http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/the-death-of-a-playground-legend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-death-of-a-playground-legend Reporting and Analysis About What Matters in Chicago Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:52:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/the-death-of-a-playground-legend/#comment-15 james cole Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:35:04 +0000 http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/?p=915#comment-15 I remember come up with billy harris when we had two playground we had the little kids playground and the big kids playground. the big kids playground was where the basketball courts was.and no matter who had the ball at the time when billy walk up they would past him the ball just to see him make one of a thousand moves he had.I remember one time I was sticking(guard) him and he made a move on me. He stop suddenly and made a siiiiiiiip sound as if he was going up. and I jump up thinking he was going up bypass him and he went up and slam dunked on me. embarrass I took my ball and when home. SO FAREWELL TO ONE OF A KIND. YOU WILL BE TRULY MISS.(billy the kid) I remember come up with billy harris when we had two playground we had the little kids playground and the big kids playground. the big kids playground was where the basketball courts was.and no matter who had the ball at the time when billy walk up they would past him the ball just to see him make one of a thousand moves he had.I remember one time I was sticking(guard) him and he made a move on me. He stop suddenly and made a siiiiiiiip sound as if he was going up. and I jump up thinking he was going up bypass him and he went up and slam dunked on me. embarrass I took my ball and when home. SO FAREWELL TO ONE OF A KIND. YOU WILL BE TRULY MISS.(billy the kid)

]]> http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/the-death-of-a-playground-legend/#comment-14 Rus Bradburd Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:42:31 +0000 http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/?p=915#comment-14 I recall seeing Billy Harris play in the top summer leagues in the 1970s and 80s. He had incredible range and moxie. This is the best piece I've read on him. I recall seeing Billy Harris play in the top summer leagues in the 1970s and 80s. He had
incredible range and moxie. This is the best piece I’ve read on him.

]]> http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/the-death-of-a-playground-legend/#comment-13 Don Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:24:42 +0000 http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/?p=915#comment-13 Very much enjoyed this piece. Great writing about an underappreciated local superstar from many years ago. Very much enjoyed this piece. Great writing about an underappreciated local superstar from many years ago.

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