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Several quotes stuck out from Nate Thurmond's speech on Saturday... (I'm working from memory and don't have a transcript or the video in front of me..) What quotes stood out for anyone else?

"When I got to BGSU there were only about 5000 students... 52 black students... oh how we've grown since then!"

"I chose the right school!"

"I was here to open it, and it was a pleasure to be here to close it," Thurmond said. "Hopefully, I'll be back to see the new Stroh Center. Time moves on. The new place will have its own flavor and it will have nights when it roars."

Grant,
FWIW, I thought he said there were only 52 blacks on campus at that time.... it's interesting to me since I WAS on campus then...and had three black guys in my wing of Shatzel Hall, then a men's dorm.... WHO were they? Bernie Casey, Chuck Comer and Wes Jones, Jr. You'd probably recognize the 1st two in particular, but Wes was a varsity cheerleader, so was quite "visible" during our years at BG.

Was Shatzel haunted when it was a dorm...or did that happen later?

Don't know anything about the "haunting" bit...but it was the BEST place in the world in Spring...all the Freshmen women heading over to Sorority row! Very "Scenic"! Probably funniest story I remember is that one of guys in our wing, an electronics nut, rigged a system to broadcast over our radios in the dorm, then went out and "interviewed" some young ladies, including, ultimately, some personal questions.. Of course, the girls didn't know that all of us were listening to these talks.... until they'd hear laughing coming from the dorm. This whole thing got stopped when it was discovered that he was broadcasting on same band as campus cops!!! But it was fun while it lasted.

Don't remember the exact quote, but when he talked about getting chills thinking about the Loyola game and several other moments he had inside AA.

I had hoped he would have put a more emphatic bow on his speech, but all in all, it was fantastic and great to hear a sports legend speak so highly of the university we all love and for many of the same reasons.

ZiggyZoomba wrote:Several quotes stuck out from Nate Thurmond's speech on Saturday... (I'm working from memory and don't have a transcript or the video in front of me..) What quotes stood out for anyone else?

"When I got to BGSU there were only about 5000 students... 52 black students... oh how we've grown since then!"

"I chose the right school!"

"I was here to open it, and it was a pleasure to be here to close it," Thurmond said. "Hopefully, I'll be back to see the new Stroh Center. Time moves on. The new place will have its own flavor and it will have nights when it roars."

Those first two stuck out to me as well.

Another was when he was talking about how his Freshman team destroyed the Varsity that year, but I don't remember his exact word choice.

Also I remember him mentioning how when he arrived he was a 6'7 kid with potential, but I don't remember his exact quotes on that either.

Would love to see a video or have a transcript of the speech.

hammb wrote:Would love to see a video or have a transcript of the speech.

Ask and ye shall receive. It is on the FalconAthletics YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/FalconAthletics

hammb wrote:

ZiggyZoomba wrote:Several quotes stuck out from Nate Thurmond's speech on Saturday... (I'm working from memory and don't have a transcript or the video in front of me..) What quotes stood out for anyone else?

"When I got to BGSU there were only about 5000 students... 52 black students... oh how we've grown since then!"

"I chose the right school!"

"I was here to open it, and it was a pleasure to be here to close it," Thurmond said. "Hopefully, I'll be back to see the new Stroh Center. Time moves on. The new place will have its own flavor and it will have nights when it roars."

Those first two stuck out to me as well.

Another was when he was talking about how his Freshman team destroyed the Varsity that year, but I don't remember his exact word choice.

Also I remember him mentioning how when he arrived he was a 6'7 kid with potential, but I don't remember his exact quotes on that either.

Would love to see a video or have a transcript of the speech.

Hambb, I can verify what he said about "destroying" the varsity that year. Think of it; Thurmond, Elijah Chatman, Wavey Jr., and another big kid who transferred to N.Mex. or N.Mex.St. before they added Komives to the mix. Unfortunately, Wavey ran into grade trouble, or this team might have REALLY been dynamite! When Nate made 1st team all-american, Butch made 2nd team, and the kid who left, Ira Harge, made 3rd team.... not too bad a recruiting group for "Andy" that year.