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RIP Jerry Tarkanian

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Big Circus, Feb 11, 2015.

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  1. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    For a work project, had a chance to write a bit about Tark's Long Beach State days. His 1971 team should have beaten UCLA in the tourney. Ed Ratleff got screwed on his fifth foul. It's at the 14:30 mark of this video.

    1971 UCLA VS. Long Beach State - YouTube

    Ratleff hasn't gotten over it, that's for sure, although he has some great stories about UCLA boosters from that game/era. But it was a blast going back to those days because the recruiting tales were just insane, and Tark was actually outgunned a few times when it came to gifts and benefits.
     
    Small Town Guy, Feb 11, 2015
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  2. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I was a HUGE Tark/UNLV fan. Loved watching them play and would see them often during their trips to SoCal to play the Titans, 49ers and Anteaters. Ahead of his time, especially when it came to saying F-you to the NCAA since everyone else now says F-you to the NCAA.

    The 1990 title game remains one of the most relished sporting moments for me. As much as I'm still pained by the 1991 Final Four debacle.

    RIP to a giant. The Strip should go dark tonight for a moment to mark his passing.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 11, 2015
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  3. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    The story of him not becoming the Lakers coach is quite the tale too, MileHigh. Wonder if we'd be remembering five LA titles in the 80s.
     
    Small Town Guy, Feb 11, 2015
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  4. EStreetJoe

    EStreetJoe Well-Known Member

    I was so focused on it being 3 coaches I overlooked Ed Sabol as being part of the three famous sports world figures.
     
    EStreetJoe, Feb 11, 2015
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  5. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I love the photo in the L.A. Times obit by the always awesome Chris Dufresne just for the typewriter in the background that I and many others used back in the day to type out the play-by-play. Also won four state JC titles in California. And had a season at Redlands High School, one of my high school's main rivals, where the towel chomping began.

    Jerry Tarkanian, Hall of Fame coach at UNLV, dies at 84 - LA Times
     
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    MileHigh, Feb 11, 2015
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  6. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    That's quite a group. All with significant contributions to my sports viewing pleasure in the past 50 years or so.
     
    Boom_70, Feb 11, 2015
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  7. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    A look at Tark's days in the IE

    ALEXANDER: The Tarkanian story began right here:
     
    MTM, Feb 11, 2015
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  8. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Good stuff from Jim, including this nice pull that I had forgotten about:

    Late arrivals stood outside the gym and listened to the game broadcasts on the old KPRO/1440, with current Clippers broadcaster Ralph Lawler calling the play-by-play.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 11, 2015
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  9. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    Will the obits mention Richard "The Fixer" Perry (Smith/Wooden crossthread).
     
    ChrisLong, Feb 11, 2015
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  10. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    The LA Times obit (linked above) did. It also mentioned Sam Gilbert.
     
    da man, Feb 11, 2015
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  11. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    Will the obits mention San Antonio?
     
    Guy_Incognito, Feb 11, 2015
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  12. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    The NCAA is so well-known for hypocrisy, but I don't think it has ever topped or will ever top the way it dealt with UNLV. The NCAA put the defending champs on probation in July 1990 and barred them from defending the title; then a few months later the sides reached a deal that UNLV could go for that undefeated season and dynasty-making championship, but they were going to be on probation the following year (when everybody would be gone anyway).

    Got damn fine ratings against Duke, though.
     
    LongTimeListener, Feb 11, 2015
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