Finished another book today:

Shooting Star: The Bevo Francis Story by Kyle Keiderling - This is the story of Bevo Francis, a basketball player for Rio Grande College during the early part of the 1950's. I had heard his name once or twice but never realized how famous he was during the 50's. I enjoyed reading the book (it is an easy read) and learned more about how basketball grew in popularity. Bevo was a 6 foot 9 inch player who could really shoot the ball. He played for this small college in Ohio, called Rio Grande. The coach he had was a real promoter and used Bevo to further his own aspirations. But Bevo could score - he scored over 100 points on a couple of occasions and held his own against name colleges. The poor guy could never catch a break though. Interesting read and I would recommend it to any basketball fan.