Basketball Old-Timers Dinner May 2 Bishop Ford
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When I attended Nazareth HS in East Flatbush, I remember our battles with Bishop Ford ’67-’71.
They had a very good player I think he was named Armond Hill (?) and if I am not mistaken he went to Princeton or maybe Columbia. He was big, strong and a smooth shooter. He may have had a cup of coffee in the NBA and I think went in to coaching at some point.
Sorry to see Bishop Ford go. Sad day.
They had a very good player I think he was named Armond Hill (?) and if I am not mistaken he went to Princeton or maybe Columbia. He was big, strong and a smooth shooter. He may have had a cup of coffee in the NBA and I think went in to coaching at some point.
Sorry to see Bishop Ford go. Sad day.
Yep...Hill was a senior when I started at Ford...saw them win the CHSAA championship vs. Mater Christi...Hill went on to be standout at Princeton...played for Atlanta Hawks...believe he coached Columbia (less than stellar results) and has been assistant coach for Celtics...not sure if he followed Doc Rivers to LA
Armond Hill did indeed play at Ford and Princeton before a long NBA career. Played on some terrific teams with former Holy Cross star Chris Logan. In later years players such as Charles Jones (LIU) Trevor Diggs (UNLV) and Robert Blackwell (St. Bonaventure) all had great careers at Ford before moving on to college. Its demise, like those of Rice, Tolentine and Power is quite sad
I was a real little guy when those guys played but if memory serves Mumford and Yost were terrific small college players at Scranton University. Most of my remembrances of those early days come from conversations with a good friend named Leo Ferrity who introduced me to the old timers dinner. He is also the late father in law of Nets radio voice Chris Carrino. If you knew Leo you know it makes perfect cosmic sense that his daughter would marry a basketball guy
In this Clippers thing going on, I read that a strong voice inside the organization is assistant coach and Ford Grad, Armond HIll.
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Was at the dinner last evening.
Those attending included a healthy St. John's contingent (Coach Whitesell, Mark Fratto, Chris Monash, Ed Kull, Coach Jack Kaiser, Gus Alfieri, Lou Roethel, Jimmy O'Connell and The MAVEN).
Bob McKillop and Pete Gillen were also in the house.
The 55th Annual Hall of Fame Inductions honored SJU alumnus Ron Naclerio, NBA ref Dick Bavetta, Al Skinner the former coach of Boston College and the legendary Bob Wolf (who Ron had a professor as an undergraduate).
Learned that Ron Naclerio, is the son of the late Dr. Emil Naclerio, a renowned heart and lung surgeon and a pioneer in the subject of pacemakers.
Dr. Maclerio saved the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when the civil rights leader was stabbed in 1958.
For those not aware, Naclerio, in addition to being a legendary high school coach, was a key player in St. John's appearance in the 1979 College World Series.
He led the nation in stolen bases that year and was drafted by The Chicago White Sox.
Those attending included a healthy St. John's contingent (Coach Whitesell, Mark Fratto, Chris Monash, Ed Kull, Coach Jack Kaiser, Gus Alfieri, Lou Roethel, Jimmy O'Connell and The MAVEN).
Bob McKillop and Pete Gillen were also in the house.
The 55th Annual Hall of Fame Inductions honored SJU alumnus Ron Naclerio, NBA ref Dick Bavetta, Al Skinner the former coach of Boston College and the legendary Bob Wolf (who Ron had a professor as an undergraduate).
Learned that Ron Naclerio, is the son of the late Dr. Emil Naclerio, a renowned heart and lung surgeon and a pioneer in the subject of pacemakers.
Dr. Maclerio saved the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when the civil rights leader was stabbed in 1958.
For those not aware, Naclerio, in addition to being a legendary high school coach, was a key player in St. John's appearance in the 1979 College World Series.
He led the nation in stolen bases that year and was drafted by The Chicago White Sox.
Ron is a great guy passionate about winning, some program maybe a school like St. Francis College or Wagner, should take a chance on him, if not maybe an nab team could hire him as an assistant. Too many people look at the exterior of Ron "in your face New Yorker" etc, but there is a smart x and o's man, with a burning passion that i feel deserves a shot at the next level.