CHAPTER NEWS

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Long-time NDTA member Leon Mar-laire and regular Forum attendee with wife, Vicki, was selected by the Southeastern Conference for the 2008 SEC Basketball Legends Class. An All-SEC player in 1954, Leon helped lead the University of Alabama to the 1956 SEC Championship with a perfect 14-0 SEC record. Nicknamed "Alabama's Hardwood Quarterback" and "Mr. Outside" and "Mr. Long Distance" for his shooting, he was a key member of Alabama's famed "Rocket 8" basketball team that was ranked 5th in the nation in 1956.