Scott Ellsworth, The Secret Game
Season 18 Episode 1809 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Scott Ellsworth talks about an epic basketball game which changed the nature of the sport.
Author Scott Ellsworth's newest book focuses on our state's favorite sport, basketball, & a long-buried moment in US sporting history. The Secret Game tells the story of Coach John McLendon at the NC College for Negroes, who led his team to become the highest-scoring college team in the US, the all-white military team at Duke medical school, & a match-up for the ages.
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Scott Ellsworth, The Secret Game
Season 18 Episode 1809 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Author Scott Ellsworth's newest book focuses on our state's favorite sport, basketball, & a long-buried moment in US sporting history. The Secret Game tells the story of Coach John McLendon at the NC College for Negroes, who led his team to become the highest-scoring college team in the US, the all-white military team at Duke medical school, & a match-up for the ages.
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