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Title: Butch Lee to be Honored as one of the top 75 NCAA Tournament Players of all time
Post by: GGGG on December 16, 2013, 04:14:33 PM

http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121613aab.html

Pretty cool. Too bad they are doing this during a dull game with no students...

Title: Re: Butch Lee to be Honored as one of the top 75 NCAA Tournament Players of all time
Post by: keefe on December 16, 2013, 05:38:26 PM

Quote from: The Sultan of Syncopation on December 16, 2013, 04:14:33 PM
http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121613aab.html

Pretty cool. Too bad they are doing this during a dull game with no students...

I agree. Marquette should do this before a packed house. Butch Lee is perhaps the single most important player in Marquette history given his role in bringing home Marquette's only national championship. I will never forget how he single-handedly came with an RCH of beating the US in the Montreal Olympics after being snubbed by Dean Smith. Only a questionable charge call at the end prevented Puerto Rico from upsetting the heavily favored US. Butch had the final say with Dean in 1977.

http://orderofthecourt.blogspot.com/2011/01/national-pride.html

Title: Re: Butch Lee to be Honored as one of the top 75 NCAA Tournament Players of all time
Post by: Dawson Rental on December 17, 2013, 11:55:26 AM

Quote from: The Sultan of Syncopation on December 16, 2013, 04:14:33 PM
http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121613aab.html

Pretty cool. Too bad they are doing this during a dull game with no students...

The reason why is given in the article.

"Tickets for the game against Samford are still available..."

Title: Re: Butch Lee to be Honored as one of the top 75 NCAA Tournament Players of all time
Post by: Goose on December 17, 2013, 11:57:37 AM

Well deserved honor for Butch Lee. He really was one great college player.

Title: Re: Butch Lee to be Honored as one of the top 75 NCAA Tournament Players of all time
Post by: augoman on December 17, 2013, 12:38:08 PM

Quote from: The Sultan of Syncopation on December 16, 2013, 04:14:33 PM
http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121613aab.html

Pretty cool. Too bad they are doing this during a dull game with no students...

What's worse, a few of his team mates will be unable to attend due to holiday travel..., I know Earl will be in New York with family. They were roomies and I know Earl would have liked to be here.

Title: Re: Butch Lee to be Honored as one of the top 75 NCAA Tournament Players of all time
Post by: 4everwarriors on December 17, 2013, 01:02:21 PM

Augie,
Unfortunately others can't make it for reasons not in their control.

Title: Re: Butch Lee to be Honored as one of the top 75 NCAA Tournament Players of all time
Post by: keefe on December 17, 2013, 02:22:11 PM

I wonder if Gail Pudvan will be in attendance?

Title: Re: Butch Lee to be Honored as one of the top 75 NCAA Tournament Players of all time
Post by: GGGG on December 17, 2013, 02:26:05 PM

I notice that they word it that he will be "presented with the NCAAs award." I wonder if they didn't have much say in the matter. Or I wonder if Lee himself wanted that date.

Title: Re: Butch Lee to be Honored as one of the top 75 NCAA Tournament Players of all time
Post by: 4everwarriors on December 17, 2013, 02:26:12 PM

So hot, want to touch the heine.

MUScoop

MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: GGGG on December 16, 2013, 04:14:33 PM