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called him "the most successful high school basketball coach" in New York City.
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Rosa, Francis (August 18, 1962). "Record or Not, Wills
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He took a one-year leave of absence in 1960, as he was sent to Israel by the
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In 1994 he was inducted into the New York City
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King-Cohen, Sylvia E.; Watkins, Grace (June 8, 2001).
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385:"Winning All in Family for Stuyvesant's Fisher"
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31:Fisher (first row, on the right), with the
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513:Gerald Eskenazi (March 18, 1964).
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33:Israeli national basketball team
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136:Israel national basketball team
575:, SUNY Press, ISBN 1438427662.
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242:(Hall of Famer), and
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41:Personal information
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259:US State Department
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347:The Newton Graphic
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287:References
269:in Rome.
176:Biography
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739:Jim Zotz
71:American
389:Newsday
221:captain
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213:US Army
203:with a
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