What an amazing duo Unsel and Elvin Hayes.
1 posted on
06/02/2020 8:02:07 AM PDT by
C19fan
To: C19fan
He probably died after watching his hometown Louisville, KY get taken over by looters. If Wes was the mayor of Louisville, he would have kicked ass. RIP. Great player. Great man.
2 posted on
06/02/2020 8:04:02 AM PDT by
bort
To: C19fan
He was a Washington Bullets legend - not a Wizard. That was an awesome series in 1978. I was a Celtics fan but loved watching Dennis Johnson play for Seattle. It was great when he joined Boston and added two more titles to the 1979 title he earned with Seattle.
3 posted on
06/02/2020 8:09:08 AM PDT by
littleharbour
("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
To: C19fan
He was a great one - and that was a good Bullets team, back when the NBA was fun to watch.
Unseld battling Dave Cowens, battling Willis Reed, battling Bob Lanier....
Man, those were good sports days.
5 posted on
06/02/2020 8:10:43 AM PDT by
Psalm 73
To: C19fan
After a Buffalo Braves (remember them?)-Washington Bullets game in the 70's, I was trying to get some autographs. Unseld came out of the locker room, don't remember if he signed or not, but I took note of the fact that he had thighs that would make Earl Campbell envious. Absolute tree trunks. RIP.
7 posted on
06/02/2020 8:17:06 AM PDT by
Major Matt Mason
("Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither..")
To: C19fan
They were the Baltimore Bullets then.
9 posted on
06/02/2020 8:31:40 AM PDT by
Tallguy
(Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!))
To: C19fan
thanks Wes for all the great memories. as a kid, you and Earl “the Perl” Monroe made me love basketball.
15 posted on
06/02/2020 8:48:17 AM PDT by
dadfly
To: C19fan
When I was stationed at MCRD San Diego in 1970-71 I went to many NBA games on cheap Special Services tickets. That truly was the golden age of the NBA. Those players were authentic legends of the sport.
20 posted on
06/02/2020 8:58:48 AM PDT by
clintonh8r
(Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth)
To: C19fan
Another player from the GLORY DAYS of the NBA past. Prayers to his family.
BULLETS not Wizards...
25 posted on
06/02/2020 9:24:24 AM PDT by
Deplorable American1776
(Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
To: C19fan
When I came home from college for spring break in 1969, I had to pass through Penn Station, so I stopped at MSG box office (my Dad was a huge Knicks fan) to see if there was any availability for the playoffs.
I scored 2 second row behind the baseline for the Knicks-Bullets game that very night, and I treated my Dad.
We usually sat in the cheap seats. I could not believe how huge the players were! And how much Wes Unseld sweat landed on us after collisions and rebounds.
RIP Mr. Unseld.
26 posted on
06/02/2020 9:27:16 AM PDT by
Jim Noble
(Think like youÂ’re right, listen like youÂ’re wrong)
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