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Post by beavaristotle on Jan 27, 2023 10:41:09 GMT -8
Billy Packer, did 34 final fours many with Jim Nance. Great color guy who didn’t take himself too seriously. One of his famous lines was “ Simon says championships “ as Miles Simon lead the wildcats to the title.
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Post by lebaneaver on Jan 27, 2023 11:21:44 GMT -8
RIP
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Post by Werebeaver on Jan 27, 2023 16:22:46 GMT -8
Billy Packer, did 34 final fours many with Jim Nance. Great color guy who didn’t take himself too seriously. One of his famous lines was “ Simon says championships “ as Miles Simon lead the wildcats to the title. "He didn't take himself too seriously"? OK. nil nisi bonum. RIP Billy |
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Post by kersting13 on Jan 29, 2023 23:04:50 GMT -8
Billy Packer, did 34 final fours many with Jim Nance. Great color guy who didn’t take himself too seriously. One of his famous lines was “ Simon says championships “ as Miles Simon lead the wildcats to the title. Jim Nance was an All-pro running back for the old AFL Patriots. Jim Nantz is a play-by-play guy who worked with Billy Packer. |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jan 30, 2023 10:07:14 GMT -8
If you ever lived in the Southeast, you remember Packer teaming with Jim Thacker on ACC broadcasts on Jefferson-Pilot and presented by CD Chesley. Maybe the best basketball duo ever.
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Post by qbeaver on Jan 30, 2023 12:23:50 GMT -8
He ...Al McGuire and Dick Endberg were a great part of my hoops watching youth.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 30, 2023 13:16:45 GMT -8
Billy Packer, did 34 final fours many with Jim Nance. Great color guy who didn’t take himself too seriously. One of his famous lines was “ Simon says championships “ as Miles Simon lead the wildcats to the title. Jim Nance was an All-pro running back for the old AFL Patriots. Jim Nantz is a play-by-play guy who worked with Billy Packer. Jim Nance played his college ball at Syracuse. The #7 Orangemen came to Portland the week before Halloween in 1964. Oregon State beat Cuse 31-13, and it was not that close. Nance had a 10-game touchdown streak in the 1964 season, so the Orangemen did everything that they could to get Nance a fourth quarter touchdown to pull within 31-13. Nance had the most rushing yards in the game, 69 yards on 20 carries. Oregon State lost the Rose Bowl 34-7 behind a completely disinterested Tommy Prothro. Syracuse went to the Sugar Bowl and barely lost to the Tigers in what was basically a home game, 13-10. |
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