Basketball fans who watched the 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball “Dream Team” exert its unmatched power had also witnessed some stunning news that summer. Jim Valvano, the animated former NCAA championship coach and popular analyst, had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. At some point during their quest for the gold medal, players and coaches wrote their … [Read more...]
Gold Medal From Controversial 1972 Olympic Basketball Final Coming to Auction
Chicago Tribune sportswriter Robert Markus called it “the greatest three-second violation in the history of the sport.” The controversial ending to the gold medal basketball game at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich remains a stinging defeat to American pride. The U.S. squad, with a 63-0 record in Olympic competition since the sport was introduced to the Games in 1936, … [Read more...]