Kurland

Louisa also devotes much of her time to feeding underprivileged children in the desolate Kurland Village in South Africa.

"Eighty-eight is a pretty good year," Kurland told me of his age before he died.

"I wasn't really interested in showing off," explained Kurland.

Kurland's playing days included many other extraordinary achievements.

They met five times with Mikan edging Kurland in games won, 3-2, and points scored, 77-64.

Time and again we read in the newspapers of the friendly reception of the German armies by the German population of Kurland.

He finally got about 13,000 to settle in Kurland and 7000 in Livland.