February 27, 1961 James Ager Worthy, hall of fame basketball player, was born in Gastonia, North Carolina. Worthy was an All-American high school basketball player and after graduating enrolled at the University of North Carolina. In 1982, Worthy was an All-American and co-College Player of the Year. That year, he also led UNC to the […]
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February 27th in African American History – James Ager Worthy
By Chimsima Zuhri on February 27, 2012 in African American History, February, Sports
Tags: All-Star, athlete, basketball, College Basketball Hall of Fame, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, University of North Carolina
April 18h in African American History – Clarence Edward “Big House” Gaines, Sr.
By Chimsima Zuhri on April 18, 2011 in African American History, April, Sports
Tags: coach, College Basketball Hall of Fame, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
April 18, 2005 Clarence Edward “Big House” Gaines, Sr., Hall of Fame college basketball coach, died. Gaines was born May 21, 1923 in Paducah, Kentucky and attended Lincoln High School where he excelled academically and athletically, graduating as class salutatorian in 1941. Gaines earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Morgan State College […]
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