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
Citation
JMU Photographic Services, “Sports Star,” JMU Special Collections, accessed December 21, 2024, https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/specialcollections/items/show/118.
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