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^ Read ^ The Boys of Dunbar: A Story of Love, Hope, and Basketball by Alejandro Danois ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Boys of Dunbar: A Story of Love, Hope, and Basketball The inspiring true story of a high-school basketball team that overcame desperate circumstances in 1980s Baltimore to produce four NBA players and give hope to a neighborhood and a city, thanks to a remarkable coach who relentlessly pursued perfection.As the crack epidemic swept across inner-city America in the early 1980s, the streets of Baltimore were crime ridden. Four starting players—Muggsy Bogues, Reggie Williams, David Wingate, and Reggie Lewis—would eventually play in the NBA
| Title | : | The Boys of Dunbar: A Story of Love, Hope, and Basketball |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.36 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451666977 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-23 |
| Language | : | English |
He earned a scholarship for talented minority students to attend Milton Academy in Massachusetts and later attended the University of Pennsylvania. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Alejandro Danois now lives in Baltimore, Maryland. . The Boys of Dunbar is his first book. Mr. Danois is editor-in-chief of The Shadow League and a freelance sports and entertainment writer whose work has been published by
Expertly re-creates not only a season but the mood of a growing sport.” (Bijan C. But it is much more than that. The Boys of Dunbar is a book about survival, a book about perseverance, a story about hard work and overcoming obstacles. Bayne The Washington Post)“The numbers say everything about the magical run by the boys’ basketball team of Baltimore’s Dunbar High School in the 1981-82 and 1982-83 seasons. The courage, leadership, and drive are remarkable, and The Boys of Dunbar chronicles it from its beginning.” (Frank Valish Under the Radar)"A feel good story that’s timely as well as true." (Glenn C. Inspirational stories can be found everywhere in high-school sports, but Dunbar and its legendary coach, Bob Wade, stand out for the sheer talent to converge at Dunbar those two seaso
The inspiring true story of a high-school basketball team that overcame desperate circumstances in 1980s Baltimore to produce four NBA players and give hope to a neighborhood and a city, thanks to a remarkable coach who relentlessly pursued perfection.As the crack epidemic swept across inner-city America in the early 1980s, the streets of Baltimore were crime ridden. Four starting players—Muggsy Bogues, Reggie Williams, David Wingate, and Reggie Lewis—would eventually play in the NBA, an unheard-of success rate. It is an ode to an extraordinary coach, a father figure who had lived the life of his players years befor
Amazon Customer said Add this book to your "must read" list. The book provided great insight of the players, the coach and their surrounding environment that provided obstacles for them during the 80's. It attracts both basketball fanatics and the average non-fiction reader. Definitely a must read!. Poets Class of 1982. I don't need to read it, I lived it with them, Poets class of 1982, I know them all.. "Good book on a great high school basketball team" according to LSmith. It is often said that sports teams can provide hope to those who are talented enough to play. Usually this refers to a high school football team, but in the winter of 1981-82, the Dunbar Poets in Baltimore’s roughest section put together an amazing team and amazing season that not only united the team but also showcased the talent of their coach Bob Wade.How this coach and his player
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