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Published: December 25, 2008
Tramel: Special stories for Christmas
A Christmas story, 1964: Billy’s grandparents gave him a regulation basketball goal. Which is not the greatest toy for a kid two days shy of his second birthday. You don’t want 2-year-olds playing outdoor hoops.
So Billy’s father mounted the goal on the bathroom door in the 800-square-foot house in Okmulgee County .
Billy would dribble and shoot a rubber basketball at that goal, from his bedro...
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