Sports Star

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Title

Sports Star

Subject

James Madison University, University of Virginia, sports, men's basketball, African Americans, Harrisonburg, Ralph Sampson, Jr.

Description

Local basketball star, Ralph Sampson, Jr. (#50), played for the University of Virginia against James Madison University in this December game. Sampson attended Harrisonburg High School and became the area’s premier sports legend, appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated six times in less than four years. He stood at an impressive 7’4” and after graduating from UVA went on to play for the NBA. Sampson briefly helped coach basketball at JMU in the early 1990s. He was inducted into both the Virginia Sports Hall of Face and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Creator

JMU Photographic Services

Source

JMU Historic Photographs

Publisher

James Madison University Libraries and Educational Technologies

Date

1982

Rights

For information on publishing or citation of an item in a non-educational, fair use context, please contact Special Collections.

Format

300 dpi jpg

Type

Still Image

Files

https://omeka.jmu.edu/specialcollections/files/original/ebb872a31d4023b01469dcce38bfc6ea.jpg

Citation

JMU Photographic Services, “Sports Star,” JMU Special Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/specialcollections/items/show/118.

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