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A 6'5" (1.96 m) guard/forward, Scott attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City for one year before transferring to Laurinburg Institute in Laurinburg, North Carolina. [3] Scott transferred to Laurinburg which was famous at the time for preparing basketball players for college. [3] Scott said, "It had a well-known basketball program.
Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S. Died: December 30, 2021 (aged 88) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. Listed height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Listed weight: 198 lb (90 kg) Career information; High school: Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina) College: North Carolina Central (1951–1954, 1956–1957) NBA draft: 1957: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S. Douglas Yates Yongue Sr. (March 20, 1937 – March 21, 2019) was an American Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-sixth House district, [ 2 ] including constituents in Hoke , Robeson and Scotland counties.
The Laurinburg Exchange is a newspaper based in Laurinburg, North Carolina covering Laurinburg and Scotland County. It was established in 1882 as a weekly publication. [ 2 ] The newspaper is currently published Tuesday through Saturday.
In 1840, Laurinburg had a saloon, a store, and a few shacks. Laurinburg High School, a private school, was established in 1852. The settlement prospered in the years following. A line of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad was built through Laurinburg in the 1850s, with the first train reaching Laurinburg in 1861. [1]
Woody Shaw was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina. [4] When Shaw was a year old, his parents, Rosalie Pegues and Woody Shaw Sr., took their son to Newark, New Jersey ,. [ 4 ] Shaw's father was a member of the African American gospel group, The Diamond Jubilee Singers.
Scotland County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina.Its county seat is and largest community is Laurinburg.The county was formed in 1899 from part of Richmond County and named in honor of the Scottish settlers who occupied the area in the 1700s.
Earl Manigault was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and raised in Harlem, New York.He grew up playing basketball and practiced constantly. With per game averages of 24 points and 11 rebounds, Manigault starred at Benjamin Franklin High School, a basketball powerhouse in the Public Schools Athletic League. [4]