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13-492: People [ edit ] Dave Lattin (born 1943), American basketball player Don Lattin , American journalist and author Susannah Lattin (1848–1868), American woman whose death led to regulation of maternity clinics in New York City Vernon Lattin (born 1938), American president of Brooklyn College Places [ edit ] Lattin, County Tipperary ,

26-585: A High School All-American team. Lattin left Tennessee State in 1964 citing the lack of basketball competition. He returned to Houston and played the AAAU before receiving a full scholarship to attend Texas Western College in 1965 where he played with the Miners, a Division 1 team in the NCAA. Under the leadership of Coach Don Haskins, the Miners won the 1966 Division 1 NCAA National Championship with five black starting players. Lattin

39-686: A United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1940s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . International Blues Challenge Notable blues artists that have competed in the IBC over the years also includes Fiona Boyes , Eden Brent , Michael Burks , Tommy Castro , Sean Costello , Albert Cummings , Døvydas , Larry Garner , Zac Harmon , Homemade Jamz Blues Band , HowellDevine , Richard Johnston , Julian Fauth , Super Chikan , Susan Tedeschi , Southern Avenue , and Watermelon Slim . The 1994 event in particular had much talent as Susan Tedeschi , Michael Burks (who won

52-605: A son Clifton, a daughter Leslie, and several grandchildren. His Grandson, Khadeem attended the University of Oklahoma. He had started every game of the 2016–2017 basketball season for the Sooners. Another grandson, Mathias Lattin is an accomplished blues musician and his band is the winner of the 2023 International Blues Challenge . He was portrayed by Schin A.S. Kerr in the 2006 Disney film Glory Road produced by Jerry Bruckheimer . Source This biographical article relating to

65-760: A village in County Tipperary, Ireland Lattin, West Virginia , U.S. Lattingtown , a village on Long Island, New York See also [ edit ] Latin Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lattin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lattin&oldid=934790598 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

78-532: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dave Lattin David Lattin (born December 23, 1943) is an American former basketball player. He was the starting center for the Texas Western Miners in their NCAA championship year in 1966. During his playing career, he was listed at 6 feet 6 inches tall and 225 lbs. His nickname during his career

91-619: The Albert King Guitar Award) and a 16-year-old Sean Costello competed, although none of them were the eventual winner. The competition began in 1984, then named the Blues Amateur Talent Contest. The idea was to give amateur or up and coming musicians a chance to be discovered and get a foothold. In 1986, the event was renamed the National Amateur Talent Contest and 17 bands competed. Prior to 1993,

104-400: The IBC had a rule that performers had to make less than 50% of their income from performing. This rule was dropped that year and the following year the word "Amateur" was dropped from the name of the event. In 1995, the event was renamed “The International Blues Talent Competition” to reflect the expanded demand and over 40 acts competed. No competition was held in 1999 as the timing of the event

117-600: The International Blues Challenge. Diunna Greenleaf and her backing band, Blue Mercy, won the competition in 2005. In 2006, the Joey Gilmore Band won the Best Band prize. The winners in 2008 were Trampled Under Foot . The 2010 winner of the top Solo/Duo prize was Matt Andersen . Grady Champion and his band won the Best Band title at the 26th International Blues Challenge in 2010, The 2011 winners of

130-697: The Memphis Tams, ending his professional career with the Harlem Globe Trotters from 1973 to 1976. Returning to school, Lattin earned his B.S. degree in business administration and started several successful business ventures including Your Maison Housing. Lattin was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007. That year, he also wrote Slam Dunk to Glory. Lattin has

143-528: Was " Big Daddy D ". David Lattin was born on December 23, 1943, in Houston Texas. His mother, Elsie Lattin, was widowed when Lattin's father died in 1949. Lattin attended elementary and secondary schools in Houston before graduating from Evan E. Worthing Senior High School in 1963. Lattin was named All-State and All-American in basketball both his junior and senior years and was the first Texas player to be named to

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156-589: Was changed from the fall during the King Biscuit Festival to the January/February time frame. In January 2000, the first International Blues Challenge was held with 50 bands competing. As the event has grown in size it was decided to split the acts into two categories, Band and Solo/Duo in 2002. Now each year more than 200 acts from around the world gather on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee , to compete for

169-636: Was named All-American during the 1966 and 1967 seasons. In 1967, Lattin left Texas Western College after he was drafted as the number ten pick by the NBA's San Francisco Warriors. The Kansas City Chiefs, of the American Football League, used their final pick in the 1967 draft (443rd overall) on Lattin as a prospective wide receiver. He went on to play with the Phoenix Suns, the Pittsburgh Condors, and

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