Obituaries

[pbrower2a]

(07-18-2016, 11:40 AM)X_4AD_84 Wrote:

(07-16-2016, 05:19 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: Nathaniel "Nate" Thurmond (July 25, 1941 – July 16, 2016[1]) was an American basketball player best known for his career with the Golden State Warriors. Dominant at both center and power forward, he was a seven-time All-Star and the first player in NBA history to record an official quadruple-double. He is also only one of three players, along with Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell, to grab more than 40 rebounds in one NBA game.
Thurmond remains one of the best rebounders and shot blockers ever, named both a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
Known to fans as "Nate the Great",[2] Thurmond has had his #42 jersey retired by both the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers franchises.[3]

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You're a fellow Cal alumn IIRC. I'm guessing you were here during the early - mid 70s? So you knew Nate!

BTW - that old "The City" emblem is a thing again. It's considered cool to sport it on clothing or as a decal, etc.

"Ole school!"

1974 to 1978. But I did not have much time for following pro sports. That's how college goes -- if one wants to graduate.