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====== Gene Suppelsa ====== | ====== Gene Suppelsa ====== | ||
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- | Gene was named team captain for the 1958-59 season. | + | ===== High School ===== |
+ | Set Big Eight Conference records for made free throws in a game (19) and made field goals (17). | ||
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+ | ===== Marquette Career ===== | ||
+ | "The [[1958|1958-59]] team was the closest group of players I've ever seen. They do everything together," | ||
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+ | Suppelsa carried out his role in a variety of ways, much of it unknown, except to team members. | ||
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+ | He was ready with a good word for all of the players and was never too busy to help in any way he could, to make it a successful year basketball-wise. | ||
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+ | "I probably could' | ||
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+ | As a player, Suppelsa contributed much to the success of the team on the floor. | ||
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+ | On road trips, Gene's responsibilities included making sure the team knew what the scedule for practice, meals, free time and check-in time were. Hickey relied on him to keep the team together and made him responsible for their organization. | ||
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+ | As a team member, he had some interesting observations about the [[1958|1958-59]] season. | ||
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