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Post by dex on Aug 2, 2020 12:19:06 GMT -5
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Post by dex on Aug 3, 2020 7:24:24 GMT -5
Jim Norman, longtime voice of URI sports, has died
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The longtime voice of the URI Rams, Jim Norman, died last week in South Kingstown. Norman was on the air for 34 years and called 1,286 straight football and men’s basketball games. He brought to listeners the exploits of such URI greats as Sly Williams, Tom Ehrhardt and Tom Garrick.
Norman was a mentor to student-athletes, journalism students wishing to break into broadcasting and athletics communication work, and to sportswriters and broadcasters around the country. He was also the school’s sports information director.
Born in Providence in 1935, he grew up in the South Kingstown village of Perryville and watched Rams basketball legend Ernie Calverley play in Rodman Hall on what was then the Rhode Island State College campus.
Norman was a 1957 URI graduate and, as a student, he worked as manager of the baseball team, editor of the student newspaper, manager of the radio station and treasurer of the student senate, while also broadcasting basketball and football games on the college radio station.
His long career earned him induction to the Rhode Island Journalism Hall of Fame and the Rhode Island Broadcasters Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, the Words Unlimited Hall of Fame, the Providence Gridiron Hall of Fame and the University of Rhode Island Athletic Hall of Fame.
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The Meade Stadium press box is dedicated in his honor and, in 1995, he was named by The Providence Journal as one of Rhode Island’s “Top 40 Most Influential Persons in Sports for the Past 40 Years.”
Besides Roberta Homan Norman, his wife of 61 years, Norman leaves his children, Laura Norman Wilkinson, and her husband, Robert Steven Wilkinson, of Warwick; James Luther Norman and his wife, Carolyn Snow Norman, of Warwick; and David Whitford Norman of Kingston; as well as his sister, Barbara Norman Fracassa, of Snug Harbor; and several grandchildren.
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Post by dex on Aug 9, 2020 21:55:01 GMT -5
The Great James Harris aka The Ugandan Giant has passed away at 70. 6-7 380 came along after another Idid Amin the Ugandan Dictator was eating people. www.wwe.com/article/kamala-passes-awayHe's shown here with the heart and soul of the old WWF IMO The Hollywood Fashion Plate Classy Freddie Blassie ...what a Manager in the same mold as Vince Lombardi, George Halas, Don Shula, The Old Red Head Arnold Red Auerbach, Belichick etc etc Freddie and of course Captain Louis Albano were all about winning at all cost similar to say Coach K, Roy Williams, Bill Self, Calipari, Boeheim, Calhoun and countless other r ats in the world of college basketball. Captain Lou immortalized himself with the beautiful adage about the world of sports: "Win If You Can Lose If You Must But Always Cheat Many observers say it is that adage which inspired Roy Williams' 18 year academic fraud scandal which resulted in his HOF credentials
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Post by friar82 on Aug 11, 2020 10:45:11 GMT -5
Those who attended our game at Mohegan Sun vs. Florida State will no doubt remember how BIG FSU was. Most notable on their roster was Michael Oju who was 7'1 and a chiseled, 310 lbs. Michael, age 27, suffered a heart attack while working out with a Serbian team several days ago. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. "Keep Calm, Wash Your Hands & Carry On"
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Post by dex on Aug 17, 2020 15:46:26 GMT -5
I remember Special K very well indeed. One tough SOB and could hit the J from the perimeter just fine. For a time, I tried to copy his form but that ended when Jimmy Walker came to PC and I adopted his form. "Stops, Rocks, and Pops" Chris Clark
Big Bob was 6-8 and a damn good rebounder who was highly recruited out of HS. He played on our great 1963 team as a Soph which won our 2nd NIT Championship. He was the PF beside John Thompson and helped start the greatest fastbreak tandem in Friar history: Vinny Ernst in the middle with Ray The Machine Flynn and Skywalker Jimmy Stone. Bob also played beside JT on the '64 ncaa team. He was academically ineligible for Walker's fantastic 1965 team that got to the E;lite 8 with my namesake Dexter Westbrook 6-7 Center, Iron Mike Riordan which the College refuses to hang his jersey at the Dunk so far, Billy Blair and Jim Benedict. Dexter could have used his help in'65 but we weren't like the cheaters.
