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05-09-2023, 02:11 PM
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Brigadier General
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Chicago
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RIP Denny Crum
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05-09-2023, 02:26 PM
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Lieutenant Colonel
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Wow!! There goes one of the greats!
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05-09-2023, 03:30 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Bluffton, SC
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RIP. He was a giant among coaches for many years.
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05-09-2023, 07:26 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Funny story: I was in some airport somewhere, and I left my wife and two year old daughter to go use the men's room. Upon returning to where my family was sitting, I saw Denny Crum handing my daughter her Teddy Bear that she had just dropped on the ground. I just stood there stunned. My wife, having no earthly idea who he is, looks at my face and wonders what's wrong with me.
Anyway, he seemed like a nice guy. Sorry to see him pass.
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05-09-2023, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dayton
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He learned from The Master, John Wooden. He obviously learned a lot. Very classy man with no scandals or negative press on his Louisville teams, including 2 National Champs.
RIP.
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05-09-2023, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Beverly Hills, MI
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Back when Denny was Wooden's head recruiter he was basically told to camp out on Donald Smith's doorstep and don't come back until he had signed with UCLA.
Of course, Smitty never became a Bruin as he signed with Don Donoher and UD.
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