Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Locker Room: A Collection of by Jim Sumner

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By Jim Sumner

The Duke Blue Devils have an extended and excellent historical past of luck, and that historical past comes alive during this newly revised version of Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Locker Room. The Blue Devils’ storied previous contains 40 NCAA event appearances, 16 journeys to the ultimate 4, and 5 nationwide titles. during this treasure trove of Duke heritage, Jim Sumner remembers the main mythical video games and detailed avid gamers that experience come to outline this championship staff. examine the 1968 ACC event, North Carolina’s scoreless part at Duke in 1979, Duke’s disillusioned win over UNLV within the 1991 ultimate 4, and the 1992 Duke-Kentucky japanese local vintage. Duke collage has been domestic to thirty-six All-American basketball avid gamers. 9 of them were named nationwide participant of the yr: Dick Groat, artwork Heyman, Johnny Dawkins, Danny Ferry, Christian Laettner, Elton model, Shane Battier, Jason Williams, and J. J. Redick. Their stories are incorporated the following in addition to tales from Duke training legends Eddie Cameron, Vic Bubas, invoice Foster, and Mike Krzyzewski. it is a must-read for any fan of Duke basketball.

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