Driesell had just been dumped, accused of broadly interpreting the ncaa rule book. The 1981 1982 poets, the basketball team of baltimores paul laurence dunbar high school, reside in sports folklore, as danois explains in this tedious history. Dunbar high school in east baltimore is known for basketball. But oddly enough, they might not even have been the best boys varsity team in their hometown. The school is named in honor of the africanamerican poet, novelist, and playwright. Apr 09, 2020 these are the banners for the 1982 83 and the 198384 legendary dunbar basketball teams. The book primarily focuses on the dunbar poetss 198182 season under veteran coach bob wade, an early 1960s graduate of the school.
The numbers say everything about the magical run by the boys basketball team of baltimores dunbar high school in the 198182 and 1982 83 seasons. A final score has not been reported for this varsity basketball game. Inspirational stories can be found everywhere in high school sports, but dunbar and its legendary coach, bob wade, stand out for the sheer talent to converge at dunbar those two seasons. The boys of dunbar book by alejandro danois official. Many of those players grew up listening to the men in their family speak reverently about the almost biblical skip wise and his exploits at dunbar. Large collection of old high school yearbooks on the internet.
If you see your name among the paul l dunbar high school 414 graduates, someone is looking for you. It conducts state championship competitions in all the ohsaasanctioned sports. In the early 1980s, the dunbar poets were arguably the best high school team of all time. Anthonys, 2014 montverde, 2016 chino hills and many more. The boys of dunbar is the true story of a high school basketball team that, during the drug and crime epidemic in 1980s baltimore, brought forth four nba players and gave hope to a city dunbar high schools basketball program was one of the most successful in the country, and the early 1980s dunbar poets. An absolutely incredible sports novel that illustrates the dunbar hs basketball team of 198182. The greatest high school basketball team ever university of.
Four starting playersmuggsy bogues, reggie williams, david wingate, and reggie lewiswould eventually play in the nba, an unheardof success rate. Aug 06, 2017 on august 8, espn released a 30 for 30 documentary titled baltimore boys about the special high school basketball teams at dunbar high school in baltimore, md. Khsaa basketball record book girls kentucky high school. We realize that a dunbar senior high school year book may be hard to find so registering to complete your schools virtual yearbook may be the next best thing to finding dunbar senior high school yearbooks.
Sign up to reconnect with your friends and fellow graduates for free. Four starting players muggsy bogues, reggie williams, david wingate, and reggie lewis would eventually play in the nba, an unheardof success rate. These are the banners for the 1982 83 and the 198384 legendary dunbar basketball teams. Find 11479 alumni members from dunbar vocational career academy high school in chicago, il. In addition the list features several different regions. Dunbar high school fort worth, tx basketball maxpreps.
Individual records record book boys basketball mhsaa. Arguably, the greatest collection of high school talent ever assembled on one roster. The greatest high school basketball team ever university. Dunbar opened in 1942 and is operated by the chicago public schools cps district. Wade employed rigorous endurance training and imposed strict. The names listed below are alumni who have been searched for on this site from paul l dunbar high school 414in baltimore, maryland.
Search for high school classmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online univeristy, college, military, and high school yearbook images and photos. Danois, wholl appear saturday at the national book festival in. The list includes teams as far back as 1952 and as recent as 20. The inspiring true story of a remarkable coach whose superb undefeated highschool basketball team in 1980s baltimore produced four nba players and gave hope to a desperate neighborhood and citya feelgood story that is timely as well as true glenn c. Dunbar high school basketball team has inspired both a book and film. Fallbrook union high school moccasin yearbook fallbrook, ca, class of 1982, page 81 of 248 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and. The boys of dunbar is the true story of a high school basketball team that, during the drug and crime epidemic in 1980s baltimore, brought forth four nba players and gave hope to a city. Sep 23, 2016 the book primarily focuses on the dunbar poetss 198182 season under veteran coach bob wade, an early 1960s graduate of the school. The inspiring true story of a highschool basketball team that overcame desperate. How a fivefoot, threeinch dynamo helped change high. Columbus africentric forfeited the 2005 d4 title after the discovery of an ineligible player. In the boys of dunbar, alejandro danois takes us through the 19811982 season with the poets as the. The ohio high school athletic association ohsaa is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of ohio.
Despite playing top schools and tournaments all over the country, dunbar had only one close call during that 59game run. Fallbrook union high school moccasin yearbook fallbrook. His 198283 poets stormed to a 310 record and were crowned the no. Dunbar high school had one of the most successful basketball programs in the country. Find 5723 alumni members from dunbar high school in dayton, oh. Espns baltimore boys much more than just a fine sports. Its not only well written by its brooklynborn author, alejandro danois, but captivating on a number of levels. Paul l dunbar high school 414 alumni from baltimore, md. The documentary is about triumph in the face of reallife tragedy and overcoming extreme odds to see four players off the same high school team reach their dreams of the nba. The boys of dunbar by alejandro danois is the true story of one of the greatest high school basketball teams ever, the 198182 dunbar poets from baltimore, maryland. As the crack epidemic swept across innercity america in the early 1980s, the streets of. The inspiring true story of a highschool basketball team that o. Inspirational stories can be found everywhere in highschool sports, but dunbar and its legendary coach, bob wade, stand out for the sheer talent to converge at dunbar those two seasons. The boys of dunbar by alejandro danois overdrive rakuten.
