美国作家 Pete Axthelm于 1970年出版了《The City Game》一书,是描述纽约街头篮球,在当时的整个美国社会引起了很大的反响,其中有一章是深入探讨当时的街头传奇明星“山羊”的,很具有讽刺意味的是,当时狱警还拿书给“山羊”签名。“山羊”是因吸食海洛因而被捕入狱16个月的。后来这段故事情节,还被一部讲述“山羊”传奇一生的电影《篮板》所引用。许多球迷看到这段情景时都忍不住要流下热泪。“山羊”也许是最接近“篮球灵魂”的人。NBA巨星2.16米的“天钩”贾巴尔曾被1.88米“山羊”在斗牛比赛中击败过,他称山羊为“未曾打过NBA的最伟大球员”,这句话对“山羊”是褒,也是惋惜,因为“山羊”的篮球天赋百年难得一见,但由于误入纽约“黑街”,在歧途上浪费了天才,至始至终无法进入NBA,甚至连大学篮球都沾不上边。1977-79年山羊又因预谋抢劫入狱,这次摔个大跟斗也让30几岁的山羊一无所有。出狱后他终于大彻大悟,摆脱吸毒恶习,与黑道朋友断绝来往,在昔日的球场上当起了孩子们的义务教练。1998年5月15日因心脏衰竭过逝,享年53岁,纽约公园管理处为了纪念山羊推广公益篮球不遗余力,还在同月将第99街与Amsterdam大道的街头篮球场更名为“山羊公园（Goat　Park）”。山羊的街头篮球传奇生涯虽已结束,但是有关 American writer Pete Axthelm, who published The City Game in 1970, describes the street basketball in New York and elicited great repercussions throughout American society at that time. One of the chapters was an in-depth discussion of the then street legend Star Goat Ironically, when the prison guards also signed a book entitled Goat. “Goat” was arrested and sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment for taking heroin. Later, this storyline was also quoted in a movie “The Backboard” about the legendary goat’s life. Many fans can not help but shed tears when they see this scene. Goat may be the closest person to basketball soul. Jabbar, 2.16 m from NBA superstar, was defeated by the 1.88-meter “goat” in the bullfight match, calling goats “the greatest player who never played in the NBA,” saying “goat” and also Unfortunately, because of “Goat” a hundred years of rare basketball talent, but because of mistaking into New York, “Black Street”, a waste of talent astray, and ultimately can not enter the NBA, and even college basketball can not catch up. In 1977-79, the goats robbed and jailed again for premeditation. This fall of big tug also made the 30-year-old goat have nothing. After he was released from prison, he finally learned from him, get rid of abuse of drug abuse, cut off contacts with the underworld friends, and played the volunteer coaches of the children in the old stadium. May 15, 1998 Due to the failure of heart failure at the age of 53, New York’s Park Service spared no effort to mark the goat’s promotion of public basketball. In that same month, the street basketball court at 99th Street and Amsterdam Avenue was renamed Goat Park ) ". Although the goat’s street basketball legendary career has ended, but related