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Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team.

Bob Cousy

I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Ghetto Kids
I once heard that Paul Seymour said as much as winning an NBA Championship, he’d like to see the Celtics lose a game after Auerbach brought out the cigar so he could go up to Arnold and stuff the cigar in his face.
BOB COUSY

Championships Games Winning
We lived in Yorkville, which is located on the East End of Manhattan. It’s further east than Hell’s Kitchen, and back then it was the kind of place where the roaches and cockroaches were big enough to carry away small children.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Children Motivational
I grew up in the heart of the Depression.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Grow Heart
The NBA wasn’t a big deal at that time, so it wasn’t really in my career plans.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Careers Games
That seemed to be the case with most of the teams based in the smaller towns – the fans were more rabid, and they wanted to literally kill the opposition.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Fans Team
Race wasn’t an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Issues Race
Bob Brannum was my body guard on the court. He was 6′-6 and built like a bulldog.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Body Bulldogs
French was my first language.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Firsts Language
We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.
BOB COUSY

Basketball League Strong
I won the city scoring championship as a senior.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Cities Senior
I had endured six years of frustration so I think winning it all meant more to me than most of the others on the team.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Motivational Team
People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at African Americans.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Country Differences
Sports create a bond between comtemporaries that lasts a lifetime. It also gives your life structure, discipline and a genuine, sincere, pure fulfillment that few other areas of endeavor provide.
BOB COUSY

Athlete Sports Success
Do your best when no one is looking.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Famous Player
We lived in Yorkville until 1940, at which point we moved into the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens.
BOB COUSY

Basketball Neighborhood Queen

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