Our first championship

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Our first championship

Post by Old Cage » Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:42 am

I believe that something about this team was posted here many years ago, but this excellent story appears in the current UMass Magazine: https://www.umass.edu/magazine/summer-2 ... ta-of-1871
"Jack didn’t have any envy in him," Calipari said. "He was the greatest coach to ever coach here."

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Re: Our first championship

Post by Roadtrip » Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:22 am

Thanks for that one OC, great read.

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Re: Our first championship

Post by m626t » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:52 am

Fantastic read.
All due respect, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart, I'm gonna pass.

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Re: Our first championship

Post by MJatUM » Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:10 am

Must be a blast from the past. I think some of you posters were in what, Junior year for this? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Our first championship

Post by Old Cage » Tue Jul 31, 2018 1:14 pm

^ Swampy lives on the bank of the river. That's all I choose to say about that.
"Jack didn’t have any envy in him," Calipari said. "He was the greatest coach to ever coach here."

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Re: Our first championship

Post by m626t » Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:12 pm

...I was a rising sophomore majoring in animal husbandry.
All due respect, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart, I'm gonna pass.

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Re: Our first championship

Post by Mass Grad » Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:24 pm

I wonder if Frederick Ellert was the father of hall of Fame member Fritz Ellert.

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