Philadelphia University’s Herb Magee elected to Hall of Fame

    Herb Magee, famed basketball star and coach, is now a Hall-of-Famer.

    The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the announcement came last night in Springfield, Massachusetts, and that Magee acted with “uncharacteristic humility.”

    Magee was a star player at West Catholic High School and then at Philadelphia Textile College–he’s also the winningest NCAA coach of all time.

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