Fiery Fullback A Chip Hilton Sports Story

The same faculties that have made Clair Bee one of the top basketball coaches in the country have made him a successful writer of sports stories for boys. He knows what makes boys tick! Born in Taylor County, West Virginia, in 1896, he went to high school in Grafton, West Virginia, where he captained the football, basketball, and baseball teams. He studied at Waynesburg College, Rider College, and Rutgers University, winning, in addition to an imposing string of degrees, his letters in football, baseball, basketball, and tennis. He served in the AEF in World War I and was a commander in the U.S.M.S. in World War II. Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1967 and known as "The Innovator" for his lasting contributions to the game, Coach Clair Bee owns the winningest percentage in the history of college basketball. His teams won 82.6 percent of their games during a coaching career spanning over twenty years. Clair Bee taught in the business department and was assistant to the president and comptroller of Long Island University. He took basketball around the world and conducted basketball clinics and camps in the summertime. In addition to his Chip Hilton Sports Series, Clair Bee authored a series of coaching booksBee, Clair is the author of 'Fiery Fullback A Chip Hilton Sports Story' with ISBN 9780805424188 and ISBN 0805424180.