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portada Power Forward: My Journey from Illiterate NBA Player to a Magna Cum Laude Master's Degree
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
240
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
23.5 x 16.3 x 1.8 cm
Weight
0.52 kg.
ISBN13
9781493076895
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Power Forward: My Journey from Illiterate NBA Player to a Magna Cum Laude Master's Degree

Dean Tolson (Author) · Lyons Press · Hardcover

Power Forward: My Journey from Illiterate NBA Player to a Magna Cum Laude Master's Degree - Tolson, Dean

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Synopsis "Power Forward: My Journey from Illiterate NBA Player to a Magna Cum Laude Master's Degree"

Dean Tolson was one of the top prep basketball players in the state of Missouri his junior and senior years at Central High School in Kansas City. So, when the colleges came running, he accepted a full ride to the University of Arkansas. Despite being unable to read or write, he went on to be one of the most prolific players to grace the Razorbacks' campus. In 1974, Tolson was the first basketball player to be drafted by both the NBA and the ABA, having been selected by the Seattle Supersonics and the New York Nets, respectively, ultimately playing for the legendary Bill Russell in Seattle. Following his basketball career, Tolson made the courageous decision to re-enroll at the University of Arkansas, and repeated all four years, this time legitimately. At the age of fifty-two, he returned to the university for three more years, earning a master's degree and graduated magna cum laude. Tolson's gripping story from his childhood in an orphanage to his academic achievements is not only an indictment of a system that would just "pass you along" from grade to grade as a hot basketball prospect without any educational accountability, but also an inspiring story of overcoming great odds to find success.

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