A salute fit for a King Premium Story

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By Jimmy Hyams

Date: Feb 14, 2007

As the basketball coach at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., coach Ron Kern had tryouts each year. Some 37 years ago, a young, gangly youth of 13 years sat in the stands, eagerly waiting to show the coach what he could do on a basketball court.

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