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Robert Cherry

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Biography, Memoir

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Red Smith, A. J. Liebling, H. L. Mencken and Winston Churchill.

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July 2014

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I was born and bred in Philadelphia, although I have been fortunate enough to have traveled the world. My late sister imbued me with a love of good writing (and of course good reads). After two years teaching English in the African bush, I returned to America, where I entered journalism, eventually working as a reporter or editor at four newspapers, including the Arizona Republic, and my freelance work has appeared in The New York Times and The Jerusalem Post, among other publications. Both of my books are about Philadelphians--the great basketball player, Wilt Chamberlain; and my parents, Joe and Mary Cherry. Granted that, unlike Wilt, neither of my parents ever led the NBA in rebounding and scoring; nevertheless, they are still worth gett ...more

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Cherry Delight

As God is my witness, I have never owned a blog, written a blog--or dreamed about a blog. So, when it comes to blogs, I'm a virgin!

How am I doing so far? I think at least a B+.

I love writing, reading, books, bookstores, (and many other non-book things, like traveling, good conversation and good friends). (I think I'm up to an A-, blogwise.)

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	Wilt: Larger Than Life 4.24 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living Liberia: Laughter, Love & Folly 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cherry Delight: A Family Memoir it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In spite of Wilt’s heroics, Boston ran away with the Eastern Division title in 1961–1962. In one game, Wilt scored 62 points, Bill Russell fouled out, and still Boston found a way to prevail. Indeed, the Warriors lost six straight and eight of twelve games to the Celtics that year. With Wilt averaging 50 points a game, how could the Warriors lose—to Boston or anyone else? “It isn’t a one-man game,” said Frank McGuire, the Warriors coach, who was asked the question many times during that season. “We’ve got our weaknesses. Wilt has simply been superhuman.”
― Robert Cherry, Wilt: Larger Than Life

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“In the 1961–1962 season, Wilt took 35.3 percent of his team’s shots; in 1966–1967, he took 14 percent.”
― Robert Cherry, Wilt: Larger Than Life

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“the highest scoring average in a season (30.1); the highest average in a career (29.9); and the highest rebounding averages in a season (18.9) and a career (18.3).”
― Robert Cherry, Wilt: Larger Than Life

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