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Podcast: Hoop Heads
Episode: Tom McKeown - Author of the Book, "This Is Panther Country: A Memoir of Youth, Underdog Spirit, and Basketball Glory" - Episode 1108
Description: Tom McKeown is the author of This Is Panther Country: A Memoir of Youth, Underdog Spirit, and Basketball Glory, a classic underdog story of a high school basketball team's quest for glory and a young man's journey of growth, family, and determination. Set against the vibrant backdrop of mid-1970s Long Island, New York the book captures the excitement, challenges, and camaraderie of a small-town varsity basketball team and its dreams of triumph. Told from Tom’s vantage point in the eighth grade, he and the Village of Babylon follow their varsity basketball team, the Panthers, as they fight th...