Joyner, Jennifer Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell Photograph of Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell. Maxwell, a native of Kinston, N.C., played college basketball at UNC Charlotte and then went on to star with the Boston Celtics, 1977-1985. The photograph shows Maxwell on a visit to his hometown speaking with school children, probably in the Kinston High School gymnasium. Date approximated. 876.17.a 1021 477 1977 1979 1977-1979 eng still image photographs 135mm x 217mm x 0mm United States North Carolina Lenoir County (N.C.) Kinston (N.C.) Basketball players North Carolina Kinston Maxwell, Cedric, 1955- This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at ALS_DIGITALPROJECTS@ECU.EDU. African American History aah Dembo, Jonathan 5/29/2009 Special Collections Staff Pick Collection staffpick 0876 Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell Photograph of Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell. Maxwell, a native of Kinston, N.C., played college basketball at UNC Charlotte and then went on to star with the Boston Celtics, 1977-1985. The photograph shows Maxwell on a visit to his hometown speaking with school children, probably in the Kinston High School gymnasium. Date approximated. 1977-1979 StillImage photographs 135mm x 217mm x 0mm J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 1021 This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at ALS_DIGITALPROJECTS@ECU.EDU. United States--North Carolina--Lenoir County (N.C.)--Kinston (N.C.) Basketball players--North Carolina--Kinston Maxwell, Cedric, 1955- This is a photographic print of Kinston, NC-born (1955) basketball star Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell, who played college basketball at UNC Charlotte and then went to star with the Boston Celtics, 1977-1985. While overshadowed for much of his career by Celtics' stars like Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, Maxwell played a key role in the Celtics success. He was named Most Valuable Player of the 1981 National Basketball League final. Traded by the Celtics in 1985, Maxwell played with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Houston Rockets before retiring in 1988. Following his retirement, the Celtics retired Maxwell's jersey number "31". Maxwell now lives in retirement in Boston, where he is now a radio broadcaster. Maxwell was given his nickname by his college teammate Melvin Watkins who thought Maxwell looked like the star of the movie "Cornbread, Earl and Me" in which a 12-year old boy suffers the murder of his friend, a basketball star. In the photgraph below, taken during a public appearance at a Kinston public school. The school's basketball coach, Paul Jones, in seen in the background. Jones attended East Carolina College, 1950-1954. How did Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell get his nickname? cornbread local, filename 1021.0001 54080456 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 2833267370cb6f64275894ace0824872 ecu:digital_collections 3220 5596 RGB sRGB IEC61966-2.1 v2 135 mm 217 mm 20090528 Barricella, Joseph Epson Expression 10000XL Silverfast Ai v6.4.3r6a object plane in. 580 1 580 1 8 8 8 integer 3 internal