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Title
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Otis Skipper oral history interview, 1993 June 6
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Creator
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Skipper, Otis S. (Otis Sanford), 1917-2002
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Date Created
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1993-01-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball teams, Young Men's Christian associations, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball players, Sports--Social aspects, School sports, Basketball coaches, Basketball--Rules, Basketball stories, Depressions, Discrimination in sports
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Description
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Otis Skipper recounts his experiences playing basketball in Charlotte, North Carolina from the 1930s-1950s. He describes starting to play at the age of twelve at the YMCA, and discusses how the athletic director, Carl Link, was instrumental in org...