LOL at this tweet...re: Toby Kimball

[Dove]

 

[UCTitleTown]

I saw this too and was going to comment that he was a UConn grad, but thought better of it. Not the visual our program needs.....

 

[Palatine]

I saw him play. He was a rebounding machine.

 

[Dove]

I saw this too and was going to comment that he was a UConn grad, but thought better of it. Not the visual our program needs.....

I did it, for us.

 

[Waquoit]

For a time, he had one of the biggest fan clubs in pro basketball. I remember when his sweats were stolen and held for ransom.

 

[BlueMAB]

Really enjoyed his work in Gangs of New York with DiCaprio.

 

[Husky68]

1st Uconn game I saw had Toby and another big kid Ed Slomcenski from Naugatuck. Toby averaged 20&17 that year. Was in the old field house where they had rope nets at each end of the court so the players wouldn't get hurt.

 

[uconnric]

1st Uconn game I saw had Toby and another big kid Ed Slomcenski from Naugatuck. Toby averaged 20&17 that year. Was in the old field house where they had rope nets at each end of the court so the players wouldn't get hurt.

First game as a kid in the old Field House. UConn v. Manhatttan. Toby was playing. Sat behind the basket and the netting. He was a rebounding beast. He was a good friend of Bill Russell. Toby played one season with Russell on the Celtics.

 

[Dove]

1st Uconn game I saw had Toby and another big kid Ed Slomcenski from Naugatuck. Toby averaged 20&17 that year. Was in the old field house where they had rope nets at each end of the court so the players wouldn't get hurt.

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[ucp990411]

Toby was a great player for us. A terrific representative of UConn. I remember listening to George do the play by play on WTIC and it seemed like Toby got every rebound.

 

[HCCForever]

For a time, he had one of the biggest fan clubs in pro basketball. I remember when his sweats were stolen and held for ransom.

How much did you get for the sweats?

 

[Umami Zen]

Led the nation in Boards..21/game .. At 6'8''.. Not bad.. Why Red drafted him.. His NBA career would have had a different story line if he hadn't blown out a knee..

 

[Dove]

Led the nation in Boards..21/game .. At 6'8''.. Not bad.. Why Red drafted him.. His NBA career would have had a different story line if he hadn't blown out a knee..

Way before my time but his trajectory looked good in Season 2.

Did he get a ring with the Cs?

 

[Umami Zen]

Way before my time but his trajectory looked good in Season 2.

Did he get a ring with the Cs?

Would be guessing.. Don't know.. Red wasn't throwin' rings around like coaches/organizations today do.. If you got drafted by the C's.. Red saw something good about your game. He didn't "waste" picks.

 

[Palatine]

My older brother was at UConn when I first saw Kimball play. I thought he was a grad student. Yep, he looked old even when he was young. He was a terrific player. One of the best in the history of UConn.

 

[nomar]

Super 70s Sports is a great follow. He recycles some stuff but he induces a lot of chuckles.

 

[UCTitleTown]

I should have added R.I.P. when speaking about the deceased.

 

[Scrutineer]

I remember how UConn got jobbed by the NCAA in 1965. They put us in a bracket with #3 ranked St. Josephs at the Palestra.

Toby had 21 points and 29 rebounds (20 in the first half) and we lead by 7 at the half. We were thinking it's in the bag till they outscored us 41-28 in the second half. Lots of questionable calls in St. Josephs favor but why not it was a home game for them and according to the rules the game should not have been played on a "home" court.

Our three best guards, Bialosuknia, Ritter and Penders all had poor shooting games but Toby almost did it singlehandedly as we only lost by six.

 

[LIUCHusky]

I remember how UConn got jobbed by the NCAA in 1965. They put us in a bracket with #3 ranked St. Josephs at the Palestra.

Toby had 21 points and 29 rebounds (20 in the first half) and we lead by 7 at the half. We were thinking it's in the bag till they outscored us 41-28 in the second half. Lots of questionable calls in St. Josephs favor but why not it was a home game for them and according to the rules the game should not have been played on a "home" court.

Our three best guards, Bialosuknia, Ritter and Penders all had poor shooting games but Toby almost did it singlehandedly as we only lost by six.

I was at that game and through my rose colored glasses it appeared that they allowed Matt Guokas to manhandle Wes B. Toby was a rebounding machine!