tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post1267291260862818272..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: Catholics and basketballATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-10998663516020341692018-04-01T20:51:56.579-04:002018-04-01T20:51:56.579-04:00And let’s not forget that hockey was what kids in ...And let’s not forget that hockey was what kids in Massachusetts played ,despite Dr Naismith ,until after WW2.<br />Basketball was nothing at BC until the Bob Cousy era.<br />Jim O’Brien was also a great player and I’ll never forget how he humiliated Ernie diGregorio from Providence, wiped the floor with him. <br /><br />BC basketball has a way to go to get back to the Cousy era. working richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668944850950786595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-55886351318852213392018-04-01T20:51:11.855-04:002018-04-01T20:51:11.855-04:00And let’s not forget that hockey was what kids in ...And let’s not forget that hockey was what kids in Massachusetts played ,despite Dr Naismith ,until after WW2.<br />Basketball was nothing at BC until the Bob Cousy era.<br />Jim O’Brien was also a great player and I’ll never forget how he humiliated Ernie diGregorio from Providence, wiped the floor with him. <br /><br />BC basketball has a way to go to get back to the Cousy era. working richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668944850950786595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-22890688408819280672018-03-31T15:09:56.569-04:002018-03-31T15:09:56.569-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.mod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-20210997304611709962018-03-31T14:21:42.745-04:002018-03-31T14:21:42.745-04:00Jim O'Brien had BC well on the way to basketba...Jim O'Brien had BC well on the way to basketball success till he ran afoul of Father Leahy<br />no friend of BC athletics. O'Bie was some one who no amount of money would have caused<br />to depart BC an alum totally dedicated to "THE Heights"<br /> Women's NCAA over soon and hopefully one of the ND or UCONN assistants "FOR BOSTON"Edward Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043204998995014338noreply@blogger.com