Seattle Times article on Donny Marshall

[mlpavela]

Basketball took Donny Marshall back east, but he still calls Federal Way home

Donny Marshall left Federal Way to play basketball at UConn and eventually in the NBA. He's spent decades broadcasting, but he still considers Federal Way home.

www.seattletimes.com

Nice write up.

 

[Banta55]

One of my favorites!

 

[NEforceUConn]

Some great quotes, pure gold:

Marshall said Calhoun arrived in a yellow taxi at 9:45 a.m. and didn’t leave until 10 p.m.

Marshall got a jolt in his first practice at UConn when Calhoun gathered the team.
“He said, ‘Do you remember that kindhearted, soft-spoken man that came to your homes to recruit you?’ ” Marshall said. “We shook our heads yes. Then he said, ‘You’re never going to see that man again.’ I wanted to cry. I’m 3,000 miles from home. What am I going to do?”

I hope anyone who wishes to criticize his announcing style think twice. Bleed Blue!

 

[king conn]

Some great quotes, pure gold:

Marshall said Calhoun arrived in a yellow taxi at 9:45 a.m. and didn’t leave until 10 p.m.

Marshall got a jolt in his first practice at UConn when Calhoun gathered the team.
“He said, ‘Do you remember that kindhearted, soft-spoken man that came to your homes to recruit you?’ ” Marshall said. “We shook our heads yes. Then he said, ‘You’re never going to see that man again.’ I wanted to cry. I’m 3,000 miles from home. What am I going to do?”

I hope anyone who wishes to criticize his announcing style think twice. Bleed Blue!

That still makes me laugh every time I hear it

We never reached a final four that decade until the very end, but what a time that was.

Calhoun set a strong foundation

 

[HooperScooper]

Some great quotes, pure gold:

Marshall said Calhoun arrived in a yellow taxi at 9:45 a.m. and didn’t leave until 10 p.m.

Marshall got a jolt in his first practice at UConn when Calhoun gathered the team.
“He said, ‘Do you remember that kindhearted, soft-spoken man that came to your homes to recruit you?’ ” Marshall said. “We shook our heads yes. Then he said, ‘You’re never going to see that man again.’ I wanted to cry. I’m 3,000 miles from home. What am I going to do?”

I hope anyone who wishes to criticize his announcing style think twice. Bleed Blue!

I think I've heard that story about 100 times but it still makes me laugh every time just because it's probably so true.

 

[bluestreak]

I think I've heard that story about 100 times but it still makes me laugh every time just because it's probably so true.

Ya. I think it was Rip who quoted it in an interview. But re didn't use "man". He said "you'll never see that mother ****** again".