RIP Frank Layden

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[MSOrange]

Frank had a great sense of humor and also did a great job with his weight loss.

Layden retains mirth . . . but not girth

Frank Layden is about half the man he used to be, and he couldn't be happier about it. It's everyone else who's worried. Layden - president of the Utah Jazz and Salt Lake's Man About Town - is thin, and this takes some getting used to. After all, Layden is known as much for his girth as he...

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[cliftonparksufan]

Coached Calvin Murphy in college at Niagara. That alone would have been a highlight of a career, but then had a lifetime long career with the Jazz organization.

 

[Symphony Steve]

Coached Calvin Murphy in college at Niagara. That alone would have been a highlight of a career, but then had a lifetime long career with the Jazz organization.

Pretty sure he brought his Niagara team into Manley while I was at SU. Those were fun times as SU had just started to make waves with the likes of Kid Kohls, Bill Smith, Bob Dooms, Mike Lee and Mark Wadach. The Roy's Runts Plus One Era. Dennis Duval would make his appearance soon thereafter.

 

[Cheriehoop]

Pretty sure he brought his Niagara team into Manley while I was at SU. Those were fun times as SU had just started to make waves with the likes of Kid Kohls, Bill Smith, Bob Dooms, Mike Lee and Mark Wadach. The Roy's Runts Plus One Era. Dennis Duval would make his appearance soon thereafter.

Calvin Murphy had his highest scoring game against SU at Niagara with 68 points in a Niagara victory.

 

['72 Orange]

Calvin Murphy had his highest scoring game against SU at Niagara with 68 points in a Niagara victory.

Bill Smith scored 41 points in that game but Murphy was just too much to handle

 

[RF2044]

Bill Smith scored 41 points in that game but Murphy was just too much to handle

Bill Smith might be the best center in program history.

And if not, he's close to the top.

Always felt like Smith and Hackett don't get enough recognition.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Friend of mine played his freshman year for Layden. (Was a baseball recruit.) Nothing but good things to say.