Cazzie Russell coaching in Crisler tonight
Cazzie Russell is an assistant coach for Armstrong State - the team that Michigan plays tonight in an exhibition game in "The House that Cazzie Built". Great story in MLive about Cazzie's road back to Crisler and the reaction of his players when they learn who their coach really is.
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2016/11/cazzie_russell.html?a…
November 4th, 2016 at 11:26 AM ^
Is that at Cobo?
November 4th, 2016 at 12:55 PM ^
Michigan playing Princeton in the Final Four semi in 1965. Do you know who's guarding Cazzie in that pic?
None other than future NBA Hall of Famer and US Senator Bill Bradley
November 4th, 2016 at 2:52 PM ^
And future teammate on the Knicks championship team!
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Pics from 60s and 70s basketball are some of the best sports pics of all time. The lighting is just rediculous.
November 4th, 2016 at 3:24 PM ^
This one looks more bluediculous.
November 5th, 2016 at 2:23 AM ^
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November 4th, 2016 at 9:03 PM ^
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November 4th, 2016 at 8:53 AM ^
I remember a game at Yost where my dad and I got standing room only tickets. The place was jammed every game. I managed to move down by the court and sat on one of the end lines. Cazzie was an absolute monster - quick, athletic, and a great shooter.
I didn't know about him coming back until I read the Quinn article this morning. Just talked my wife into going to the game. She's a pretty good sport. I'm guessing tickets shouldn't be too hard to come by.
November 4th, 2016 at 8:57 AM ^
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November 4th, 2016 at 9:03 AM ^
Does your dad live in Wisconsin? I may have met him on an Alumni Cruise a couple years ago. They guy I met was a year or two younger than Cazzie buy had nothing but praise for the guy.
November 4th, 2016 at 9:05 AM ^
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November 4th, 2016 at 10:02 AM ^
when Cazzie played, and yeah tickets were hard to get. Loved the Yost atmosphere ... dirt floor, the court was raised 3 feet or so above the dirt. The lighting was just on the court, so evening games had darkness everywhere except the court. The basket stanchions had to be 20' long and were wired to the upper seating level of Yost. Just an amazing sight for a 8 year old kid ... and the crowd was awesome ! Warm ups included a dunk line from center court and the crowd would chant 1 ... 2 ....3 counting off the dunks ... until you finally reached the guards (who were like 6'2") and couldn't dunk and the crowd would laugh and then get fired up for the opening tip. Ahhh .. great memories !!!
Go Blue!
November 4th, 2016 at 9:33 AM ^
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November 4th, 2016 at 9:52 AM ^
We all thought you WERE going to be there. Coaching. Now you say you're not going to be able to make it?
Well this is awkward.
November 4th, 2016 at 10:06 AM ^
where is the "Death from Above - Armstrong State" preview?
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November 5th, 2016 at 9:50 AM ^
I know my big brother saw Cazzie play, but considering the number of times my big sister and I saw Ailey's company perform, we might actually have seen her dance. [EDIT: checking the dates, probably not.] The Ailey Company was as legendary to her as Cazzie was to the big bro.
Mrs. Russell a/k/a Myrna White, the one without the umbrella:
