As If By Magic: Larry Bird's High School Days

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What was it like to watch Larry Bird first take flight? At last, the story of Larry Bird’s rise out of nowhere to the greatest height of Indiana high school basketball performance is here! As if by Magic takes the reader back to those hot, energy-packed gymnasiums, revealing the yet to be told story of how Larry transformed himself, almost game by game, from a good basketball player to a breathtaking superstar who left Valley fans elated and opponents in disbelief. Written by retired Oakland City University professor Randy Mills, the book features Larry's high school basketball days, along with stories about former Princeton High School coach, Jim Jones, who coached Larry before coming to Princeton. It is truly a well-told story of the golden age of Indiana high school basketball.