In some places, they would erect a statue of the man, for everyone to see, young and old. Not in a museum, they´d put it up in public, out on the streets so everyone walking by could be informed by his story and amazed at his limited size that concealed an unlimited ability. He made basketball more important, more accessible, more imaginative, first in his Hilo neighborhood, later at Hilo High School where he carried them to three consecutive Territorial Championships, and eventually his brilliance influenced `Pistol` Pete Maravich and all the others whose ball handling skills opened up the game. Ah Chew Goo is the name and it seems only those past the age of 50 or 60 even recognize it, an...
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