Ben Pickman tells the story in Sports Illustrated of Herb Turetzky who attended the New Jersey Americans’ first-ever ABA game in October 1967 expecting to be just a spectator.
Turetzky, a student at LIU Brooklyn, arrived early at the Teaneck Armory. Max Zaslofsky, the Americans’ coach and GM who had attended the same high school as Turetzky, greeted him as he walked in, “Herb, can you help us out and keep score of the game tonight?”
Turetzky responded, “Max, I’d love to. I’m here, so why not?” Continue reading
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