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Capital Classic MVP

Bias helped the Capital All-Stars beat a team of U.S. All-Stars

in the top high school all-star game in the country

In 1982, Len Bias joined Johnny Dawkins, later a star at Duke University, on a Washington,

D.C. area all-star team that beat a team of U.S. All-Stars in the Capital Classic. The game was then the premier high school all-star event in the country. Dawkins had 19 points, and Bias 18 against a team that featured future NBA stars Brad Daugherty and Dell Curry, father of current NBA start Stephen Curry.

"To have that kind of performance on that stage, you know, told me everything I needed to know about him and how good he could become," said Dawkins, a Washington, D.C. native who attended Mackin Catholic High School. "To win that game against all the all Americans from all over the country is a big deal in our city."

Bias and Dawkins shared the honor of co-Most Outstanding Players in the game.

Excerpted from the book,

Born Ready: the Mixed Legacy of Len Bias

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The audio for this post was narrated by the author,

Dave Ungrady.

And listen to more about Len's early life in Episode 2 of the narrative podcast series, Len Bias: A Mixed Legacy