OT: Willie Cager dead at 81

[RUhasarrived]

He was one of 5 Black starters for Texas Western in their 1966 win over all White Kentucky in the NCAA Championship Game.
The game led to a movie,Glory Road,in 2006,and of course,aided in the desegregation of Southern colleges.
In 2006,a young Black co-worker asked me if I were going to see the movie.I told him no.
He asked "Why not?"
I told him"Because I saw the game."

 

[RUScrew85]

Today should be a Holiday.

 

[runrayrun]

Does anyone refer to a basketball player as a "cager" anymore? In any case, Willie had an appropriate basketball name.

 

[e5fdny]

Does anyone refer to a basketball player as a "cager" anymore? In any case, Willie had an appropriate basketball name.

Didn't the facility at UMass go by the name of the Curry Hicks Cage?

My Grandfather was a pre-NBA pro referee back in the cage era.

 

[RUScrew85]

Didn't the facility at UMass go by the name of the Curry Hicks Cage?

My Grandfather was a pre-NBA pro referee back in the cage era.

I remember the term and Cagers was used occasionally to refer to BB back in the 80s, though rarely.

 

[beaced]

I remember the term and Cagers was used occasionally to refer to BB back in the 80s, though rarely.

The 80's aren't "BACK". The 40's are .

 

[RUScrew85]

The 80's aren't "BACK". The 40's are .

LOL.

Only for folks blessed to live as long as you, sir. Some of us only go back to the 60s. ; )

 

[hoquat63]

The RU women’s fan club is called The Cagers

 

[runrayrun]

Jersey Mike's Arena is the ultimate cage of doom

 

[beaced]

LOL.

Only for folks blessed to live as long as you, sir. Some of us only go back to the 60s. ; )

Ah the 60's.Best years of my life. Both daughters were born early on in those Blessed Years.

 

[newwavedave1]

Alas, another R.I.P. for somebody I've never heard of.