This Day is for You!

[bkamler]

I fondly remember Lantz, Baach, Branch, Campbell and Simmons.

 

Simmons started for the Denver Nuggets ABA team when I was going to college at University of Denver. solid ball player.

[jimmykc]

They were very good but were killed by the Jayhawks in a game I saw at Allen that year. KU had Al Lopes, Jojo, Walt Wesley (one of my old Walt avatars), Delvy Lewis, and Ron Franz. somehow they got upset in the regionals that year when Texas Western won with Moe Iba as assistant. I think NU ended up losing to Marshall in the NIT.

[Handy Johnson]

6 hours ago, bkamler said:

I fondly remember Lantz, Baach, Branch, Campbell and Simmons.

 

Simmons started for the Denver Nuggets ABA team when I was going to college at University of Denver. solid ball player.

Growing up in Superior I was able to get Nuggets & Spurs games on the radio late at night. Lots of great games with David Thompson & George Gervin. The greatest Dunk contest was still the one at the ‘76 ABA All-Star game with Thompson, Larry Kenon & Dr J.

[jdw]

I'm 38 and the Raycom Phillips 66 Saturday's was like Christmas every week.

[Huskerpapa]

Okay...this is a good time to break out this photo.  It hung in the BOB for years and was in the front page of the Lincoln Journal.  I am in the middle of the photo loving Cip losing it on the court...

 

[AuroranHusker]

1 hour ago, jdw said:

I'm 38 and the Raycom Phillips 66 Saturday's was like Christmas every week.

 

Those 12:45 and 3 o'clock games were every Saturday afternoon. It was great.

 

[Silverbacked1]

45 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said:

Okay...this is a good time to break out this photo.  It hung in the BOB for years and was in the front page of the Lincoln Journal.  I am in the middle of the photo loving Cip losing it on the court...

 

 

Does anybody else remember when Cip was taken off the floor by Arizona State Troopers at the Sun Bowl Christmas tournament after he was thrown out of the game and grabbed the half and final gun pistol off the scorer's table and shot it?

Edited April 5, 2019 by Silverbacked1

[The Polish Rifle]

2 minutes ago, Silverbacked1 said:

 

Does anybody else remember when Cip was taken off the floor by Arizona State Troopers at the Sun Bowl Christmas tournament after he was thrown out of the game and grabbed the half and final gun pistol off the scorer's table and shot it?

I’ve only read about him, but dude sounded like a trip. I’ve done some reading about Jerry Bush as well, and “Big Bear of the Coliseum” is one awesome nick name. 

[Silverbacked1]

Cip was a wild man at times.

 

I also might be misremembering somethings but maybe not.

 

Cip could give them hell with the best of them.

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, Silverbacked1 said:

Cip was a wild man at times.

 

I also might be misremembering somethings but maybe not.

 

Cip could give them hell with the best of them.

 

Wished I knew about the Bush, Cipriano, & Iba years more than I do.

[Bugeaters1]

18 hours ago, Huskerpapa said:

Okay...this is a good time to break out this photo.  It hung in the BOB for years and was in the front page of the Lincoln Journal.  I am in the middle of the photo loving Cip losing it on the court...

 

Yep, I see you!!!

[Huskerpapa]

The Nebraska coaching fraternity back in the day was pretty "unique."  They sort of got away with "things" that most of us would landed in jail for.  They had a good time!