Little story about Jack and Diane…..but mostly about Jack!  His story begins as an innocent, unassuming boy growing up in a small farming and coal mining town in Southern Illinois.  Jack has written an inspiring and humorous memoir of his life on and off the basketball court. From learning to play basketball on his outdoor dirt court to coaching in the epicenter of basketball, Madison Square Garden. While he chronicled his adventures primarily for his eight grandchildren, his journey from small town kid to an Illinois All-State high school basketball player to a D1 player to college coach will inspire every starry-eyed kid. Jack has met and coached against some of the giants in the college basketball world.

Join him as he retraces his steps, remembering the special people that helped him along his journey and amazing places he’s been over the last seven decades. Perhaps you will see yourself along this journey. Whether you’ve known Jack all your life or are meeting him for the first time in the pages of this book, he heartily declares “Welcome to My World!”