Flipper wrote:BleedOrange wrote:Globetrotter wrote:WMU might have the most white guys to ever play on a team since 1980s
Hmm. Good question. The Bobby Nichols teams for the Toledo Dildos (60's, 70's, 80's) were some of the most honky-laden teams anywhere (outside of hockey and golf). They were alright though. They won games by played good, hard, fundamental basketball. They did have the one black player who later went on to be the unsuccessful coach and feuded with Dakich. Later, they had Shon Smith and some 5-8 kid out of KY who averaged about 8ppg in HS. And then there was Jim Swaney. He was actually white, but he had that giant, silly-ass curly jet-black 'fro that I suspect is part of the reason why afros soon after became very uncommon among African Americans. Swaney ruined 'fros for them and everybody else.
Dildos had other guys named Mitch Seaman, Jay Lehman, and Dick Miller. And then there was a guy named Jay Gast - he was pretty good. One year, they had guys named Reiser, Reiker, and Reiger on the same roster. Aaaaah. Dildo basketball, a storied history indeed!
Just a little MAC history for ya.
UT had Harvey Knuckles..a 6-7 African American forward from Wisconsin who was actually good enough to be drafted in the 2nd or 3rd round by some NBA team. Coach Bobby Nichols was supposed to have said soemthing unpleasant to a black player from Toledo....the legend had it that no black player from Toledo would go to UT while he was there. I also heard Nichols was a bit of a drinker
There were times when Toledo had Frost and Seamen on the floor making conditions hazardous. Knuckles was drafted by the Lakers, Swaney by the 76ers, I believe, and Miller played for two or three NBA teams but never stuck.
