| Other author/creator | Glenn, Mike, 1955- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Mike Glenn |
| Portion of title |
Mike Glenn |
| Abstract |
Basketball player and commissioner Michael Theodore "Stinger" Glenn was born on September 10, 1955 in Rome, Georgia growing up in Caves Spring, Georgia. He graduated from Southern Illinois University with honors with his B.S. degree in mathematics in 1977. Signed by the NBA's Buffalo Braves in 1977, Glenn later played for the New York Knicks in 1978. He was the Atlanta Hawks' all-time shooting accuracy leader, and played for the Milwaukee Bucks. During the 1991-1992 NBA season, Glenn served as sports analyst for ESPN, WGNX SportSouth, TNT and CNN. He was honored with the NBA Walter P. Kennedy Citizenship Award for his All-Star Basketball Camp for the Hearing Impaired. He also authored From My Library, Volumes 1 and 2 and Lessons in Success from the NBA's Top Players. In 2004, Glenn was appointed commissioner of the New World Basketball Association which sends players to the NBA and professional teams abroad. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer |
Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Atlanta, Georgia 2006 October 9. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2006.108 HistoryMakers |
