Jerry Harkness

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Jerry Harkness was a member of the 1963 NCAA national championship team. He was voted MVP for the 1963 NCAA tournament. He was a 1963 college All-American. Though his professional career was relatively short, he left his mark in the record books on November 13,1967, when he hit a 92 foot-long game-winning buzzer beater to lead the Pacers past the Dallas Chaparrals. This is still the longest shot ever made in any American professional basketball game.


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Biography

Men's Basketball All-Americans

Answers.com

Basketball-Reference.com

Loyola's Title Was Turning Point for NCAA Hoops

New York Knickerbockers Draft History

databaseBasketball.com

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