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Al and Frank coached against each other when Frank was head man at South Carolina. Al played for Frank at St. John's. Frank McGuire has been considered Al's coaching mentor. McGuire was survived by his wife, Patricia, three children, sons Allie (who played for his father at Marquette) and Rob and daughter Noreen, and six grandchildren.
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Al McGuire was 'mic'd up' before that became a thing. The only Pizza Hut Basketball Classic on YouTube is the 1979 game that presaged Larry Bird's greatness as a NBA player.. Archivists at CBS ...
As a sophomore reserve, he was a member of the Warriors' 1977 National Championship team in Hall of Fame coach Al McGuire's final season. His uneasy relationship with McGuire was fueled in part by Toone's lack of playing time [9] [10] and McGuire's belief that Toone was indifferent towards improving as a player, specifically his defense. [11]
Marquette, coached by Al McGuire, won the national title with a 67–59 victory in the final game over North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith. Butch Lee of Marquette was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Publicly announcing his retirement during the middle of the season, McGuire retired as head coach immediately after the game. [1]
Al McGuire’s temper costs MU in national title game. McGuire had his first chance to win a national championship on March 25, 1974, when the third-ranked Warriors faced top-ranked North Carolina ...
In 1970, Marquette was ranked 8th and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The NCAA slotted Marquette into the Midwest regional rather than the closer Mideast regional. Al McGuire was so displeased about this that Marquette actually turned down the NCAA bid and chose to instead play in the NIT, which they won.