I sat in the 3rd row for every game John played at St John's. Maybe the best time of my life. Lived in the same dorm unit in Baker Hall his freshman and sophomore years. Because I had a car, a friend and I got to pick John, Larry Seigfried and Bob Knight up at old Port Columbus after each road game.
John did have a social life but he didn't drink.
Because John and I were both Physical Education majors we both had Ernie Bigg's taping class. John and I were partners in that class he had skinny ankles and it was a bitch to tape his ankles properly. If you ever saw him play with Boston, he never stopped running.
A couple years ago I got a copy of the silent, black and white tape of the 1960 championship game against San Francisco. I took me back 45 years in an instant. I was like being back in St John's again watching that wonderful team work their magic.
Unfortunatly, those years and that team distroyed my interest in
OSU basketball. I saw the best and nothing since could compare.