Chris Otule's eye

[mr.MUskie]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/03/29/ncaa-tournament-marquette-chris-otule-one-eye-picture/2034805/

[MUFlutieEffect]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/03/29/ncaa-tournament-marquette-chris-otule-one-eye-picture/2034805/

This is absolutely awesome - vintage Buzz...

"He told me I sucked," Otule said. "But he said that I would improve at Marquette. That's how he earned my trust. He was brutally honest."

Did Williams remember the interaction differently?

"He did suck," Williams added. "He was a bad player, but we really need a big guy."

[mu_hilltopper]

Wow ..

Williams knew of Otule's ineptitude on the court, but he didn't know he was blind until the team doctor Ernest Eugene evaluated Otule the summer before his freshman year.

"Coach, you have a few minutes?" Eugene said. "Did you know Chris was blind?"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Williams responded.

That's when Eugene told Williams about Otule's glass eye.

[rocky_warrior]

Wow ..

It's a great article, but I'm surprised *you* haven't seen it those words yet, it's been linked here in various forms for the past few weeks.

[chapman]

Yep, Buzz called Chris' high school coach livid...only to find out he didn't know about it either.

[AZWarrior]

I guess it just never came up.

[Sunbelt15]

You have to say, he's come along very well.