Glory Days, Illinois: Legends of Illinois High School Basketball

by Bell, Taylor

• ISBN13: 9781582619453
• ISBN10: 158261945X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-15
• Publisher: Sports Pub

Summary

Along the way, somebody invented the jump shot and the crossover dribble and added a three-point line. Times changed, the game was integrated, players grew taller and more wildly athletic. That evolution is chronicled in Glory Days, as 50 of the state's best high school basketball players from the past five decades sit down to chat with longtime prep basketball scribe Taylor Bell. Every last one of the featured players was an all-state selection. Some led their teams to state titles; others were chosen as Illinois' Mr. Basketball; many were named McDonald's All-Americans.Glory Days pulls its roster from all regions of the state: from southern Illinois (Edwardsville, Centralia, Mount Vernon) to the state's waist (Galesburg, Peoria, Decatur) to north of I-80 (Rockford, Evanston, and many Chicago schools).Each player on the roster relives his time on the high school hardwood, but also reveals what happened after he walked down the aisle in his cap and gown.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Max Hooper	1	(3)
Billy Ridley	4	(4)
Paul and Phil Judson	8	(3)
Ted Caiazza	11	(3)
Charlie Brown	14	(3)
Tom Hawkins	17	(4)
Bobby Joe Mason	21	(3)
Mannie Jackson	24	(4)
Nolden Gentry	28	(3)
John Tidwell	31	(3)
Chico Vaughn	34	(3)
Dave Downey	37	(3)
George Wilson	40	(3)
Bogie Redmon	43	(4)
Skip Thoren	47	(4)
Cazzie Russell	51	(3)
Don Freeman	54	(3)
Steve Kuberski	57	(3)
Dave Golden	60	(3)
Al Smith	63	(4)
Dave Scholz	67	(3)
Dale Kelley	70	(3)
Rich Yunkus	73	(3)
Greg Starrick	76	(16)
Dave Robisch	92	(4)
Jim Brewer	96	(3)
Sam Puckett	99	(4)
Lloyd Batts	103	(4)
Quinn Buckner	107	(4)
Rickey Green	111	(4)
Jack Sikma	115	(3)
Glen Grunwald	118	(3)
Levi Cobb	121	(3)
Jay Shidler	124	(3)
Jeff Baker	127	(3)
Russell Cross	130	(4)
Walter Downing	134	(4)
Bruce Douglas	138	(3)
Marty Simmons	141	(4)
Brian Sloan	145	(4)
Everette Stephens	149	(3)
Marcus Liberty	152	(3)
Eric Anderson	155	(3)
Deryl Cunningham	158	(4)
Deon Thomas	162	(3)
Townsend Orr	165	(3)
Cuonzo Martin	168	(3)
Tom Kleinschmidt	171	(4)
Kiwane Garris	175	(3)
Rashard Griffith	178