R.I.P. Tark

[mtangelsfan]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/basketball-coaching-legend-jerry-tarkanian-dies-at-84-171240684.html

 

 

[Lou]

I friggen loved Tark.

 

R.I.P. 

[Tank]

great coach. never really understood the need to chomp on a towel, but we've all got our little oddities.

[Lou]

great coach. never really understood the need to chomp on a towel, but we've all got our little oddities.

 

it was soaked in water

 

gotta hydrate!

[mtangelsfan]

I friggen loved Tark.

 

R.I.P. 

 

I did too, the more the NCAA hated on him, the more I liked him.  The more he bit into that towel, the more I liked him. 

 

What a great personality.

[JAHV76]

Two of the greatest college baskeball coaches passed away within a week of each other. RIP.

[Angel Oracle]

As a LB St fan since 1971, this hits hard.
Thank you Tark for helping to cultivate a D-1 athletic program at LB St.

R.I.P.

Condolences go out to Lois and their children, and their relatives and friends.

Next game I go to, I need to bring a soaked towel and chew on it to say thanks the proper way.

Edited February 12, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[stevestevens]

[mtangelsfan]

Three great Tark quotes:

 

3. "I always like to get transfers, especially from the Pac-10. They already have their cars paid for."

2. "Nine out of 10 schools are cheating. The other one is in last place."

1. "The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky it's going to give Cleveland State two more years probation."

[nate]

When I lived in Fresno, it was the end of his coaching tenure and my friend's mom was his secretary.  Got to meet him a couple times.  You could tell how much he loved college basketball.  When I told him I was a UCLA fan, he talked up Wooden and all of the great UCLA teams from the 60s and 70s.  RIP.

[Lou]

Three great Tark quotes:

 

3. "I always like to get transfers, especially from the Pac-10. They already have their cars paid for."

2. "Nine out of 10 schools are cheating. The other one is in last place."

1. "The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky it's going to give Cleveland State two more years probation."

 

 

one of my favorites of all time

[JAHV76]

http://articles.latimes.com/1989-06-11/local/me-3125_1_las-vegas-beverly-hills-hotel-organized-crime-link

I think I read this story posted before about Tark and the Lakers. Pretty scary what happended his to agent.

Edited February 12, 2015 by JAHV76

[Angel Oracle]

I friggen loved Tark.

 

R.I.P. 

He and Coach Wooden had three pretty competitive Western Regional matchups, including two Finals games, from 1970-1972.

It still hurts to this day that LB just missed the Final Four in 1971. 

[Blarg]

For a split second the thread looked like it was titled R.I.P. Tank.

[Blarg]

He and Coach Wooden had three pretty competitive Western Regional matchups, including two Finals games, from 1970-1972.

It still hurts to this day that LB just missed the Final Four in 1971. 

 

Weren't you 6 at the time and living on the East Coast?

[Angel Oracle]

LOL, I wish I was that young.

 

Freshman year in HS at that time

[Tank]

For a split second the thread looked like it was titled R.I.P. Tank.

 

yeah, i have to keep reminding myself to pronounce the R in his name.

[stormngt]

The story has been told several times in Las Vegas:

 

When Tark was coaching in high school his mouth would get dry.  One game was going into over time and he had to keep going to the drinking fountain and was missing the action.  He took a towel, drenched it in water and sucked on it when needed.  His team won in over time.  He kept doing it even when water jugs were being placed at the end of the bench.  Tark was a very superstitious.

[Thomas]

Huh. Never knew that he coached at my high school.

[Angel Oracle]

He also coached at Redlands HS at the beginning of the 1960s, before taking the juco coaching jobs at Riverside City College and Pasadena City College.

Thank you Fred Miller, for hiring him as LB's coach in 1968.

[stormngt]

He and Coach Wooden had three pretty competitive Western Regional matchups, including two Finals games, from 1970-1972.

It still hurts to this day that LB just missed the Final Four in 1971. 

In 1971 I believe LB St led by Eddie Ratliff, Chuck Terry and George Trapp (I believe Trapp was still playing then), led UCLA by 12 at halftime.  The Referees went couldn't have that upset.  Eddie Ratliff fouled out in the only game of his career.  UCLA came back and won by 2.  I was only 8 but was at the game.  My parents were the ones who kept saying the referees took the game from the 49rs.  Three years ago I was able to watch on DVD.  My parents were right.  LB ST was robbed from the game.  There were three phantom calls on Ratliff and the 5th was non existent.  

[Vegas Halo Fan]

As you might expect, the television stations here have been covering this pretty much non-stop. The argument can reasonably be made that Jerry Tarkanian built UNLV. When he arrived on campus it was a relatively insignificant school of about 6,000 students and only a handful of buildings on campus. The basketball team played at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Now the university has just under 28,000 students, an on-campus arena and plans on the board for an on-campus football stadium. The publicity gained through Tark's UNLV teams helped to expose the university to people who never knew that it existed.

 

RIP, Tark.

[Tank]

Huh. Never knew that he coached at my high school.

 

ridgemont high?

[JAHV76]

ridgemont high?

He kinda looks like a young Mr. Hand in that pic. Aloha Mr. Hand!

[Tank]

Learnin' 'bout Cuba, having some pizza.