. He played six
games for the Kings during the 1985-86 NBA season and averaged 1.5 points and
1.7 rebounds per game.
Freddie
Crawford
Frederick Russell "Freddie"
Crawford, Jr. (born December 23, 1941) is a former American basketball player
who was drafted in the fourth round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the New York
Knicks. He would eventually play with the Knicks, the Los Angeles Lakers, the
Milwaukee Bucks, the Buffalo Braves and the Philadelphia 76ers.
Willie Davis
Willie Edward Davis (born August 9,
1945 in Fairfield, Texas) is a professional basketball player who spent one
season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Texas
Chaparrals during the 1970–71 season. He attended North Texas State University
where he was drafted in the seventh round of the 1968 NBA draft by the Chicago
Bulls, but he never played for them
Darryl
Dawkins
Darryl Dawkins (born 11 January 1957)
is a retired American professional basketball player, most noted for his days
with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, although he also played
briefly for the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz late in his career. He was known
for his powerful dunks, which notably led to the NBA adopting breakaway rims
due to him shattering the backboard on two occasions in 1979.
Reggie
Dickson
Reggie “Air Man” Dixon, a former
member of the world-renowned Harlem Globetrotters and the team’s youngest ever
coach.
James
Donaldson
James Lee Donaldson III (born August
16, 1957) is a retired professional English-American basketball player who grew
up in California and played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association.
Bob Elliot
Robert Alan Elliott (born August 18,
1955) is a former American basketball player. Elliott was a three-time academic
and athletic All-American at the University of Arizona, leading his team to one
Western Athletic Conference championship and two NCAA tournament appearances.
He was 1977 Third Team All-American, a 1975, 1976 and 1977 Third Team All-WAC
conference honoree, and a 1975, 1976, and 1977 Academic All-American. He is the
current Head Chairman of the Retired NBA Players Association
Dale Ellis
Dale Ellis (born August 6, 1960) is a
retired American professional basketball player who played in the National
Basketball Association. After his time at the University of Tennessee, Ellis
was selected ninth overall in the 1983 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. He is
seventh all-time in three-point shots made with 1,719. He holds the NBA record
for most minutes played in a single game, when he scored 53 points in 69
minutes (out of a possible 73) for the SuperSonics in a 155-154 loss to the
Bucks in five overtimes on November 9, 1989.
Gus Gerard
Gus Gerard (born July 27, 1953) is a
retired American professional basketball player who played for the Carolina
Cougars and Spirits of St. Louis of the American Basketball Association and the
Denver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons, Kansas City Kings and San
Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.
Jim
Grandholm
James Thomas "Jim" Grandholm (born
October 4, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player who
played in the NBA and other leagues. Grandholm, a 7'0" center, was
selected in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets in the fourth round,
but did not play in the NBA until he was 30 years old, when he joined the
Dallas Mavericks in 1990-91 for one season.
Steve Hayes
Steven Leonard Hayes (born August 2, 1955) is
a retired American basketball player and coach. He played for several years for
a variety of teams in the National Basketball Association, as well as in the
Continental Basketball Association and in Europe. He is also known for his
standout college career at Idaho State University, where he is recognized as
one of the best players in the school's history.
Spencer
Haywood
Spencer Haywood (born April 22, 1949) is an
American former professional basketball player. Haywood made the USA Olympic
Basketball team in 1968 and lead the gold-winning team in scoring. Later, he
was named both the ABA Rookie of the Year and ABA MVP during the 1969–70
season, and became the youngest ever recipient of the MVP at the age of 21. Despite
the NBA's eligibility rules, Haywood joined the Seattle SuperSonics, and with
SuperSonics owner Sam Schulman launched an anti-trust suit against the league
(Haywood v. National Basketball Association). Haywood's No. 24 jersey was
retired by the SuperSonics during a halftime ceremony on February 26, 2007.
Robert Horry
Robert Keith Horry Jr. (born August 25, 1970)
is a retired American basketball player and current sports commentator. He
played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning seven
championships with three different teams, the most of any player not to have
played on the 1960s Boston Celtics. He earned the nickname “Big Shot Rob”
because of his clutch shooting in important games, and he is widely considered
to be one of the greatest clutch performers and winners in the history of the
NBA.
Geoff Huston
Geoffrey (Geoff) Angier Huston (born November
8, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a point
guard for the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden
State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers.
Rich Kelley
Richard Ryland "Rich" Kelley (born
March 23, 1953) is a retired American basketball player. Kelley was drafted by
the New Orleans Jazz in the first round of the 1975 NBA Draft and by the
Memphis Sounds in the second round of the 1975 ABA Draft. In the NBA Kelley
played for the New Orleans Jazz/Utah Jazz (1975–79 and 1983–85), New Jersey
Nets (1979–80), Phoenix Suns (1980–82), Denver Nuggets (1982–83) and Sacramento
Kings (1985–86).
