Had St. Francis University basketball icon Maurice Stokes lived a long, healthy life, as opposed to one cut tragically short, he likely would have been an important person in Chuck Cooper III’s ...

The Enduring Impact of Maurice Stokes. Jay Twyman, Jack Twyman’s son, will also participate in this event. The book is Stokes’ story of his rise to fame and the widely unknown legacy that he ...

The award is named after Maurice Stokes and Jack Tywman, teammates on the Rochester/Cincinnati Royals from 1955-58. Stokes sustained an on-court injury, was paralyzed and diagnosed with post ...

LORETTO, Pa. – In 1955, Maurice Stokes was named the National Invitation Tournament MVP and started what was a tragically short National Basketball Association career, while, toward the end of ...

The Tribune-Democrat and tribdem.com will highlight some historic anniversaries taking place in 2025 as part of this year’s Black History Month coverage. The scheduled stories are: • Feb. 1: 100th ...

Maurice Stokes, Johnny Moore, Mike Iuzzolino and Danny Fortson are among the many standout basketball players who competed at the Jaffa Mosque when Saint Francis College, Altoona High School and ...