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After college, McGuire played in the NBA, first with the New York Knicks (1951-52) and then with the Baltimore Bullets (1954). While with the Knicks, he once famously pleaded with his coach for playing time, with this guarantee: "I can stop (Bob) Cousy." | After college, McGuire played in the NBA, first with the New York Knicks (1951-52) and then with the Baltimore Bullets (1954). While with the Knicks, he once famously pleaded with his coach for playing time, with this guarantee: "I can stop (Bob) Cousy." | ||
- | McGuire began his illustrious coaching career as an assistant at Dartmouth College (1955-1957). He then took his first head coaching job at Belmont Abbey College (1957-1964), | + | McGuire began his illustrious coaching career as an assistant |
- | McGuire | + | In April, 1964, McGuire |
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+ | McGuire persuaded the then resigned assistant coach, [[Hank Raymonds]], to return. | ||
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+ | Success did come in remarkable | ||
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+ | After retiring from coaching, he became a popular commentator for NBC Sports and CBS Sports. \\ | ||
McGuire died after a long bout with leukemia on January 26, 2001, aged 72, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. \\ | McGuire died after a long bout with leukemia on January 26, 2001, aged 72, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. \\ | ||
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===== Coaching Accomplishments ===== | ===== Coaching Accomplishments ===== | ||
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* Belmont Abbey record: 109-64 | * Belmont Abbey record: 109-64 | ||
* Coached Belmont Abbey to five postseason appearances | * Coached Belmont Abbey to five postseason appearances | ||
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* More than 92 percent of his student-athletes completed requirements to earn their degrees from Marquette | * More than 92 percent of his student-athletes completed requirements to earn their degrees from Marquette | ||
* Twenty-six of his players were drafted into the NBA | * Twenty-six of his players were drafted into the NBA | ||
- | * Marquette University Athletic Director (1973-77) | + | * Marquette University Athletic Director (1974-77) |
* Conducted clinics at two Air Force bases in Europe (1971) | * Conducted clinics at two Air Force bases in Europe (1971) | ||
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*Marquette' | *Marquette' | ||
*Marquette' | *Marquette' | ||
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===== Broadcasting Career ===== | ===== Broadcasting Career ===== | ||
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- | ===== McGuirisms ===== | ||
- | ^ Term ^ Meaning ^ | + | ===== Quotable Al ===== |
- | | Aircraft carrier | + | |
- | | Ballerina | + | * //"A lot of people think I'm just a jock, but I love my son Robbie, |
- | | Belly | + | |
- | | Back-room lawyers | + | |
- | | Carnival gates are closed | + | |
- | | Checkerboard | + | |
- | | Cloud piercer | + | |
- | | Congratulate | + | |
- | | Cracked sidewalks | + | |
- | | Cupcake | + | |
- | | Curtain-time | + | |
- | | Curtains | + | |
- | | Dance hall player | + | |
- | | Diving-Points | + | |
- | | Dunkirk | + | |
- | | Dynamite | + | |
- | | French pastry | + | |
- | | Go barefoot | + | |
- | | Memos and pipes | University administrators and professors | | + | |
- | | Merry-go-round | + | |
- | | Nose-bleeder | + | |
- | | Out of the gate | Pertains to early season | | + | |
- | | Park Avenue | + | |
- | | Push | + | |
- | | Salt and pepper coach | X' | + | |
- | | Sand fights | + | |
- | | Seashells and balloons | + | |
- | | Tailenders | + | |
- | | Tap city | Game's over | | + | |
- | | Tenth Avenue | + | |
- | | Thoroughbred | + | |
- | | Three O' | + | |
- | | Two loaves of bread under their arms | Good jobs | | + | |
- | | Uptick | + | |
- | | Uptown | + | |
- | | Whistle-blower | + | |
- | | White knuckler | + | |
- | | Yellow ribbons and medals | + | |
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+ | ===== McGuirisms ===== | ||
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+ | ^ Term ^ Meaning ^ | ||
+ | | **Aircraft carrier** | ||
+ | | **Ballerina in the sky** | Player who jumps well | | ||
+ | | **Back-room lawyers** | ||
+ | | **Belly** | ||
+ | | **Butcher** | ||
+ | | **Carnival gates are closed** | ||
+ | | **Certified** | ||
+ | | **Checkerboard** | ||
+ | | **Cloud piercer** | ||
+ | | **Confessional Box** | Small gym | | ||
+ | | **Congratulate the temporary** | ||
+ | | **Cracked sidewalks** | ||
+ | | **Cupcake** | ||
+ | | **Curtain-time** | ||
+ | | **Curtains** | ||
+ | | **Dance hall player** | ||
+ | | **Deep in pine city** | ||
+ | | **Diving-points** | ||
+ | | **Dress rehearsal** | ||
+ | | **Drydocks** | ||
+ | | **Dunkirk** | ||
+ | | **Dynamite** | ||
+ | | **French pastry** | ||
+ | | **Go barefoot in the wet grass** | ||
+ | | **Hit the rain** | ||
+ | | **Memos and pipes** | ||
+ | | **Merry-go-round** | ||
+ | | **Mombo** | ||
+ | | **Nab** | ||
+ | | **Nose-bleeder** | ||
+ | | **Out of the gate** | ||
+ | | **Park Avenue** | ||
+ | | **Push** | ||
+ | | **Salt and pepper coach** | ||
+ | | **Sand fights** | ||
+ | | **Seashells and balloons** | ||
+ | | **Tailenders** | ||
+ | | **Tap city** | ||
+ | | **Tenth Avenue** | ||
+ | | **Thoroughbred** | ||
+ | | **Three O' | ||
+ | | **Two loaves of bread under their arms** | ||
+ | | **Uptick** | ||
+ | | **Uptown** | ||
+ | | **Whistle-blower** | ||
+ | | **White knuckler** | ||
+ | | **Yellow ribbons and medals** | ||
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+ | ===== Links ===== | ||
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+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// |