11 years ago a great man passed away. A man who gave a lift up to many and a kind word or deed to all. He was a clown with a great big smile most of the time. A gangster with slicked back jet black hair who came from the beaches of New York. Vaseline made a fortune to keep it in place. He could have been a comic in the Bershires even though he wasn't Jewish. He was an engineer who built a dynasty that last 10 years. He had the scrambled eggs, a guy who couldn't throw a ball into the ocean, a fight with a fan which I think was a draw but with all of that fun and nonsense he was just Al McGuire. Just a great man and coach. From one bohemian to another just keep trucking down the road.
He was one of a kind. Seems to me one of his favorite players is also one of a kind. What really is neat to me is that after all these years Coach is still coolest dude MU ever had.
I hope Warrior fan takes the time to thank Coach today and keep this post on top of the threads for the day.
"The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful."
Al McGuire
"When a guy takes off his coat, he's not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out."
Al McGuire
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#31,
Watching you, Al, and the rest of the Warriors during the 8 years I was a student were some of the best times/memories of my life.
This one is for you, Al.
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4ever--Nice to see another 8 year career at MU.
"I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated."
AL.
Quote from: Goose on January 26, 2012, 02:18:14 PM
4ever--Nice to see another 8 year career at MU.
Yeah, but I had an excuse.
Certainly applies to our current coach:
"The people who know basketball, their elevators don't go to the top."
Could change the third word to "poster" :D
"Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home who dominates him."
"My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That's not my world. My world was a cracked sidewalk."