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    Tag:  Fred Feder

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    The other life of the “Free Throw Wizard”: An Xpress exclusive

    Posted on December 9, 2008December 9, 2008 by Jon Elliston

    Think you know Fred Feder, the free throw wiz profiled in Mountain Xpress? Well, there’s much more to his story than hoop dreams.

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    Book of secrets

    Book of secrets

    Posted on August 6, 2008June 20, 2014 by Kent Priestley

    At some point in the mid-1950s, Fred Feder began visiting his local gym in New York. He would go during his lunch break, stand behind the free-throw line, and shoot. Sometimes he would miss the basket; more often, he would make it. His style was unconventional (he never looked at the basket). His build wasn’t […]

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    Askville: Hoop, there he is

    Askville: Hoop, there he is

    Posted on December 12, 2007December 12, 2007 by Kent Priestley

    On April 22, 1989, a hush—or something like it—fell over a crowd of nearly 20,000 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. It was halftime during a Knicks game, and on the Garden’s polished floor, a unique drama was unfolding. Fred Feder From the sidelines, Patrick Ewing—all 6 feet 9 inches of him—rose and strode […]

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