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  1.                                  Bob Davies was basket-
  2.                                  ballΓÇÖs first ballhandling 
  3.                                  wizard.  He brought 
  4.                                  colorful new moves to
  5.                                  the game and was the first
  6. to regularly use the behind-the-back dribble. 
  7.  
  8. When he was a high school freshman, in 
  9. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Bob was only 5' 5" 
  10. tall. To make up for his size, he developed
  11. the fancy moves that would earn him the 
  12. nickname the ΓÇ£Harrisburg Houdini," after
  13. the famous magician.
  14.  
  15. By the time he began playing basketball at 
  16. Seton Hall University (in New Jersey),
  17. Bob was a solid 6' tall. His creative ball-
  18. handling and passing skills helped 
  19. make him a two-time All-America.
  20.