As the daughter of basketball legend Billy Cunningham, I’ve created this collection of NBA memories to honor the love and legacy that shaped our family’s story. Legacy Love celebrates our shared journey—from his childhood beginnings and high school days at Erasmus Hall to his collegiate career at UNC-Chapel Hill, and throughout his NBA years as a Philadelphia 76ers star player, championship coach, franchise owner, and CBS commentator. Through rare photographs, memorabilia, and heartfelt reflections, I celebrate both my father’s extraordinary career and the bond that keeps his legacy alive across generations.
Cunningham’s Court: Memory #13 Published on Wilt Chamberlain Day Dad and the number 32 go together like peanut butter and chocolate. He wore it in the pros, the ABA, in college and high school. And by the time I was old enough to know that was his number, it became my good luck number, too.… Continue reading Wearing Wilt’s Number: A Good Luck 13 Mystery
In college, people would line up at parties and say, “Tell me your Rob Lowe story.” Okay—maybe not line up, but it was my thing. Come to think of it, I’m kind of the queen of stand-in moments—celebrity encounters, mistaken identities, and starring roles I never quite landed. This one? This was my meeting Rob… Continue reading Tell Me Your: Meeting Rob Lowe Story
This story is part of my heartfelt series, Love Across Borders, where love defies time zones, languages, generations — and even attics. 💛 5-minute read As I publish this, my husband’s on an airplane (incidentally, where we first met), going to visit his mother for her birthday. With this all-too-familiar pang, the sadness and happiness… Continue reading Love Across Borders: From Poland to Bolivia and Back Again
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