December 9, 201510 yr ... one of many, to be sure. But I just ran across this one in the Dayton Daily News: In the 1967 National Championship Game at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Dayton's Dan Obravac won the opening tip over UCLA's Lew Alcindor. It is believed to be the ONLY time in Alcindor's collegiate career that he failed to win the opening tip. That's just unreal to me. Other than this, he never once mistimed the jump or failed to get a good swipe. He just didn't miss it.
December 9, 201510 yr My dad was a young state trooper who was assigned to the bench area for the 1969 Final Four in Louisville. Lew Alcindor was the MVP.
December 9, 201510 yr The NCAA tournament was anti-climactic in those days. UCLA won them all it seemed. I think that was the year Dayton had Don May - a very good but undersized post player at about 6' 4". I also remember Henry Finkle (sp) for the Flyers from that era. I think he was just a bit later though.
December 9, 201510 yr Author The NCAA tournament was anti-climactic in those days. UCLA won them all it seemed. I think that was the year Dayton had Don May - a very good but undersized post player at about 6' 4". I also remember Henry Finkle (sp) for the Flyers from that era. I think he was just a bit later though. Just a little earlier; one year earlier. Finkel was an All-American as a senior in 1966. Led the Flyers to the NCAA's sweet sixteen in both 1965 and 1966.
December 9, 201510 yr ... one of many, to be sure. But I just ran across this one in the Dayton Daily News: In the 1967 National Championship Game at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Dayton's Dan Obravac won the opening tip over UCLA's Lew Alcindor. It is believed to be the ONLY time in Alcindor's collegiate career that he failed to win the opening tip. That's just unreal to me. Other than this, he never once mistimed the jump or failed to get a good swipe. He just didn't miss it. That is incredible. I cannot imagine any other player can say they've done this.
December 9, 201510 yr The NCAA tournament was anti-climactic in those days. SAM GILBERT won them all it seemed. I think that was the year Dayton had Don May - a very good but undersized post player at about 6' 4". I also remember Henry Finkle (sp) for the Flyers from that era. I think he was just a bit later though. Fixed your post for ya.....
December 9, 201510 yr Fixed your post for ya..... You have to be of a certain age to know who Sam is and what he did.
December 9, 201510 yr You have to be of a certain age to know who Sam is and what he did. Agree with you completely. Google can be your friend in some situations.
December 9, 201510 yr The NCAA tournament was anti-climactic in those days. UCLA won them all it seemed. I think that was the year Dayton had Don May - a very good but undersized post player at about 6' 4". I also remember Henry Finkle (sp) for the Flyers from that era. I think he was just a bit later though. At Dave Cowens Basketball Camp at Boone County in 1973 I got to run a pick and roll drill with Finkle and Dave Cowens.
December 9, 201510 yr Speaking of Dayton, did the Gottshaw (phonetic spelling) play for the Flyers? When I was but a tyke, I think I saw them play Trinity in Louisville and I think their school was Dayton Chaminade. This was not too long after the Van Arsdale twins (Tom and Dick) played at IU....but they hailed from Indiana. Twins seemed to be quite in vogue in those days.
December 9, 201510 yr Author Speaking of Dayton, did the Gottshaw (phonetic spelling) play for the Flyers? When I was but a tyke, I think I saw them play Trinity in Louisville and I think their school was Dayton Chaminade. This was not too long after the Van Arsdale twins (Tom and Dick) played at IU....but they hailed from Indiana. Twins seemed to be quite in vogue in those days. Gottschall. Yeah, both went to Chaminade then to UD. Late 1960s.
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