He was good enough to get passing grades from his teachers, despite a lackluster effort, so that he would be eligible to play. After that, my dad and his family moved north to Toledo. My dad played a season for Woodward High School. Maybe he didn't work too hard in school, but he did work hard in carpentry - just as he had in basketball. I couldn't inherit a better trait in sports or for life in general.
Hard work can get an athlete far.
Basketball is also my main passion in sports. I envision that my dad had a similar playing style to the way I play. Though he was relatively tall at 6 feet 1, his weight of 130 pounds kept him from matching up against other big players. So my dad was a shooter. That's what I do too.