i was at uri slowdown game/it was alot more than few suspensions/whole team was banished and only 5 guys suited up, hence slowdown was required
i was there 68-72: stars were bobby boyd, cal chapman, bob staak, ron rhubala, budzinski, melody, custick
superstar bill corley left in 67
dee rowe took over for 69-70 season
student ticket was 50 cents
by 70-71 season the green synthetic floor was installed
i liked the netting up all around from indoor baseball hitting on pitching machine
also liked the raquet ball courts where you duck and enter thru a tiny door
rarely saw an intersectional match up
i was at the Hawaii game vs bob nash on cold nite Jan 1972 when huskies lost a close one: that was greatest yr in Hawaii hoop history
saw dr. J twice at fieldhouse, once on freshman team; what was startling was length of his arms which extended down to his knee caps-he was scary good dude
was getting my student ticket one after noon and coach rowe walked by me with a recruit named Koski from rhode island; this koski was very very tall and very thin-woosa
my swimming classes were good at fieldhouse; it was funny because some ethnic dudes were classified by instructor as natural born "sinkers" so they passed phys ed requirement 2nd semester frosh yr even though they sank like rocks
when harvard came in i saw james brown play who became the announcer for foosball on cbs
also a team called florida southern came to fieldhouse a few times; i saw them; i think they were divII