Legacies of Kentucky Mountain Basketball

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A look back at what once used to be the heart and soul of sports in the beautiful, but rugged mountains of Kentucky is what Legacies of Kentucky Mountain Basketball does with photographs from as of late.

It used to be a time when many small communities and towns were put on the map by the play of their local high school basketball team. Some communities were not even towns themselves, but their teams played as good as or better than any from the state.

A time when folks would crowd into gyms just to watch their favorite team play and people who couldn’t make it inside would stay outdoor with any individual calling the score out the front door to the crowd gathered fighting the elements (occasionally with the assistance of a little anti-freeze).

Legacies of Kentucky Mountain Basketball … is about the golden era of highschool basketball in Kentucky (the mid-1950s), high school basketball that used to be as as regards to the original game as we will be able to ever see again … good, fundamental basketball … set shots, pick and roll, picket fence, blocking out, guard around, and hard-nosed disciplined coaches.

This book features the towns and high schools of the 13th, 14th and 15th Regions of the Commonwealth, including detailed accounts of the 1953-54, 1954-55, and 1955-56 seasons the golden era of Kentucky Mountain Basketball including stunning photographs of over 60 schools and gymnasiums that remain as of late!

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