What Happened to Every 1979 McDonald's All American

It's a shame that some all-time greats are almost forgotten. I mentioned Worthy and Dominique to a group that skewed younger than me and the names didn't register with these guys. Btw, everyone remembers Jordan's shot to win the '82 NCAA title but Michael wasn't yet Michael, and James was "the man" with that Tar Heel team. Even as athletes get better every year, Dominque's highlights still ring spectacular.

Thanks, my man. That class was so deep you could do an hour video. The greatest high school class of all time.

I think James Worthy was born with a beard.

This is my favorite McDonald's All American team class ever. This assortment of players is loaded with 🏀 legends...

Indeed, the most talented class of all time! Not to be forgotten from this same class is Melvin "Sugar" McLaughlin from Grand Rapids (MI) Creston High School and remains the all-time leading scorer at Central Michigan. At the BC camp in the summer of 1978, "Sugar" put on a show - averaging nearly 50 points a game and leading his team to the championship - if they would have had the three-point play in his day, he'd be a household name by now instead of a more of a local legend. He's still doing his thing in GR, running Sugar Mel's All-Star Basketball Camp in the summer months. and shooting long-range jumpers at the local gyms and parks in GR - showing the younger generation how to play ball. Ask anyone, including Glen Rice, Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, etc., whose played with or against "Sugar". I was honored to write his story in a book: "The Basketball Life and Legacy of Melvin 'Sugar' McLaughlin. Thanks for allowing me to share. Keep up the good work!

I came out of that class and played against some of those players. I had no idea that many stars came out that year until a couple of years ago (before the age of the internet). We got our news from Street and Smith Magazine.

Sam Bowie was a force before he broke his leg. Clark Kellogg was also a dog before injuries

It makes absolutely no sense that Olajuwon and Sampson didn't win at least one title together.

At some point, Worthy, Wilkins, and Jordan were in high school in NC at the same time. Wow.

Poor Teddy Grubbs go off the path after a fast start. I remember that as a freshman at DePaul he went for 28 and 12 against UCLA

Probably the greatest single high school class of men's basketball ever

All-time great McDonalds All-American class

THE GREATEST HIGH SCHOOL CLASS EVER 1979🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

i played against rodney mccray in the newyork state championship game in high school what a great player was we lost the game but it was still one of the highlights of my high school career.

I love these videos, I grew up with these guys. I used to buy all the college basketball magazines back then. I hope you are doing 1980 soon. Thanks for the memories. Sad that so many of these players struggled with addiction,

Great video! It brings back great memories. That high school class was amazing!

I was a sophomore in HS when this team came out and was the 1st year i started following HS basketball. I thought EVERY year was gonna be great like this but i was definitely wrong. In my opinion the greatest class ever.

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The best high school class ever.

This is awesome, what a wonderful series. I love it. Keep it up.