Sorry to hear this. He was a great talent.
RIP Pat Summitt, legendary Tennessee basketball coach, and an inspiration to two generations of young athletes.
quote:Originally posted by indybob:
RIP Pat Summitt, legendary Tennessee basketball coach, and an inspiration to two generations of young athletes.
Legend/iconic. R.I.P.
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:quote:Originally posted by indybob:
RIP Pat Summitt, legendary Tennessee basketball coach, and an inspiration to two generations of young athletes.
Legend/iconic. R.I.P.
For sure. I also just saw that Buddy Ryan, the defensive coordinator of the 85 Chicago Bears has passed. Two big sports names in short order.
For the players and fans of women's basketball, all of them should thank Pat Summitt. She was the pioneer of the sport, taking it from a club sport to a major sanctioned NCAA sport. For us older people, the girls played six on six with only three players allowed on each side of the center line back in our day. Now they play the five on five full court game.
Summitt was a relentless stickler for the fundamentals of the game. Her Lady Vols were the first dynasty in the sport, only now equaled by UConn. I still remember that 1998 Sports Illustrated article which so accurately detailed her life. RIP to one of the greatest coaches in any sport regardless of gender.
Summitt was a relentless stickler for the fundamentals of the game. Her Lady Vols were the first dynasty in the sport, only now equaled by UConn. I still remember that 1998 Sports Illustrated article which so accurately detailed her life. RIP to one of the greatest coaches in any sport regardless of gender.
RIP Buddy. Still beloved in Philly and always will be. His defenses were great but even more so he made being an Eagles fan fun. Something that is rarely the case.
Nice writeup scbeerman. I only saw her coach once, when her team dismantled a game Purdue team in the tournament about ten years ago. An honor to watch her work.
quote:Originally posted by indybob:
RIP Pat Summitt, legendary Tennessee basketball coach, and an inspiration to two generations of young athletes.
It truly is a great loss, especially for us here in Knoxville. She was one of, if not the best, coaches in all of college sports and a great person/ambassador for the game.
I had always wanted an autographed basketball from her and my wife, as a surprise birthday present, went to campus and purchased a Lady Vols basketball. On a whim, she went to Pat's office just to see if she was around and would she be willing to autograph the ball. My wife tells me she welcomed her into her office and happily signed the ball. It is one of my all-time treasured items of Volunteer sports.
RIP Coach Summitt and thanks for everything...
quote:Originally posted by indybob:
RIP Pat Summitt, legendary Tennessee basketball coach, and an inspiration to two generations of young athletes.
Still the D-1 basketball coach with the most wins all time. Coach K and Jim Boeheim might pass her in time, but they would be proud to be mentioned in the same breath with her.
A name from my youth, Alvin Toffler.
Rob Wasserman - Bassist, songwriter, collaborator with Bob Weir, Rickie Lee Jones, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello.
quote:Originally posted by scbeerman:
For the players and fans of women's basketball, all of them should thank Pat Summitt. She was the pioneer of the sport, taking it from a club sport to a major sanctioned NCAA sport. For us older people, the girls played six on six with only three players allowed on each side of the center line back in our day. Now they play the five on five full court game.
Summitt was a relentless stickler for the fundamentals of the game. Her Lady Vols were the first dynasty in the sport, only now equaled by UConn. I still remember that 1998 Sports Illustrated article which so accurately detailed her life. RIP to one of the greatest coaches in any sport regardless of gender.
Of the numerous articles documenting Coach Pat Summitt's career, two of the most notable accolades were:
In the 38 years of coaching, every player who completed their eligibility graduated.
She turned down the men's head basketball coaching job at Tennessee as she did not consider it as a promotion.
RIP
Michael Cimino, director of The Deer Hunter (which I didn't like) and the movie that brought down a studio-- Heaven's Gate, has died. An excellent book on the back story of the Heaven's Gate fiasco is, Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven's Gate, the Film that Sank United Artists by Steven Bach is worth reading.
Elie Wiesel.
A man, who, as witness to and historian of the Holocaust, was himself, a piece of history.
His greatest quotes:
"No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them."
"We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
A huge moral force is gone.
A man, who, as witness to and historian of the Holocaust, was himself, a piece of history.
His greatest quotes:
"No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them."
"We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
A huge moral force is gone.
+1 Irwin. RIP Wiesel.
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Wiesel work ethic and determination is one of the great humanitarian stories of our time. Lost millions to Maddoff. What a tragedy for such a good person. His 1986 Nobel Peace prize was so deserving.
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Abbas Kiarostami - the acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and photographer. 76 years old. I met him briefly when he was in Toronto recently for an exhibition of his photography at the Aga Khan Museum.
Noel Neill who was the first Lois Lane, in the movies, and was later on the Adventures of Superman TV show has died at 95. Interesting that the actor who played Jimmy Olsen (who owed the Frank Lloyd Wright built Sturgis House) died last year.