Integrated Basketball at the Little Big Horn: A 1957 Success Story

by Steven E. Dyche

Overview

Basketball at the Little Big Horn: A 1957 Success Story tells the incredible story of Larry Pretty Weasel’s accomplishments on the basketball court and the expanding integration of a Montanan school system inspired by his athletic achievements. It is also, in part, the story of Steven E. Dyche, whose athletic career spiraled downward as Larry’s whizzed upwards.

The Hardin Bulldog basketball team of 1956-1957 was the first Hardin team to start three Native Americans and two whites. Lead by Larry Pretty Weasel, the basketball team’s astounding success united Native Americans and whites both on the court and off. Hardin basketball fans still measure upcoming roundball phenoms against Larry’s accomplishments. He was the greatest, and there will never be another like him.

Basketball at the Little Big Horn recounts the shifting attitudes in Big Horn County in 1957 and the Native American boy who helped inspire their change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781942901822
Publisher:	Green Ivy
Publication date:	08/26/2015
Pages:	140
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Steven E. Dyche earned his B.S. degree in biology from Rocky Mountain College in 1962. Later he earned an M.Ed. from Montana State University and a M.S.T. and a Doctorate in teaching and education from the University of Montana. He has spent his career teaching at multiple universities, and he is the author of 30 articles and the book Humor in the Classroom. In high school, Steven played basketball and football, and he continued to play basketball and baseball for one year in college. He and his wife Dona have been married for over 50 years. They have two children, two grandchildren, and currently reside in Blowing Rock, NC.