"Turkey Channeled ‘White Shadow’ as Basketball Caught On
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Turkish fans cheer for their team before a preliminary round match between Turkey and Greece.
By PETE THAMEL
Published: September 9, 2010
ISTANBUL — The heyday of the television series “The White Shadow” was three decades ago, but Ken Howard, who played its main character, is still recognized on the street. American men who were in their teens in the late 1970s and early ’80s will lock eyes with him, smile and utter the same greeting: “Hey, Coach.” "
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