Wayman Tisdale dies

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44 is much too young. My teammates and I just loved Wayman back in the mid 80's.

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A great loss for the game of college basketball. Exactly my age, man how quickly time goes by. When Wayman was playing at OU, a buddy & I always argued about who was better, Wayman or Keith Lee? I said Wayman, he said Keith. What a sweet, sweet soft left hand he had around the bucket. A sad day.
 

Don't Forget his music

He was one of the best bass players around.

Several top-10 albums on the Jazz list.
 

Wow, very sad news, he was one of the superstars of college basketball when I was cutting my teeth on the game. My memories are fading of his play, but I remember loving his name and his game.
 



Wow, this is a big loss. Tisdale was a great guy and I had the unique opportunity to hang out with him one day when I was in middle school. Our family was living in Tulsa at the time and he would host a number of one-day mini basketball camps at the tennis club (which had a big basketball facility) right by our house. I went to one of his camps (which he always did for free) and when I was there he gave every camper personal time and teaching. He had a camp shooting contest and he said the winner got $10. I somehow won the contest and he pulled me up in front of the camp and said that if I took and made a three pointer he would send me a check for $75 and if I missed, I had to give him back my $10 that I had just won. I grabbed the ball, and nailed the three pointer and he picked me up in the air and trotted me around (I was in 7th grade, barely pushing a 110lbs). Anyway, he wrote my address on his hand with a pen and I figured I'd never see that money. A week later a personal check from one Wayman Tisdale shows up along with an autographed picture. A meaningless moment in his life clearly left a lasting imprssion on mine.

Go Gophers!!
 

That's a great story Bleed. From everything we've heard about Wayman I'm guessing there are a lot of stories out there floating around just like that. I hope you spent the money wisely!
 


In 1984 the Olympic team (coached by Knight) played a warm up game at the Dome against a U of M alum (McHale etc.) team plus some other NBA guys. There were a couple of kids sitting behind us who chanted "Joorrdaann, Tisssdaaale" for about 2 hours...continously . To this day, if I say "Jordan" in any context the wife will immediatly say in schoolboy singsong fashion "Tisssdaaale" They were the definitely the "Rock Stars" of that squad. Wayman had a great smile and always seemed like a good guy. Too bad.
 



To echo everyone else, what a great story Bleed, and what a gem of a man.
 

Fantastic stories.

Bleed that was just fantastic. sal what a great memory to take away from that game. It's absolutely staggering to think it was 25 years ago!
 





SelectionSunday said:
A great loss for the game of college basketball. Exactly my age, man how quickly time goes by. When Wayman was playing at OU, a buddy & I always argued about who was better, Wayman or Keith Lee? I said Wayman, he said Keith. What a sweet, sweet soft left hand he had around the bucket. A sad day.
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Tisdale is one of only 10 players in the NCAA history that was All-American for 3 years. Oscar Robertson, Pete Maravich, Alcindor and Walton, Jerry Lucas, Ralph Sampson, among others are part of that group. He was the Big 8 player of the year for 3 years. I believe his career stats in college are like 26 and 10. He was a helluva college basketball player.
 

It was a joy to watch him play. I still remember some of the games. Great rebounder. He also made the flat top cool again. My teammates and I all got them in high school after watching him play.
 

Lincoln gopher said:
Tisdale is one of only 10 players in the NCAA history that was All-American for 3 years. Oscar Robertson, Pete Maravich, Alcindor and Walton, Jerry Lucas, Ralph Sampson, among others are part of that group. He was the Big 8 player of the year for 3 years. I believe his career stats in college are like 26 and 10. He was a helluva college basketball player.
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Even shorter list (2) is those who made All-American 4 times in college. Arnie Ferrin (Utah) in 1944-45-46-47 and Tyler Hansbrough (UNC) in 2006-07-08-09.
 

Wayman was a class act. Very sad, but he sure made a difference on the court.
 

Friend Of Tubby said:
Even shorter list (2) is those who made All-American 4 times in college. Arnie Ferrin (Utah) in 1944-45-46-47 and Tyler Hansbrough (UNC) in 2006-07-08-09.
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Most on the list couldn't play their freshman year. How did Ferrin play all 4 years, was that before the freshman can't play rule came into effect. Tisdale went pro after his junior year.
 

Lincoln gopher said:
Most on the list couldn't play their freshman year. How did Ferrin play all 4 years, was that before the freshman can't play rule came into effect. Tisdale went pro after his junior year.
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Freshmen could play in the 1940's. The rule changed in the 1950's.
 

Another example of why I despise ESPN

Let me preface this by saying that I very rarely watch Sports Center. Can't stand it, what it's become. But the day Wayman died I sat down to watch the 5 p.m. Sports Center, figuring Wayman would be the lead story. Instead, here's (in order) what I got:

1. Manny Ramirez apologizes to his Dodger teammates;

2. Kobe (not Lakers) vs. Rockets;

3. Celtics vs. Superman (Magic);

4. Steve Spurrier speculates Urban Meyer eventually will take Notre Dame job;

5. Brett Favre talking to specialists about tendon surgery (can't believe the Golden Boy dropped this far); and finally

6. Wayman Tisdale, one of the all-time great college basketball players and by all accounts a mountain of a quality man, dies at a very young age.

No mention of Wayman until 22 minutes into Sports Center. Absolutely pathetic. But it sure is great to know that Manny Ramirez -- a scuzzbag of an individual and about as poor of an example of what an athlete should be -- merits top billing over a person who lived the quality of life of a Wayman Tisdale.
 

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