Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazzie, and Bobby Joe : high school basketball in Illinois / Taylor H.A. Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Taylor H. A., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Basketball--Illinois--History.

Basketball.

School sports--Illinois--History.

School sports.

Basketball players--Illinois.

Basketball players.

Racism in sports--Illinois--History.

Racism in sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the definitive book on Illinois high school basketball, the one long-time fans have been waiting for. Taylor Bell has done a marvelous job of researching the games, the players, and the coaches to produce 'can't-put-it-down reading.' As a sports editor who covered the high school basketball scene for 40 years, I give Taylor Bell a 5-star salute. -- Bob Fallstrom, Decatur Herald & Review

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

The Bench

Pregame Warm-Up

Chapter 1: The 1940s

Centralia: Winningest Team in History

Dike Eddleman: The Greatest Athlete of All

Taylorville: 45-0 in 1943-44

Paris: The Ernie Eveland Era

Decatur: End of an Era

Champaign: Combes to Cabutti

South Shore: Gaining Respect

Pinckneyville: Two Legendary Coaches

Mount Vernon: Three Titles in Six Years

Max Hopper: The Captain

Chapter 2: The 1950s

Segregated Schools: "Power of the Pointed Finger

Hebron: The Giant Killers

St. Elizabeth: Gone but Never Forgotten

Chico Vaughn/John Aden: Only Fifteen Miles Apart

Lyons: A Generation Apart

Du Sable: Where We've Come From

Rockford: Six Points in One Second

Elgin: Bill Chesbrough Era

Illustrations follow page 64

Marshall: Remember the Juniors

George Wilson: The Messiah Comes to Play

Chapter 3: The 1960s

Collinsville: Bogie's Hometown

Virgil Fletcher: A Winner and a Visionary

Carver 53, Centralia 52: Smedley's Game-Winning Shot

Cazzie Russell: In a Class by Himself

Pekin: Four Years of Glory

Cobden: In Memory of Tom Crowell

Rich Herrin: "A Gem of a Man

Galesburg: The John Thiel Era

Thornton: Lipe, Lou, LeMarr, Lloyd

Billy Harris: The Fastest Gunslinger of All

Chapter 4: The 1970s

Two-Class System: David vs. Goliath

Thornridge: The Best These Ever Was

Bob Dallas: Down on the Farm

Jay Shidler: Ride the Shide

Bloom: Tales fro Hungry Hill

East Leyden: 104-0 in Four Years

Illustrations follow page 124

Jim Hlafka: Home, Sweet Home

Chicago Pulbic League: Rise to Power

Isiah Thomas: Hoop Dreams and Disneyland

Maine South: The Biggest Upset of All

Chapter 5: The 1980s

Glenn Rivers: Doc Makes House Calls

Quincy: The Hanks/Leggett Feud

Lawrenceville: 68-0.

Mount Carmel: One of a Kind

Springfield: Bragging Rights

Ben Wilson: Too Young to Die

King: The Landon Cox Era

East St. Louis Lincoln: Four Titles in Eight Years

Andy Kaufmann: Making a Point of His Own

East St. Louis Lincoln vs. Peoria Central: Triple Overtime

Chapter 6: The 1990s

Move to Peoria: March Madness Finds a New Home

Proviso East: Three Coaches, Four State Titles

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Pittsfield: They Play Basketball, Too

Staunton: They All Came Together

Peoria: "Cradle of the Crossover Dribble

Dick Van Scyoc: 826 Career Victories

Peoria Manual: Four State Titles in a Row

Quad Cities: "The Greates High School Arena

East Aurora/West Aurora: Rivalry Heats Up

Westinghouse: The White Shadow's Legacy

Overtime

Sources

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]--235) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-09745-1

9786613097453

0-252-09048-9

OCLC:

785782156