“I covered basketball during the years Perry Wallace was at Vanderbilt, learning first-hand the stories of so many African-American athletes. Many of them were pioneers in one respect or another, but none whom I ever spoke with endured such an experience as did Wallace –– as related so thoughtfully and comprehensively in this sensitive biography by Andrew Maraniss. Arthur Ashe entitled his history of the black athlete A Hard Road To Glory. No road could have been harder than Perry Wallace’s, no glory more satisfying.”
Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated/NPR