City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal
Release date: 1998-03-24
Votes: 3
Genres: Documentary, History
Documentary examining one of the most notorious incidents in college basketball history, when seven members of the City College of New York (CCNY) basketball team conspired with gamblers to fix games over two seasons (1949-51). Includes archival television footage, home movies, and interviews with p
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