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ix Illustrations Earl at the peak of his basketball career | frontispiece 1. Dave Bing, 2008 | xv 2. Jackie Robinson at MacArthur Stadium in Syracuse, 1946 | xxvii 3. Earl and Charlita celebrating the Obama presidency, 2009 | 5 4. Addressing the crowd at the Hall of Fame, 2003 | 11 5. With his sons at the Hall of Fame induction, 2003 | 17 6. At the Hall of Fame enshrinement, 2003 | 19 7. Earl and Charlita on their wedding day, 1978 | 29 8. Ready to go at West Virginia State, in the late 1940s | 49 9. With former West Virginia State teammate Frank Enty | 51 10. The undefeated 1947–48 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets | 54 11. With former West Virginia State teammate Bob Wilson, 2008 | 56 12. Urging the West Virginia State basketball team to vote, 2008 | 70 13. In “The Pit,” the West Virginia State gymnasium | 73 14. As a professional with the Syracuse Nationals | 76 15. Earl on the 1952–53 Syracuse Nationals | 78 16. Boxing out during his time in Syracuse | 79 17. Dolph Schayes, 1994 | 81 18. Reunited with Ralph Esposito, 2005 | 84 19. Rejoicing with his teammates after winning the NBA Eastern Division playoffs, 1957 | 89 20. The NBA champions of 1955 | 94 21. Earl and Charlita in retirement, 2006 | 105 22. Earl outside his home in Tennessee, 2000 | 107 23. Donald “Peewee” Caldwell, 2005 | 120 ...