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Power Forward
My Journey from Illiterate NBA Player to a Magna Cum Laude Master's Degree
Buch von Dean Tolson
Sprache: Englisch

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Despite not being able to read or write, Dean Tolson accepted a full ride to the University of Arkansas and later became the first basketball player to be drafted by both the NBA and the ABA. Following his basketball career, Tolson made the courageous decision to re-enroll at the University of Arkansas, earning a master's degree and graduated magna cum laude. Tolson's gripping story from his childhood in an orphanage to his academic achievements is an inspiring story of overcoming great odds to find success.

Despite not being able to read or write, Dean Tolson accepted a full ride to the University of Arkansas and later became the first basketball player to be drafted by both the NBA and the ABA. Following his basketball career, Tolson made the courageous decision to re-enroll at the University of Arkansas, earning a master's degree and graduated magna cum laude. Tolson's gripping story from his childhood in an orphanage to his academic achievements is an inspiring story of overcoming great odds to find success.

Über den Autor

Byron "Dean" Tolson was born in Kansas City, Kansas on November 25, 1951. He overcame a childhood of poverty, illiteracy, and five years in an orphanage to become an NBA basketball player. He was drafted from the University of Arkansas by former superstar player Bill Russell, by then the general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics, in 1974, where he played for three seasons. At the age of fifty-two he returned for three more years and graduated with a master's degree in Education and magna cum laude honors. In 2007, he was inducted into the National Scholars Honor Society in Chicago, Illinois. For the past thirty years he's been a professional motivational speaker on the subject of "Better Your Best and Bring Out the Best of Others," delivering more than three hundred speeches everywhere from top universities to private membership clubs and corporate organizations.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781493076895
ISBN-10: 1493076892
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Tolson, Dean
Hersteller: Rowman & Littlefield
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 163 x 236 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Dean Tolson
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,528 kg
Artikel-ID: 125780207
Über den Autor

Byron "Dean" Tolson was born in Kansas City, Kansas on November 25, 1951. He overcame a childhood of poverty, illiteracy, and five years in an orphanage to become an NBA basketball player. He was drafted from the University of Arkansas by former superstar player Bill Russell, by then the general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics, in 1974, where he played for three seasons. At the age of fifty-two he returned for three more years and graduated with a master's degree in Education and magna cum laude honors. In 2007, he was inducted into the National Scholars Honor Society in Chicago, Illinois. For the past thirty years he's been a professional motivational speaker on the subject of "Better Your Best and Bring Out the Best of Others," delivering more than three hundred speeches everywhere from top universities to private membership clubs and corporate organizations.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781493076895
ISBN-10: 1493076892
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Tolson, Dean
Hersteller: Rowman & Littlefield
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 163 x 236 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Dean Tolson
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,528 kg
Artikel-ID: 125780207
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