Jim Valvano
American basketball player-coach (1946-1993)
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Lived 1946–1993, aged 47United States
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James Thomas Anthony Valvano, nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. Valvano had a successful coaching career with multiple schools, culminating at NC State. While the head coach at NC State, his team won the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball title against improbable odds. Valvano is remembered for his ecstatic celebration after winning the national championship game against the heavily favored Houston Cougars.
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- Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball1964–1967
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- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
- Arthur Ashe Courage Award
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