DFW HOYA
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Post by DFW HOYA on May 15, 2009 12:03:03 GMT -5
One of the great college players of his generation, a forward that came thisclose to coming to Georgetown had it not been for some strings pulled by Billy Tubbs that sent him to OU. Imagine a front line of Ewing, Tisdale, and Reggie Williams in '84... One of only ten men ever to be a 1st team All-American three times. Rest in peace. www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jJrvETXehyOFTjszJhuBIXRbaz7QD986PLC82 |
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AvantGuardHoya
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Post by AvantGuardHoya on May 15, 2009 12:28:32 GMT -5
I remember salivating at the prospect of Tisdale coming to the Hilltop. We missed out on a dominant college player.
As was mentioned in the story, after his playing days were over, Tisdale became a very successful smooth jazz bass guitarist. Though that's not my preferred genre, I must say he done himself proud.
RIP, T.
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RDF
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Post by RDF on May 15, 2009 14:21:40 GMT -5
Always had smile on his face and watched an interview with him during the OU-USC game this year. One of my favorite non-Hoyas to watch and a great scorer/player at OU.
RIP
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on May 15, 2009 14:22:47 GMT -5
RIP Wayman. He could flat out score, and he was exciting to watch.
On Edit: I just caught that bit of trivia. I am going to try to name as many as I can off the top of my head before I look it up. Remember, until the late 60s or so, freshmen couldn't play varsity.
Tisdale
Oscar Robertson
Wilt Chamberlain
Bill Walton
Pete Maravich
Bill Russell(?)
Danny Manning(?)
Michael Jordan (for some reason, I don't think he did)
this is harder than it looks ...
I'm sure I'm forgetting some very obvious names ..
Christian Laettner (just cuz he stayed for 4 years)
Ok, I give up, I'm going to look at the list now
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on May 15, 2009 14:29:51 GMT -5
Dang it, I thought that was a link to the list, not this article. Oh well, I'll have to go find it myself.
Nevermind. I'm dorky. The list is in that article after all.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on May 15, 2009 20:15:32 GMT -5
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on May 15, 2009 21:41:08 GMT -5
This is terrible, tragic news. Tisdale was absolutely a great player, and apparently a great guy as well. And I did not know this:
One of the great college players of his generation, a forward that came thisclose to coming to Georgetown had it not been for some strings pulled by Billy Tubbs that sent him to OU.
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Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on May 15, 2009 23:46:52 GMT -5
This is bad news. Wayman became a musician and played Las Vegas several times. The last time he was here I was wondering to myself if I should go see him and ask him about his almost becoming a Hoya.
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HoyaFanNY
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Post by HoyaFanNY on May 18, 2009 6:06:57 GMT -5
one of my favorite college players when i was a kid. i would always pull out the tisdale turn around jumper when playing my older brother one on one.
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2ndRyan
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Post by 2ndRyan on May 18, 2009 12:57:23 GMT -5
Nice article but contains a factual error. 1972-73 was the first year that freshmen were eligible to play Division I basketball.
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on May 18, 2009 14:26:35 GMT -5
one of my favorite college players when i was a kid. i would always pull out the tisdale turn around jumper when playing my older brother one on one. I wasn't quite that young, so I think I was victimized by those using that jumper on a few occasions. On not really related note, I did bastardize Larry Bird's unusual style of shooting some years earlier. Probably one small reason why I was jokingly called McHale but never Bird. |
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