Top 5 Games Ever (this was in it)

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:58 pm

ZiggyZoomba wrote:
FormerFreddie wrote:BG beat Michigan St. in December of 1990. MSU was #3 at the time, but had lost earlier in the week to Nebraska, thus taking a little bit of the luster off our win.

I seem to remember Kirk Whiteman hitting a buzzer-beater against Toledo in either the spring of 89 or 90 that was pretty good.
That Kirk Whiteman buzzer-beater was one of my all-time favorites too. Ed Colbert got the ball under the hoop and could have gone up with it, but he had the presence of mind to kick it out to Kirk W who nailed the last-second three.

That whole series started because some UT guy tried to dribble behind his back and lost control of it!

I am pretty sure that whole series started because our intense defense forced a 5 second call on an inbounds at mid court. I have the tape- Michael Reghi's "Bowling Green BEATS Toledo" call stands out in my mind. When I get to the archives (parents' basement) I"ll crank that out and also get a copy of the MSU game for you as well.

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:19 pm

Dayons_Den wrote:When I get to the archives (parents' basement) I"ll crank that out and also get a copy of the MSU game for you as well.

Ahhhhhhhhh, the archives.... Unfortunately, when my dad died, much of our archives disappeared.

Mom cleaned things out a little TOO well. I have (had??) a tape of BG/Miami in 1986 I think. Ron Harper had 34 in Anderson against us... Frank Gilhooley actually called the game... amazing stuff!!

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:25 pm

ZiggyZoomba wrote: Frank Gilhooley actually called the game... amazing stuff!!

Is Frank still around? When I interned at Ch. 13 in Toledo they brought him back for a week to cover vacations. What a really, really nice guy!

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:28 pm

TG1996 wrote:
ZiggyZoomba wrote: Frank Gilhooley actually called the game... amazing stuff!!
Is Frank still around? When I interned at Ch. 13 in Toledo they brought him back for a week to cover vacations. What a really, really nice guy!

I think Frank still calls Mudhens games on the radio, but I could be wrong about that. Dayons_Den would know for sure... DD?? Have you seen Frank G lately??

He's truly an institution in Toledo sports!

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:29 pm

ZiggyZoomba wrote: I think Frank still calls Mudhens games on the radio, but I could be wrong about that. Dayons_Den would know for sure... DD?? Have you seen Frank G lately??

He's truly an institution in Toledo sports!

He was awesome to work with. While I had to show him how computers worked for the most part, he did pretty well with it, and would slip me some cash for dinner every night.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:07 pm

Frank is still doing Hens games. He's a good guy, who loves broadcasting, and baseball in particular. I believe his Dad played in the Bigs, and nearly everyone in Toledo has seen Frank's picture of himself on Babe Ruth's lap.

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:47 am

orangeandbrown wrote:Frank is still doing Hens games. He's a good guy, who loves broadcasting, and baseball in particular. I believe his Dad played in the Bigs, and nearly everyone in Toledo has seen Frank's picture of himself on Babe Ruth's lap.

Here's some info on his dad... Frank "Flash" Gilhooley:

http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseball ... _Frank.stm

And here's his obit:

http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Gilhool ... .Obit.html

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:54 am

Frank is a tremendous guy. He always makes it a point to call you by name and give you a firm hand shake. Last season during a rain delay I had a very long conversation with him and his partner Jim Weber and also the Blade's John Wagner (covers hens, falcons, and is a former Kent SID) about BG and MAC sports. Frank and Jim used to cover BG athletics on top of the Dave Carr broadcasts.

You can always catch Frank at the Bronze Boar following Mud Hens games and he 's happy to have a conversation with you about pretty much anything. There was some question last season as to whether he will be returning to the booth full-time (he was starting to get Herb Score-ish) but I hope he at least does some games- his style and stories are one of a kind in this era of "boo yah" commentators.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:44 pm

Well put, DD... I was just thinking during the NFC Championship this weekend, listening to Buck and Collinsworth ramble on that no one just "gives the story" anymore. It has to be full of big words and "memorable phrases" and every play has to be picked apart and dunked in someone's personal opinion, and it makes me sick.

And how long has Jim Weber been doing Hens games? I remember him from when I was a kid going to games there.

fredthefalcon · Post by **fredthefalcon** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:09 pm

Falcon Commander wrote:comment by that #1, Loyola Of Chicage Head Coach . . .

(paraphrase) "I knew we were in trouble when I took the team into the Arena at 5:00 to dress; and the place was alread packed and they were blowing the roof off that building!"

part of the birth, of the "HOUSE THAT ROARS"

and some of the original "Anderson Animals"

what a great history in that building - - let's keep it goin

Hey Commander Sir:

I believe the Loyola Coach was George Ireland. Just for the record, Sir.

Falcon Commander · Post by **Falcon Commander** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:17 pm

GOOD memory, Fred. . . .Thanks

BleedOrange · Post by **BleedOrange** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:01 pm

Dayons_Den wrote: I have the tape- Michael Reghi's "Bowling Green BEATS Toledo" call stands out in my mind. When I get to the archives (parents' basement) I"ll crank that out and also get a copy of the MSU game for you as well.

I'd to see a copy of that! If you wach it again, look closely at the BG bench after Whiteman's game winner. You'll see a bunch of dudes in coats and ties at the end of the BG bench jump in unison. I was one of them. I distinctly remember that clip b/c it was my first and last appearance on TV.

Two of my other favorite victories at AA were 1) when we beat #5 Michigan State and 2) when we clinched the outright MAC title at home in 1983. Then there was the win at Kentucky when our Derrell McLane ran circles around coach's son Sean Sutton. I also remember beating a ranked Miami team during Cowan's senior year. Kirk got in a pretty good shoving match with Wally Szczerbiak that day. However, the win over a ranked Eastern Michigan team when AD stole the ball late was particularly special.