RIP Lou Henson

[MTM]

Was he buried in his rug?

College hoops coaching great Henson dies at 88

 

[mpcincal]

Him and McNamara on the same day? If there's another 88-year-old notable former sports coach out here, he should be getting a little nervous.

 

[Moderator1]

**** Tarrant is 88.

Not sure he qualifies on that level but he had a darn nice run at the University of Richmond.

 

[MTM]

Another coach passes. He was 80, not 88, and not as big of a name outside his sport, but still an NCAA champion.

Legendary college baseball coach Mike Gillespie, who helped dozens reach MLB, dies at age 80

 

[MileHigh]

Him and McNamara on the same day? If there's another 88-year-old notable former sports coach out here, he should be getting a little nervous.

Lasorda is 92.

 

[Della9250]

Rosey Grier and KC Jones should be worried.

 

[micropolitan guy]

Another coach passes. He was 80, not 88, and not as big of a name outside his sport, but still an NCAA champion.

Legendary college baseball coach Mike Gillespie, who helped dozens reach MLB, dies at age 80

A total class individual who supported the baseball reunification of the Pac-10 when his counterparts in the old Six Pac all opposed it because they knew it would make their lives tougher. USC fired him in 2005 after a run to the Supers because he was too old; their program has sucked ever since and he took UCI to at least one CWS.

 

[ChrisLong]

Mike Garrett fired Gillespie after a 25-33 season in 2006. They hired Chad Kreuter, who was married to Gillespie's daughter.

A friend, whose son was a star player in the Phoenix area, was being recruited in the Pac-12. I was told that during the recruiting, Kreuter continually badmouthed the program, how bad it had become and they were going to turn it around. And his father-in-law was the coach!!!

My friend, who worked in professional baseball for nearly 50 years, including several years as a major league coach, thought it was strange that Kreuter was ripping Gillespie. But his son wanted to go to USC. He called Kreuter to confirm. Kreuter hemmed and hawed and told him he had to work out a couple of things, wait a week and call back. The kid waited one week and called Kreuter. He answered the phone, the kid identified himself and Kreuter hung up. The kid called back, no answer. He did that a couple of times.

The kid went to UCLA where he was an all-conference player on a team that went to the College World Series. Kreuter started the decline and the program hasn't recovered.