Where Have You Seen UMass play?

[classof62-64]

^ Fall of 58 we started together. You are correct that the first home game was BU with Jack Leaman. One thing that seems strange now is that our hoops seasons did not start until after the Thanksgiving break.

Must be someone older lurking out there.

Also strange that first game out of the box that year was UConn at their place. These days league games don't usually get going till at least after Christmas.

How's your memory? Can you name the starting five for the Varsity and Freshman teams for the first home games?

[SignMan]

Julius fouled out in the 1st half with 13 points.

For accuracy’s sake our Rick spells his last name,’Pitino’.

Didn't he have 4 in the 1st half?
Then "they" fouled him out in the 1st minute of the 2nd half.

I was listening on the radio in my '65 Buick Skylark 2 door hardtop, in a UF parking lot during my MBA program 12 mo studies...the only place I could pick up the game.
Saw it on reel film in Jack's office early Sept 1970...the 1st place we went to after driving back from FL.

[LS71]

^ I mixed the Marquette game up with the North Carolina game in the 1971 NIT.

That game was played on March 20, 1971. I listened to that game in a 1959 Rambler Ambassador as I was being driven to NYC for medical reasons.

Sorry about that.

[SignMan]

^ was that the Ambassador with the front bench seat you pulled forward then released the back of it to make a full size "bed?"

[LS71]

That’s the one…it was a great car to take to the drive-in!

[SignMan]

Friend's mom had one in Everett.
We would use it in the driveway to make t full size "couch" and sit and laugh telling typical summer camp fireside like stories.
When I started driving in 1963, being a well respected kid throughout our community-based, many many in the neighborhood community let me drive their wonderful mostly 50s cars.
Did your Ambassador have t push button transmission?
It had an almost secret way to start it.

Driving an Oldsmobile up a steep hill.in reverse with the sound of the rocket engine was so good.

Driving a box truck down from the top of the steep hill in xtra low gear, same.
Truck had a governor to keep it 55 max.

Friend had a Plymouth Fury, maybe 57, nearing end life...he'd be doing 75 on the hwy and drop the column shift into 1st and the car would literally scream PLEASE DON'T DO THAT TO ME AGAIN.

thanks all
I know this is a hoops thread

[LS71]

Yup, it did have a push button transmission. So did the ‘57 Dodge my parents had. Two tone-charcoal gray and coral.

There’s a long story that goes with that car….too long to put here.