Remembering Jimmy Valvano and the Cardiac Kids (1983)
March 10, 2009 by admin
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After NC State upset highly favored Houston in the 1983 NCAA Championship in a memorable dunk at the buzzer by Lorenzo Charles, those who watched the game will not forget Jimmy Valvano running up and down the court searching for someone to hug. People also remember Jimmy Valvano for a memorable speech he gave while accepting the inaugural Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award shortly before he died of cancer. Valvano announced the formation of the “V Foundation”, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for cancer and its motto: “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.”
1983 NCAA Basketball Championship: NC State vs. Houston
Jimmy Valvano’s 1993 ESPY speech
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One of the best buzzer beaters in NCAA history. Who would’ve thought NC State could beat Phi Slamma Jamma?