For this kid who lived less than a mile from Alumni Hall's Joe Mullaney Gymnasium and saw it all from 1959 when the story began, all I can say is
Thank You For The Memories Bob and may Our Lord Take You In The Palm Of His Hand In Heaven.
Robert C. "Jingles" Kovalski passed away on January 29, 2020 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.
Bob was born in Hatfield on January 14, 1943 to the late John and Helen (Penkoski) Kovalski. He worked in general maintenance for many local organizations. Bob had a particular passion for basketball. He was a very well-rounded player, playing for Smith Academy and Providence College. After college, he was drafted by the pros, but was later released. He was an avid fan of Boston sports, including the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins, as well as many of the college basketball programs.
Bob is survived by his son Todd Kovalski and his wife Crystal; daughter Kimberly Foley and her husband Dan; daughter Cheryl Brown and her husband Charles; grandchildren Erika, Andrew, Charlie, Ryan and Matthew Jacob; sister Rose Mulherin and her husband Joseph; aunts Jane Kovalski and Helen Kagan; nieces Lisa and Kari Ann; and nephews Kevin and Marc. In addition to his parents, Bob was preceded in death by brother John Kovalski Jr. and his wife Dolores and brother Charles Kovalski and his wife Connie.
Special thanks are extended to Czelusniak Funeral Home for taking care of arrangements, to the staff at Cooley Dickinson Hospital for their care of Bob, as well as to the caring staff at Linda Manor Extended Care Facility.
Services for Bob will be held at a later date.
August 14, 2020 I want to extend my condolences to Bob’s family and friends. I had the pleasure of playing with Bob at Providence. He was a special player with extraordinary skills that allowed him to make a significant contribution to our success at Providence. He was on some of the greatest teams at Providence many receiving national recognition. Along with his talent as a basketball player Bob was a good friend with a unique sense of humor that his team mates always enjoyed. He certainly will always be remembered for helping to place Providence College on the map and as a result encouraging other student athletes to want to be part of the Providence College success story. Our prayers are with the family at this difficult time. Jim Benedict
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Post by johnnypc on Aug 17, 2020 18:07:15 GMT -5
K was one of the reasons I attended PC. I remember vividly him dribbling out the clock in the Friar victory over BC as Coach Cousy refused to send any out to the top of the key to guard him.
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Post by thumper on Aug 17, 2020 18:13:26 GMT -5
K was one of the reasons I attended PC. I remember vividly him dribbling out the clock in the Friar victory over BC as Coach Cousy refused to send any out to the top of the key to guard him. That's my favorite moment as well, Johnny. PIZZA,SODA,GRINDERS!!!
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Post by dex on Aug 18, 2020 10:54:38 GMT -5
Cooz was 92 last week and I don't know why he didn't go out on K? If K played Walker's soph year I believe we would have gone undefeated and untied. Cripes we only lost 2 games as it was! DO NOT DOUBT ME ON THIS....DEXTER HAD NOBODY TO GIVE HIM REST OR HELP WHEN IN FOUL TROUBLE. I invite the younger members here to visit that 1963 NIT Championship on Vide at Kfar's website or the FriarTV website...methinks it's here also You wanna see poetry on the hardwood, that's the team to watch. PC has done a God awful job archiving the film from our early years and making them available. It really pi$$es off an astute fan like myself who wants all age groups of Friar fans to visit the past of which we speak often. The archiving failed long before our current great AD came to Providence. I can't even blame arthur parks because it was long before his time....altho I'm sure he's screwing up something at present.
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Post by mikemc on Aug 26, 2020 5:03:55 GMT -5
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Post by friar82 on Aug 28, 2020 17:00:28 GMT -5
Former Arizona coach, Lute Olsen passed at the age of 86
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Post by friar82 on Sept 2, 2020 20:16:33 GMT -5
Former NY Met's pitcher, Tom Seaver, passed at age 75
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Post by petert on Sept 2, 2020 21:26:45 GMT -5
a great NY Met...Tom Terrific
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Post by friar82 on Sept 7, 2020 4:25:22 GMT -5
Former St. Louis Cardinal, Lou Brock, has passed away at age 81.
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Post by mikemc on Sept 7, 2020 6:07:02 GMT -5
Former St. Louis Cardinal, Lou Brock, has passed away at age 81. True class act. ....gotta love friartown...
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Post by petert on Sept 7, 2020 8:42:50 GMT -5
Was once the all time steals leader.
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