Doug Merlino
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Doug Merlino

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I'm the author of "The Hustle: One Team and Ten Lives in Black and White," which is about what happened later in life to the members of a championship, interracial AAU basketball team I played on in Seattle as a kid in the 1980s. I grew up in Seattle and now live in New York City.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Gary Payton, Steve Nash, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sonics (RIP), Boston Celtics, SF Giants, Seattle Mariners

  • Favorite Coaches

    John Wooden, Phil Jackson

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1995 American League Division Series, Game 5, Mariners v. Yankees

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Boston Celtics 8 consecutive championships

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Both

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Orr

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Neither

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Pac 10

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  • Thomas Donaldson posted 777 days ago

    Thomas Donaldson

    You've done so much good work. Keep it up bro.