RIP Coach Carnesecca

Beasts of the East said:
Thanks Ken. This is amazing. This is the first time Ive seen or heard from Goodwin since he left here and didn't know he lives in France (as does Stewart). I saw Bill W and Ron at the wake. I remember Everson at Nova and didn't realize he is a Brentwood guy and lifelong friend of Stewart. One of the best interviews about coach without question.
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You know what guys Billy, Bill and Ron are but Chuck fits in with them based on my interactions with him when I would run into him at youth basketball tournaments (our kids played) and at the wake.

The St. John’s and Nova guys of that era got along with each other.
 
SJU85 said:
You know what guys Billy, Bill and Ron are but Chuck fits in with them based on my interactions with him when I would run into him at youth basketball tournaments (our kids played) and at the wake.

The St. John’s and Nova guys of that era got along with each other.
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Chuck has a lot great stories he’s shared about his Brentwood days with Stewart. Also Chuck mentioned he has a daughter that goes to St. John’s.
 
espken said:
Chuck has a lot great stories he’s shared about his Brentwood days with Stewart. Also Chuck mentioned he has a daughter that goes to St. John’s.
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Honestly, I am an old timer and don't recall much about Chuck Everson or Sonny Spera in their playing days.

I get a huge kick out of their old stories and the Big East ReWind videos, they do a fantastic job and seem like genuinely nice guys.
 
bamafan said:
Pretty sure Spera was a 6'5 G while Chuck was a 6'11 C
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Spear was a 6’5” PG who actually played more his freshman year than his remaining three years. He played behind Eugene Waldron and then both Pearl Washington and Waldron (Waldron moved to SG when Pearl arrived to take on the PG role but Waldron would take over PG duties whenever Pearl went to the bench).
 
Joe Lapchick to Lou Carnesecca yesterday: "You know Looie, this guy Pitino is pretty damned good."

Looie: "He might even be better than either of us!"

Joe: "Well, turning our program around is pretty amazing, even if we did help to get prayers answered from up here."

Looie: "He keeps this up, maybe he gets a statue, too!"

Joe: "Before that, maybe they move mine indoors. In any case, we're both really happy today."

Looie: "You know, he's Italian! Gus Alfieri's really proud of that."

Joe: "Don’t start, Looie."
 
bamafan said:
Pretty sure Spera was a 6'5 G while Chuck was a 6'11 C
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I've known Chuck since he was in the 7th grade. He was a great kid growing up. We are still in contact to this day.
Chuck was over 7' tall and went to Coach Massimino's camp every summer from middle school through high school
He has two brothers both of whom played D-1 ball as well
Steve was 7' and played for Butch Van Bredda Koff at Lafayette
When Steve was a HS freshman, I was his basketball and football coach
He played tight end. We ran a play we called "Green Giant", where he took 3 steps, button hooked, turned and stretched out on the ground
It was a first down every time we completed the pass
Tommy was 6'10" tall and played at Rutgers
 
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