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This photo's existence is courtesy of Photoshop. Jim Valvano was quite probably the best coach I ever photographed. He was always up, always haranguing the officials, always yelling at his players and always calling the shots. Sending in play "number 2," coach inadvertently flashed what would eventually become a pair of trademark "Vs." Shot from the upper deck of Reynolds Coliseum during the 1983 season (the year of the Wolfpack's Cinderella run to win the National Championship), the film that this was shot on was improperly processed, leaving a streak across Jimmy V's arms. In the darkroom, the image was totally unusable and beyond any attempt at printing. Fast forward to modern times (negative scanners and Photoshop) - and viola! - we have rescued an image that turned out to be iconic of the man himself and a best seller for Replay Photos.
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