Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.

I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.

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

Bob Brannum was my body guard on the court. He was 6'-6 and built like a bulldog.

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

We ran an up-tempo, transition-style of game at Boston College - very similar to what we ran when I played for Arnold.

Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.