Cunningham’s Court is a collection of Billy Cunningham NBA memories honoring the legend, one of the Top 75 Players of All Time. This series preserves memorabilia and stories from his extraordinary basketball career as a player, coach, broadcaster, and team owner. Each numbered entry adds another piece to the complete picture of his legacy, assembled with love by his daughter.
Cunningham’s Court: Memory #64 The Olympic Dream That Wasn’t (’64) Part of the Cunningham’s Court series. See the series introduction in Memory #75 Let’s interrupt the inspirational, awe-inspiring Olympic programming for what you least expect: a dream-crashing muse and a quick reality check that not every dream comes true. Don’t get me wrong—I wanted this… Continue reading An Anti-Olympic-Worthy Story
The Sixers will honor the 40th Anniversary of the 1983 World Champions at the Sixers game tonight. Boy, does this take me back to the basement, in those bins leftover from the fire with all that stuff Mom had saved? And there among all those sports articles others had written about Dad was Dad’s byline… Continue reading By Billy Cunningham: The 76ers Two Titles (40 and 56 years ago)
Cunningham’s Court: Memory #41 Billy C’s 1987 Farewell #41 Part of the Cunningham’s Court series. See the series introduction in Memory #75 They were trending last week, but it took so long to get this blog out I’m already behind the curve. If that isn’t an indicator for you–I’m not a trend follower. Take my… Continue reading The Last Coach Standing at 41: Billy C’s 1987 Farewell
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