▁up ▁in ▁P ine ▁Bl uff , ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado , ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁NBA ▁and ▁creating ▁a ▁ful fill ing ▁life ▁after ▁ret iring ▁from ▁professional ▁basketball . ▁The ▁book ▁has ▁received ▁pra ise ▁from ▁Tony ▁Award ▁winning ▁Broadway ▁stage , ▁Television ▁and ▁Film ▁Director ▁Ken ny ▁Leon ; ▁Em ory ▁University ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁Art ▁History ▁and ▁African ▁American ▁Studies , ▁Michael ▁D . ▁Harris ; ▁Atlanta ▁Daily ▁World ▁Publish er , ▁M . ▁Alex is ▁Scott ; ▁and ▁W AB E / N PR ▁Director ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Program ming , ▁Lo is ▁Re itz es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Car roll ▁received ▁the ▁H ank ▁A aron ▁Champion ▁for ▁Justice ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Center ▁for ▁Civil ▁and ▁Human ▁Rights ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁on going ▁phil anth ropy ▁and ▁activ ism . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁players ▁with ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁reb ounds ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁basketball ▁players ▁Category : All - American ▁college ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁players ▁Category : American ▁exp atri ate ▁basketball ▁people ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : American ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁players ▁Category : B asketball ▁players ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁NCAA ▁Men