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  1. George Henry Raveling (born June 27, 1937) is an American former college basketball player and coach. He played at Villanova University, and was the head coach at Washington State University (1972–1983), the University of Iowa (1983–1986), and the University of Southern California (1986–1994). Raveling has been Nike 's global basketball ...

  2. Jan 9, 2015 · George Raveling, the pioneering African-American college basketball coach, crossed paths with Martin Luther King Jr. on a landmark day in 1963. He came away with one of the defining documents of ...

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  3. Nov 17, 2021 · Meet George Raveling, The Basketball Coach Who Owns The ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech. At the 1963 March on Washington, George Raveling boldly asked Martin Luther King Jr. for a copy of his remarks. To his surprise, the iconic civil rights leader handed it to him. Bettmann/Getty Images George Raveling speaking at a college basketball coaches ...

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  4. Apr 5, 2023 · George Raveling was with me on the 1984 Olympics team (as an assistant coach under Bob Knight). He used to always try to talk to me, ‘You gotta go Nike, you gotta go Nike. You’ve got to try

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  5. Apr 28, 2021 · Suddenly, Raveling says, “I was right there beside him.”. He seized the moment. “I said, ‘Dr. King, can I have that copy?’”. King was folding his speech. Next thing he knew, “he was handing it to me,” Raveling says. “Then he turned to talk to the rabbi, who came to congratulate him. It all happened that quick.”.

  6. Aug 28, 2020 · The highlight of the march was civil rights leader Martin Luther King’s I Have A Dream address, generally considered one of the five greatest speeches in U.S. history. One of the lesser-known stories of that day is how George Raveling, who would become a Hall of Fame college basketball coach, ended up with an original copy of King’s speech ...

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  8. George Raveling is a father, a husband, a Coach, and a mentor to many. Coach Rav has been Head Coach at USC, Washington State, & Iowa State, and currently serves as the Director of International ...

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