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Sep 29, 2021Liked by Craig Leighton

Great Job Craig...we were there making those memories

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What different times. Imagine if the young men like Marvin Barnes, David Thompson, Fly Williams, and countless others could have benefited from the educational support, social skills counseling and career guidance that today’s athletes enjoy. Also only in that era could athletes like an older Bob Cooper and tiny Monty Towe emerge. Thanks for the great memories and intriguing insights.

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Thanks! The NBA in.the 70's was saturated with drug use. Bird, Magic, and Jordan saved that league in more ways than one. I always wonder what would have happened if Barnes had come along 10 years later after the NBA cleaned up its act. Maybe he could have gotten the support he needed and not have his career destroyed by drugs

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