Robert Larranaga, St. John's '60 & '61

Noticed that a Robert Larranaga played for Coach Lapchick and The Redmen in 1960 and 1961. Does anyone know if that is Jim's brother ??
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not sure but I know his father played at STJ.
 
He does have a brother named Robert, so it's likely they're one and the same. As I've posted before, Larranaga came from my old neighborhood in the Bronx, and growing up, there were always references to "the Larrangas" (plural) as being local standouts.
 
He does have a brother named Robert, so it's likely they're one and the same. As I've posted before, Larranaga came from my old neighborhood in the Bronx, and growing up, there were always references to "the Larrangas" (plural) as being local standouts.
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redken, if you lived in St. Helena parish you are likely correct.
Jim has stated that his two brothers and a sister live in Florida. I think his sister also went to St. John's. His brother Bob lives on the Gulf.
From a recent article in the Tablet regarding coach Curran who was Jim's HS coach:
"From a young age, Larranaga developed a passion for basketball by watching his older brothers, Bob and Greg, play at St. Helena H.S., the Bronx, where the family resided. Jim went to St. Helena Elementary School right in the Bronx, but he received a call one day in the eighth grade from Curran, inviting him to try out for a basketball scholarship ....."
 
He does have a brother named Robert, so it's likely they're one and the same. As I've posted before, Larranaga came from my old neighborhood in the Bronx, and growing up, there were always references to "the Larrangas" (plural) as being local standouts.
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redken, if you lived in St. Helena parish you are likely correct.
Jim has stated that his two brothers and a sister live in Florida. I think his sister also went to St. John's. His brother Bob lives on the Gulf.
From a recent article in the Tablet regarding coach Curran who was Jim's HS coach:
"From a young age, Larranaga developed a passion for basketball by watching his older brothers, Bob and Greg, play at St. Helena H.S., the Bronx, where the family resided. Jim went to St. Helena Elementary School right in the Bronx, but he received a call one day in the eighth grade from Curran, inviting him to try out for a basketball scholarship ....."
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72, I was in the bordering parish, St. Raymond's. Both parishes took in Parkchester (the sister community of Manhattan's Stuyvesant Town), which had a large number of excellent outdoors courts and which turned out lots of good players, particularly from St. Helena's grammar school. As noted in a earlier post, probably the most famous player from that neighborhood was Jerry Ward, who starred at Boston College (his jersey's retired) and was the fifth player taken, by the Hawks, in the 1963 draft. Also played with the Celtics (on the '65 title team), 76ers, and Bulls during his four-year stay.

Thought Larranga's post-game "Ali shuffle" while addressing his players was one of the highlights of tournament to date. You can take the boy out of the Bronx, but ...
 
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