"I have a dream" speech and basketball coach George Raveling

[underpants]

You can look this story up.

I always thought this was a great story.

George Raveling, basketball coach at Iowa and then at USC, apparently was among the entourage around the Reverend the day of his "I have a dream" speech. When Rev.King left the podium everyone followed him and a young George Raveling walked up and grabbed the speech paper and kept it for years.

I don't remember the circumstances of it but I think he kept it in a safe deposit box and pretty much never told anyone about it. Finally he released the original text to the MLK foundation or the Smithsonian or the family... something like that. About 10 years ago.

He basically was there and while everyone was caught up in the moment he walked up and took the papers that were left just sitting there and kept them for years.

[Heidi]

1. Kick.

Thanks, underpants. Great story. :thumbsup: :kick:

[underpants]

2. I tend to post this every year

I think it is a great story.