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Avery County Native Tommy Burleson's 1972 United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team Nominated for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame - High Country Press
LA84 Foundation on Twitter: "On this day 46 years ago, the USA Men's basketball team's 63-game Olympic winning streak ended after a controversial 51-50 loss to the USSR at the 1972 Games.
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