The poster known as "Muse" was a regular reader of the site, although he seldom posted. I thought it would be appropriate to give you some sense of the person behind the infrequent posts.
Muse was born in 1938 and spent far more time playing basketball than doing homework. Eventually his dedication to the game paid off with a basketball scholarship to Clark University, where he was a star center, captain of the team in his junior and senior years, and was honored with the school's award for outstanding achievement and dedication to its athletic programs.
When not in school, Muse played on the courts of the city against all comers. One of his more memorable matchups was against Tony Jackson, who he beat one-on-one in their first matchup. His memory of the second game is that Jackson jumped so high that he stared down at Muse through the hoop before dunking on him.
Muse was drafted in the late rounds by the Nets of the old ABA, but chose instead to go to law school. Over the next fifty-plus years, he built a successful law firm, became the country's foremost collector of Hudson River School art, and created a foundation that made substantial donations to food banks and related charities.
As a child of the City, Muse was a lifelong St. John's fan - more so after his son chose to attend St John's Law School. He did not miss more than a handful of St. John's games over the past thirty years despite his ongoing criticism of the program's direction.
He had his favorites over the years, often lunchpail players who improved over their careers (Donald Emmanuel being one), and others who he felt could succeed with the proper coaching (Amar Alibegovic, recently). After being very dissatisfied with the program's recent hires, he was very pleased with Coach Anderson, who he felt was a professional coach who knew his business and was making all of the right decisions.
Muse passed away on Christmas Eve after a brief illness, and although he was not a St John's grad, his passing is a loss for the St John's community.
Muse was born in 1938 and spent far more time playing basketball than doing homework. Eventually his dedication to the game paid off with a basketball scholarship to Clark University, where he was a star center, captain of the team in his junior and senior years, and was honored with the school's award for outstanding achievement and dedication to its athletic programs.
When not in school, Muse played on the courts of the city against all comers. One of his more memorable matchups was against Tony Jackson, who he beat one-on-one in their first matchup. His memory of the second game is that Jackson jumped so high that he stared down at Muse through the hoop before dunking on him.
Muse was drafted in the late rounds by the Nets of the old ABA, but chose instead to go to law school. Over the next fifty-plus years, he built a successful law firm, became the country's foremost collector of Hudson River School art, and created a foundation that made substantial donations to food banks and related charities.
As a child of the City, Muse was a lifelong St. John's fan - more so after his son chose to attend St John's Law School. He did not miss more than a handful of St. John's games over the past thirty years despite his ongoing criticism of the program's direction.
He had his favorites over the years, often lunchpail players who improved over their careers (Donald Emmanuel being one), and others who he felt could succeed with the proper coaching (Amar Alibegovic, recently). After being very dissatisfied with the program's recent hires, he was very pleased with Coach Anderson, who he felt was a professional coach who knew his business and was making all of the right decisions.
Muse passed away on Christmas Eve after a brief illness, and although he was not a St John's grad, his passing is a loss for the St John's community.