The inspiring true story of a remarkable coach whose superb undefeated high school basketball team in 1980s baltimore produced four nba players and gave hope to a desperate neighborhood and citya feelgood story that is timely as well as true glenn c. And while wade might have moved on, his legacy will remain in danois book, the espn film and through the schools heritage classic, which will. The dunbar varsity basketball team won tuesdays away conference game against diamond hilljarvis fort worth, tx by a score of 10271. In the boys of dunbar, alejandro danois takes us through the 19811982 season with the. A new book tells the story of the dunbar high basketball team of 198182, which, with four future nba players, was one of the greatest prep teams ever.
We came up with the 10 best high school basketball teams of all time. Dunbar high school, baltimore md basketball players realgm. Dunbars sterling basketball tradition already was long established, though in a bit of rut, when a big man with a nononsense attitude named robert p. The 19811982 poets, the basketball team of baltimores paul laurence dunbar high school, reside in sports folklore, as danois explains in. Dunbar vocational career academy high school find alumni. Dunbar vocational high school also known as dunbar vocational career academy, or dvca is a public 4year vocational high school located in the bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of chicago, illinois, united states.
As the crack epidemic swept across innercity america in the early 1980s, the streets of baltimore were crime ridden. Sep 23, 2016 a new book tells the story of the dunbar high basketball team of 198182, which, with four future nba players, was one of the greatest prep teams ever. The inspiring true story of a highschool basketball team that overcame desperate circumstances in 1980s baltimore to produce four nba players and give hope to a neighborhood and a city, thanks to a remarkable coach who relentlessly pursued perfection. The book of basketball by bill simmons the breaks of the game by david. Danois walks the reader through the season, highlighting most of the players, the coaches and important figures in the community, as well as many of the games. Sep 21, 2007 despite playing top schools and tournaments all over the country, dunbar had only one close call during that 59game run.
Dunbar high school had one of the most successful basketball programs, not only in baltimore. Dunbars 198182 and 198283 teams combined to go 590, the. Our list includes 1982 dunbar poets, 1993 oak hill academy, 1989 st. Congratulations to dunbar high schools cyber patriot cyber paw patrol team. Yes, the boys of dunbar is a book about high school basketball. Herman tree harried, who also was a member of those early 80s dunbar teams, is now considered one of the best high school coaches in baltimore, and has himself coached a future nba player. The inspiring true story of a remarkable coach whose superb undefeated highschool basketball team in 1980s baltimore produced four nba players and gave hope to a desperate neighborhood and citya feelgood story that is timely as well. The list of names is also useful for getting together a dunbar senior high school reunion if you dont have a complete list of the students.
Dunbar high school had one of the most successful basketball programs, not only in baltimore but in the entire country, and in the early 1980s, the dunbar poets were arguably the best high school team of all time. But basketball could provide the quickest ticket out, an opportunity to earn a college scholarship and perhaps even play in the nba. Sep 30, 2016 but at center stage in their story is dunbars 1981 1982 290, undefeated basketball season. How a fivefoot, threeinch dynamo helped change high school. The team was led by its stellar, 53 point guard, muggsy. On august 8, espn released a 30 for 30 documentary titled baltimore boys about the special high school basketball teams at dunbar high school in baltimore, md. Nov 17, 2016 and while wade might have moved on, his legacy will remain in danois book, the espn film and through the schools heritage classic, which will be played on dunbars home floor on jan. The inspiring true story of a high school basketball team that overcame desperate circumstances in 1980s baltimore to produce four nba players and give hope to a neighborhood and a city, thanks to a remarkable coach who relentlessly pursued perfection.
The michigan high school athletic association, inc. Dunbar high school basketball team took baltimore, and the nation, by storm. When i was first approached by espn films to codirect a film on the 198182 and 1982 83 dunbar high school basketball program, instantly i knew that this would be a. But from that day on, the 198182 poets led by future pros david wingate. Many of those players grew up listening to the men in their family speak reverently about. Aug 08, 2017 when i was first approached by espn films to codirect a film on the 198182 and 1982 83 dunbar high school basketball program, instantly i knew that this would be a thrilling and unique opportunity. Yes, the 198182 poets are inarguably one of the greatest high school basketball teams ever. We realize that a dunbar senior high school year book may be hard to find so registering to complete your school s virtual yearbook may be the next best thing to finding dunbar senior high school yearbooks. Dunbar high school had one of the most successful basketball programs, not only in baltimore but in the entire country. Player pos ht wt birth city birth date high school hs grad draft year college. Boys of dunbar is more than a book about basketball.
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