- Bookcover of Wesley Bennett
- Booktitle:
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Wesley Bennett
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Pete Maravich
TurbsPublishing (2012-05-01 )
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- ISBN-13:
978-613-9-29441-1
- ISBN-10:
- 613929441X
- EAN:
- 9786139294411
- Book language:
- Blurb/Shorttext:
- Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Talmadge Wesley "Wes" Bennett (born March 31, 1913) is an American former basketball player who played for Westminster College where he twice led the nation in scoring and won honors as the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year in 1935. Bennett was a participant on the first college doubleheader played in New York City's Madison Square Garden on December 29, 1934, where he led Westminster to an upset over the hometown St. John's University team.Born on March 31, 1913, in Nashville, Tennessee, Bennett moved to Akron, Ohio with his family when he was five years old. He played for the basketball team at East High School (now East Community Learning Center), lettering in three seasons and making it to the finals of the state championships. He also played football there on the team that pinned the last defeat on the Massillon Washington High School team coached by Paul Brown that went undefeated for 35 consecutive games over seasons.
- Publishing house:
- TurbsPublishing
- Website:
- http://www.betascript-publishing.com
- Edited by:
- Erik Yama Étienne
- Number of pages:
- 132
- Published at:
- 2012-05-01
- Stock:
- Available
- Category:
- General Social sciences
- Price:
- 45.00 €
- Keywords:
- Basketball, college, national, Amateur, union, Ohio, Athletic, tire, States, company, Wesley, Rubber, Pennsylvania, Akron, United, Goodyear, League, Westminster, Bennett
