The Graves County Boys: A Tale of Kentucky Basketball, Perseverance, and the Unlikely Championship of the Cuba Cubs
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In 1952, a year when Coach Adolph Rupp's University of Kentucky Wildcats won their third national championship in four years, an unlikely high school basketball team from rural Graves County, Kentucky, stole the spotlight and the media's attention. Inspired by young coach Jack Story and by the Harlem Globetrotters, the Cuba Cubs grabbed headlines when they rose from relative obscurity to defeat the big-city favorite and win the state championship. A classic underdog tale, The Graves County Boys
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813143055
ISBN13:9780813143057
Release Date:October 2013
Publisher:University Press of Kentucky
Length:262 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"
Age Range:18 years and up
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