Remembering KC
During Christmas break in 1954,66 years ago, KC and Bill played in the old Holiday Classic in OKC. It was there that I saw KC(~6'-6'1") dunk a ball during the warm up. It was the first time to see that for me. Later a dunk became commonplace for guys that size but not then. Russell also took 2 giant steps from under the basket and blocked a shot by Cleo Littleton (Wichita St.) who was shooting from what now would probably be the 3 pt circle. He was a remarkable player as was KC. They went ahead to win the NCAA -55 and 56.
I watched them every time I got a chance from then on and loved every minute of it.
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Last edited by TexasDolly; 12-26-2020 at 07:05 PM.
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