{"product_id":"the-boys-from-corbin","title":"The Boys from Corbin","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAuthor: Gary P. West\n\u003cdiv\u003eHardcover: 256 pages\u003cbr\u003eProduct Dimensions: 6\" x 9\" \u003cbr\u003eRetail Price: $24.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-938905-23-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Description \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat do the Los Angeles Lakers, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Knicks, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Furman Paladins and the Eastern Kentucky Colonels all have in common? They have all had star athletes who began their careers as Corbin Redhounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor four decades the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s, Corbin High School sports were the glue that held the town together. For those who worked on the railroad, cut or hauled timber, or chiseled and drug coal from the nearby mines, football and basketball was a diversion from the daily chore of providing for their families. Sports were the common denominator that transcended economic levels of Corbin’s citizenry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThere are others who were prep All-Americans, college All-Americans, NBA and NFL all-stars. The Boys from Corbin–America’s Greatest Little Sports Town is not just a story . .. it’s a phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSports Hall of Fames are dotted with Corbin stars:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank Selvy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRodger Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalvin Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilly Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJerry Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteve Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoy Kidd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNick Denes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Selvy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFred Radar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMel Chandler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrincess McBurne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJesse Grant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarvin Selvy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGary P. West has simple criteria when it comes to writing books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“I only take on a project that I will enjoy writing about and I only write about something I think people will enjoy reading,” he says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWest grew up in Elizabeth town, Kentucky and attended Western Kentucky University before graduating from the University of Kentucky in 1967 with a journalism degree. At U.K. he was a daily sports editor for the Kentucky Kernel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor twelve years, West was the executive director of the Hilltopper Athletic Foundation at Western Kentucky University, and provided color commentary for Wes Strader on the Hilltopper Basketball Network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1993, he became the executive director of the Bowling Green Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. He retired from there in 2006 to devote more time to his writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHe is a freelance writer for several magazines in addition to writing a syndicated newspaper travel column, Out \u0026amp; About ... Kentucky Style, for several papers across the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is his seventh book. Previous books are King Kelley Coleman – Kentucky’s Greatest Basketball Legend (2005), Eating Your Way Across Kentucky (2006), Eating Your Way Across Kentucky - The Recipes (2007), Shopping Your Way Across Kentucky(2009), 101 Must Places to Visit in Kentucky Before You Die (2009), and Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acclaim Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18656404996163,"sku":"The Boys from Corbin","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/acclaim-press-inc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-boys-from-corbin","provider":"Acclaim Press, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}