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The “mayonnaise man”

No, I don't have that one. Sorry.

Ha ya it was. I have his jersey from this game

@@eskiasmcdaniels5648 real cool !..Wow

JI watched those 2 games and thought Jacksonville would win, Clarance Glover scored at the end of the game . pretending to tie his sneaker and the Jacksonville player took his eye off the play.

@@stever1791 Jacksonville really gave this one away. The double-dribble by Fleming at 20:54 is inexcusable (6 seconds left in a tie game). And then it looks like it is Fleming again - who was probably too distraught over his turnover - that he gets confused and forgets to cover Glover. That's when Glover decides to pull the old tying-my-sneaker trick at 21:10.

@@ddenuci I agree - Jacksonville coaches were sleeping during this game. But WK had lots of talent and leadership with Big Mac and Rose

@@ddenuci It looked to me like it was Pembrook Burrows who traveled. Gowdy never names the traveler. Numerous times in this video, one of Jacksonville’s 7-footers handles the ball in the backcourt. Horrible.

@@thehargraves63 No, it was Fleming. I just found an old newspaper article online that confirms it. Fleming actually was having a very good game up to that point. He was 8-15 from the field, for a total of 18 points.

Jim (my dad) was indeed a great player. Glad I get to this this again on CZcams

@@eskiasmcdaniels5648 Yes he was a great player. I remember seeing WK and your Dad in Philly vs LaSalle #2 in the country and Big Jim played wonderful -36 points and he gave WK a nice lead into the 2nd half. But LaSalle and their great team came back and won the Game. LaSalle had 4 Pros on that team 1) Larry Gannon 2) bernie williams 3) Ken Durrett and 4) Roland Taylor. Your Dad was one om my favorites and you should be real proud of his accomplishments.

@@stever1791 I remember watching the Western Kentucky-LaSalle game on Channel 17 out of Philly.....They would regularly broadcast Big Five double headers from the Palestra......LaSalle went 23-1 that year (or was it 1970?) , but for some reason were not allowed in the tournament.....Villanova had to vacate their NCAA appearance because Howard Porter had signed with an agent.....I seem to also recall watching St.Joseph's clobber #5 Davidson , Coached by Lefty Driesell, also on Channel 17...Mike Hauer and Dan Kelly were stars for the Hawks....Mike Bantom was also on that team.......Don't forget Clem Haskins a few years earlier at Western Ky....I concur...Jim McDaniels was a great player....but why was he still in the game with a 20 point lead and one minute left....I wonder what Adolph Rupp thought!

@@joeblow7407 Those were great basketball days. Much better than todays' game.LaSalle was great in 1968/1969. # 2 in the country - Recruiting issues put them on probation from a coach before Tom Gola. I think Heyer eas his name. Why McDaniels was in the game vs Kentucky with a 25 point lead ???? I can only think that Big Jim didn't want to come out. Maybe he thought Coach Rupp should have recruited him stronger to become the first black to play in the SEC or at least at Kentucky. Many people don't know this but Ken Durrett really wanted to go to Villanova with Howard Porter, but his SAT scores were below he standard and Villanova couldn't allow his entrance. George Raveling was the recruiter and he 'Almost got Artis Gilmore to go there.

@@stever1791 The question is......How did Dick Harter and Chuck Daley recruit the likes of Bilsky, Wohl, Calhoun, Morse, Hankinson, etc to Penn.......The fact is Pete Carril at Princeton used to scream bloody murder at his admissions department......Two great Penn stars......Ron Hagler and John Engle had Princeton as their top choice.....Couldn't get in.......For that matter Jan Van Breda Kolff's first choice was Princeton......he became an all-American at Vanderbilt......I also remember the night Calvin Murphy brought Niagara to the Palestra....he scored 50 but lost to Villanova.....however in the NCAA tourney at Princeton....Calvin lit up #3 Penn and pulled the upset.....And remember in the tournament the next year Villanova beat #2 Penn 90-42 (?).....Harry Litwack coached Temple to an NIT title with Johnny Baum (who does radio still)...beating BC coached by Bob Cousy......Man the Palestra was great!.....Don't forget Johnny Jones for the Cats.....Fran Dunphy at LaSalle.....The Quaker City Christmas tourney.....That should be brought back! Jacksonville (Coached by Joe Williams) had the tallest frontline in college or pro history.....Ed Diddle and Jim McDaniels wanted to embarrass the Baron.....for obvious reasons............

@Steve R, I've been a born and raised Kentucky Wildcat fan my whole life but my oldest son went to Western Kentucky over in Bowling Green to get his four years degree. I've actually always liked the Hilltoppers a whole lot too, just never rooted for them against the Cats. I was 10 years old when this game happened, and I remember that whole day my father talking about how he was worried that UK didn't have anyone who could stop Big Jim McDaniels defensively. I remember my father talking about it having been only 7 or 8 years prior to this that Clem Haskins and Dwight Smith had integrated WKU's basketball team, and of course Tom Payne had integrated UK's.

Henry Bibby of UCLA said he was glad they didn't have to play Western that year. He didn't think they could have beat them. I road down the elevator with him in Houston that year.

The refs i think helped UCLA against Villanova . A few calls that went Woodens way , a late very questionable goaltending call to give Patterson a basket helped UCLA. But the NCAA didn't want Villanova or Wk to win this championship because of the Pro Contracts that they felt Howard Porter and Big Mac signed with the ABA. And the AD at UCLA was always on the NCAA board and Committes , and that ALWAYS helped The Bruins. WK wins it all if Jerome Perry wasn't injured for the entire year. @@foxbat052