Stokes: the brief career of the NBA's first Black superstar

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"Maurice Stokes was 6'7" and could play offense and defense like no one else his size in the NBA in 1958. After experiencing a career-ending injury during a game, other players rallied to support Stokes"--
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African American basketball players -- Pennsylvania -- Biography
African American basketball players -- Pennsylvania -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Basketball Hall of Famers -- United States -- Biography
Basketball Hall of Famers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Biographies
Brain -- Concussion
Brain -- Concussion -- Juvenile literature
Centers (Basketball) -- United States -- Biography
Centers (Basketball) -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Cincinnati Royals (Basketball team)
Cincinnati Royals (Basketball team) -- Juvenile literature
Forwards (Basketball) -- United States -- Biography
Forwards (Basketball) -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association -- Juvenile literature
Rochester Royals (Basketball team)
Rochester Royals (Basketball team) -- Juvenile literature
Saint Francis University (Loretto, Pa.)
Saint Francis University (Loretto, Pa.) -- Juvenile literature
Stokes, Maurice
Stokes, Maurice -- Juvenile literature
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Stokes : the brief career of the NBA's first Black superstar
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Stokes : the brief career of the NBA's first Black superstar / Ty Chapman and John Coy ; illustrated by Lonnie Ollivierre
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Stokes
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the brief career of the NBA's first Black superstar
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Brain
Centers (Basketball)
Concussion
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