Harold
Keeling
Harold A. Keeling (born September 18, 1963, in
New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American-Venezuelan former professional
basketball player who briefly played for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA in the
mid-1980s. He attended Santa Clara University. He was a member of the
Venezuelan team during the 2001 Tournament of the Americas.
Stanley
Yavneh Klos
Stanley Yavneh Klos (born January 18, 1954) is
an author, independent scholar, adjunct professor, entrepreneur and former
Italian Basketball Association player. Stan was an Italian Basketball
Association player for Amaro Harrys in Bologna, and he was the Captain of a
U.S. Basketball Team, which competed in the 1978 European International
Tournament held in Bologna, Italy.
Major Jones
Major James Brooks Jones (born July 9, 1953)
is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA and
other leagues. Born in McGehee, Arkansas, he attended and played collegiately
at Albany State University. He was drafted by the American Basketball
Association (ABA) in 1974 by the San Diego Conquistadors, and in 1976 by the
National Basketball Association's Portland Trail Blazers
Reginald
Jordan
Reginald "Reggie" Jordan (born
January 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional
basketball player. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks,
Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards. During
his NBA career, Jordan played in 186 games and scored a total of 500 points. On
February 3, 1994 as a member of the Lakers, Jordan scored a career-high 28
points versus the Utah Jazz.
John Lucas
John Harding Lucas II (born October 31, 1953)
is a retired American professional basketball player. Lucas played in the NBA
for 14 years and was a member of the 1986 Houston Rockets team that made it to
the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Boston Celtics. He has coached the San
Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers, each for less than
two seasons, compiling a 174 - 258 overall coaching record.
LaRue Martin
LaRue Martin (born March 30, 1950) is a
retired American professional basketball player. Martin was taken first overall
by the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Portland Trail Blazers in 1972,
drafted ahead of future Hall of Famers Bob McAdoo and Julius Erving. In four
seasons he averaged 5.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
Wes Matthews
Sr.
Wesley Joel Matthews Sr. (born August 24,
1959) is a retired American basketball player. He played nine seasons in the
National Basketball Association, with the Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks
(two spells), Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and Los
Angeles Lakers, scoring 3,654 career points and earning two NBA Championship
rings (both with the Lakers), while averaging 8 points and 4 assists per game.
Matthews retired from the game in 1996.
Pat
McFarland
Patrick Aloysius McFarland (born December 7,
1951) was an American professional basketball player standing 6' 5" from
St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. In 1973, the New York Knicks drafted
him in the second round (10th pick, 28th overall). He played with the 1973-74 Denver Rockets,
1974-75 Denver Nuggets and in 1975-76 the San Diego Sails.
David Naves
David Naves (born September 13, 1949) is a 6'
6" retired American basketball player who played with the Harlem
Globetrotters. Naves is currently an
aerospace engineer who lives in Bowie, MD and is graduate of Northern Illinois
University.
Johnny
Newman
John Sylvester Newman, Jr. (born November 28,
1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6' 7" and
210 lb guard/forward, Newman starred at the University of Richmond before going
on to play in the National Basketball Association. In his 16 seasons
(1986–2002) in the NBA, he was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York
Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets,
and Dallas Mavericks.
Willie
Norwood
Willie B. Norwood (born August 8, 1947) is a
retired American professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward from
Carrollton, Mississippi, Norwood played in the National Basketball Association
from 1971 to 1978 as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Seattle SuperSonics, and
Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 7.5 points per game in his NBA career.
Eldridge
Recasner
Eldridge David Recasner (born December 14,
1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. In college, he was
a three-time All-Pac-10 Conference guard for the Washington Huskies men's
basketball team. After college, he played in a variety of professional leagues
such as the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and Europe before entering
the NBA. He subsequently played for several National Basketball Association
(NBA) teams including the Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks,
Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Clippers.
Michael Ray
Richardson
Michael "Sugar" Ray Richardson (born
April 11, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and
currently the head coach of the London Lightning of the National Basketball
League of Canada. He played in the NBA for eight years, most notably for the
New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets. In 2011, Richardson was announced as the
first head coach of the National Basketball League of Canada's London
Lightning. He was named the NBL Canada Coach of the Year for 2011-12.
Rich Rinaldi
Richard P. "Rich" Rinaldi (born
August 3, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball player who was
selected 43rd overall by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA Draft. Rinaldi's
most successful NBA season came in 1972-73, when he averaged 8.5 points and 2.1
rebounds in 33 games for the Bullets. Rich currently serves as a career
counselor for the NBPA/NBA Career Development Program, where he has worked
since 2000.
Marv Roberts
Marvin Roberts (January 29, 1950) was an
American basketball player. After many years in the ABA, Roberts was traded to
the Virginia Squires, a team that folded at the conclusion of the 1975-76 ABA
season, just before the ABA-NBA merger. As a result, Roberts ended up with the
Los Angeles Lakers for the 1976-77 season. Roberts scored 3,345 points in his
six NBA/ABA seasons.
Bruce Seals
Bruce A. Seals (born June 18, 1953) is a
retired American basketball player, whose career included stints in both the
ABA and the NBA. Seals was drafted in
the first round by the Utah Stars, playing two seasons in the ABA before being
drafted into the NBA in the second round by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1975.
