GREAT STORIES
Coach Don Meyer
Don Meyer is a retired college basketball coach
who completed his career in 2010 as head coach of the men's team at Northern
State University. He previously was head coach at Hamline University and
Lipscomb University. His story is tremendous.
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Coach Don Meyer Leadership PowerPoint
Louis Mulkey
ESPN's Outside The Lines chronicles the late Louis Mulkey. Mulkey, a former high school basketball coach and firefighter, died along with eight other men in a Charleston, SC furniture store fire on June 18, 2007.
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ESPN OTL Video: Fallen Firefighter Basketball Coach
Jason J-Mac McElwain
Read more: Sports Illustrated article on Corey Weissman
LINKS: ESPN Video on Corey ESPN Article on Corey
Louis Mulkey
Links
ESPN OTL Video: Fallen Firefighter Basketball Coach
Jason J-Mac McElwain
J-Macis a high-functioning autistic American; he came to fame on national news in 2006 when he played for four minutes during a high school basketball game and scored twenty points.
McElwain had a passion for basketball, so Greece Athena High School basketball coach Jim Johnson appointed him manager of the team.
On February 15, 2006, Greece Athena was playing Spencerport High School for a division title. Greece Athena got a large lead, so Johnson decided to let McElwain play in the last four minutes. After initially missing two shots, McElwain made six three-point shots and one two-pointer. After the final buzzer rang, the crowd dashed onto the court in celebration.
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I have know J-Mac for five years. Every summer he comes to Waverly, IA to work at the Snow Valley Basketball Camps. Long time Snow Valley coach Mike Esposito from Niagara Falls High School brought J-Mac to camp five years ago and he has been back every year.
Jason and I have developed a very special relationship and I would consider him a great friend. His passion for life and coaching has been special to see.
Each year we have over 1600 kids attend Snow Valley and J-Mac impacts every kid he is around.
Cory Weissman
Cory had played a few minutes on the varsity as a freshman, never scoring; but a few weeks after that season, he suffered a major stroke at only 18 years old. He was unable to walk for two weeks. His whole left side was paralyzed. He lost his memory, had seizures.
By strenuously devoting himself to his rehabilitation, Cory slowly began to improve. He was able to return to college, and by this year, he could walk without a limp and even participated in the pregame layup drills. For senior night against Washington, his coach, George Petrie, made the decision to start Cory. Yes, he would only play a token few seconds, but it meant a great deal to Cory and to Gettysburg.
Read more: Sports Illustrated article on Corey Weissman
LINKS: ESPN Video on Corey ESPN Article on Corey
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