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Holcombe Rucker was an American activist and basketball coach who was born on March 2, 1926 in New York City. He was best known for founding the Rucker Park basketball tournament in Harlem, New York. He was also a mentor to many of the NBA's greatest players, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Erving, and Kobe Bryant. Rucker was a graduate of DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and attended City College of New York. He served in the United States Army during World War II. After the war, he returned to New York and began working as a playground director in Harlem. Rucker was a passionate advocate for youth and basketball. He founded the Rucker Park tournament in 1950, which quickly became a popular event for basketball players from all over the city. He also founded the Rucker League, which was a summer basketball league for high school and college players. Rucker was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. He passed away in 1965 at the age of 39.

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1974

In 1974 the city renamed P.S. 156 Playground, located at 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, as Holcombe Rucker Playground in dedication to his community efforts. Rucker's basketball tournament had moved there in 1965, and Holcombe Rucker Basketball Court — now arguably the most famous street court in the world — remains a proving ground for the region's most talented players.

1962

Rucker attended City College of New York and graduated in 1962 with a degree in Education. He went on to teach English at J.H.S. 139 before he died of cancer in 1965 at age 39.

1960

The tournament grew into the stuff of legend in the 1960s, when many NBA stars such as Wilt Chamberlain participated.

1950

Rucker, who grew up in Manhattan, started the tournament in 1950 at a playground on 7th Avenue between 128th and 129th streets. He insisted that education be a fundamental part of the Rucker League, in keeping with its motto — "Each one, teach one." Through his efforts, over 700 individuals were able to obtain basketball scholarships to help finance their education.

1926

Holcombe Rucker (March 2, 1926 – March 20, 1965) was a playground director in Harlem for the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation from 1948 to 1964. He founded the New York City pro-am basketball tournament, that still bears his name and is the namesake of a world-famous basketball court in Harlem.