Arthur Big Art Gurfein (Top Row, 4th from the left), Captain and - TopicsExpress



          

Arthur Big Art Gurfein (Top Row, 4th from the left), Captain and center of the LIU basketball team that won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1939 and 1941 under the guidance of Coach Clair Bee. On and interesting aside, 1935-36 team went 25‑0 and was the overwhelming favorite to represent the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, with basketball a medal sport for the first time. However, the Blackbirds decided as a team to boycott the Games as a protest of Nazi Germany and its anti-Jewish policies.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:44:25 +0000

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