An Unbreakable Bond: The Brotherhood of Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman - Softcover

Pat Farabaugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937943178 ISBN 13: 9781937943172

Publisher: Saint Johann Press, 2014

Synopsis

Maurice Stokes seemed destined for greatness in the National Basketball Association. An All-American at tiny Saint Francis College in western Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh native earned NBA Rookie-of-the-Year honors in 1956 and broke the league's single-season rebounding record in 1957.
The direction of Stokes' basketball career -- and his life -- changed dramatically on March 12, 1958. During a game against the Detroit Pistons, the Cincinnati Royals star fell awkwardly and hit his head against the court. He became paralyzed from the neck down as a result of the fall. The medical bills, and the attention required, became almost insurmountable.
Enter Jack Twyman. Stokes' teammate with the Royals, Twyman became Maurice's legal guardian and assumed responsibility for his friend's medical expenses. He became a tireless fundraiser for Stokes. He shared Maurice's story with anyone who would listen and he championed the cause of raising money to pay Stokes' bills.
Stokes was black and Twyman was white -- in 1950s America -- but their story transcends race. It is a story of perseverance, of selflessness, of brotherhood and of an unbreakable bond.

About this title

About the Author

Pat Farabaugh is a faculty member in the Department of Communications at Saint Francis University. This is his second book. He also taught at Penn State University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He worked in athletic media relations at Bucknell, Saint Francis and Slippery Rock universities before beginning his teaching career.

Edition details

• Publisher: Saint Johann Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1937943178
• ISBN 13: 9781937943172
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 324