Holcombe Rucker
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Holcombe Rucker
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Holcombe Rucker was a playground director in Harlem for the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation from 1948 to 1964. He founded the New York City pro-am basketball tournament, that still bears his name and is the namesake of a world-famous basketball court in Harlem. Rucker, who grew up in Manhattan, started the tournament in 1950 at a playground on 7th Avenue between 128th and 129th streets. He insisted that education be a fundamental part of the Rucker League, in keeping with its mott
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American activist
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holcombe_Rucker
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2024-01-22T03:27:23Z
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