Seals played three seasons in the NBA.
Bud
Stallworth
Isaac "Bud" Stallworth (born January
18, 1950) is a retired American basketball player. He had a professional career
in the NBA from 1972–1977 and was selected seventh overall by the Seattle
SuperSonics in the 1972 NBA Draft, and by the Denver Rockets in the 1972 ABA
Draft. After two seasons with the Sonics, he was made available in the 1974
expansion draft to be selected by the New Orleans Jazz, for whom he played for
three seasons.
George
Tinsley
George Tinsley (born September 19, 1946) is a
retired American basketball player.
Tinsley was also a two-time All-American at Kentucky Wesleyan and was
selected in the sixth round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and in
the 1969 ABA Draft by the Oakland Oaks.
Sedric Toney
Sedric Andre Toney (born April 13, 1962) is a
retired American National Basketball Association player. He was selected by the
Atlanta Hawks with the 59th overall pick (third round) of the 1985 NBA Draft.
He currently works for ESPN as a color commentator for college basketball
games.
Elston
Turner
Elston Howard Turner (born June 10, 1959) is a
retired American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m)
guard–forward from the University of Mississippi, Turner lead Ole Miss to its
first ever NCAA Tournament in his senior year. HE was selected in the second
round (43rd overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks and went on
to play in eight NBA seasons from 1981 to 1989, for the Mavericks, Denver
Nuggets and the Chicago Bulls. He was named an assistant coach by the Memphis
Grizzlies in September 2013.
Slick Watts
Donald Earl "Slick" Watts (born July
22, 1951) is an American former basketball player. He signed with the
SuperSonics as a free agent. After making the roster for the 1973–74 season as
a reserve, he played more frequently the following season and became a starter
for the 1975–76 season. That season, he
led the NBA in total assists, assists per game, total steals and steals per
game and made NBA All-Defense First-Team.
Jerome Williams
Jerome Williams (born May 10, 1973) is an
American retired professional basketball player who last played for the New
York Knicks of the NBA. Williams played in 587 games over nine seasons,
averaging 6.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. He was nicknamed the Junkyard
Dog (or JYD) by Rick Mahorn in his early days as a Detroit Piston for his hard
work and hustle.
Nate
Williams
Nathaniel Russell "Nate" Williams
(born May 2, 1950 in Columbia, Louisiana) is a former professional basketball
player. He played eight and a half seasons (1971–1979) in the National
Basketball Association for the Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, New
Orleans Jazz, and Golden State Warriors. His finest season took place in
1973–74, when he averaged 15.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists for the
Kings. He ended his NBA career with 7,709 total points.
Jo Jo White
Joseph Henry "Jo Jo" White (born
November 16, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player. As an
amateur, he played for the University of Kansas Men's Basketball team and
represented the U.S. Men's Basketball team during the 1968 Summer Olympics. As
a professional, he is best known for his 10-year stint with the Boston Celtics
of the NBA, where he led the team to two NBA championships, played nine seasons
and set a franchise record of 488 consecutive games played.
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Dale Brown
Dale Duward Brown (born October 31, 1935) is
an American former college basketball coach who spent 25 years leading the LSU
Tigers. His team earned Final Four appearances in 1981 and 1986. He is also
remembered as one of the most vocal critics of the NCAA because he said it
legislated against human dignity.
Wolf Blitzer
Wolf Isaac Blitzer (born March 22, 1948) is a
journalist and television news anchor who has been a CNN reporter since 1990.
He is the host of “The Situation Room” and the daytime show, “Wolf.” Blitzer
also serves as the network's lead political anchor.
Willie
Howard
Willie L. Howard (born December 26, 1977 in
Mountain View, California) is a former American football defensive end in the
National Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second
round of the 2001 NFL Draft and played for them for two seasons before a
serious injury ended his career. He played college football for the Stanford
Cardinal.
Ernest Jones
Ernest Lee Jones (born April 1, 1971) was a
professional American football player who played defensive lineman for four
seasons for the New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.
Naomi Yavneh
Klos
Naomi Yavneh Klos, Ph.D., joined the Loyola
University New Orleans Honors Program as its first full-time director in
August, 2011, after serving as Associate Dean of the Honors College at the
University of South Florida and Director of USF's Office of Undergraduate
Research. A firm believer that the mission of Honors is to educate students to
use their gifts to be men and women for and with others, she is currently
writing a book, “Not Just for Jesuits: Ignatian Values in Honors and Beyond.”
Richard
Lapchick
Richard E. Lapchick, son of Joe Lapchick, the
original Celtic center who became a coach for St. John's and the New York
Knicks, is often referred to as the "social conscience of sport".
Lapchick received his nickname because of his work with race relations and his
ability to use sport to combat racial, gender and social inequities in society,
both in the United States and internationally. He is a human rights activist,
pioneer for racial equality, internationally- recognized expert on sports
issues, scholar and author.
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