RIP Jimmy Collins

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One of the greatest basketball players ever out of CNY, and this area has produced a lot of them.

RIP Jimmy.

 

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Here's a pretty good article too. The legend will be missed. It really is amazing when you peel back the layers of Syracuse and CNY basketball (and other sports) what you'll find. Higher level players than most realize. Corcoran has had their fair share of sports players besides Jimmy C. I'm sure there's some on the board.

Top 75 basketball players: No. 1 Jimmy Collins remembers good (and bad) from high school days

Top 75 basketball players: No. 1 Jimmy Collins remembers good (and bad) from high school days Jimmy Collins remembers a lot about basketball in Syracuse. He remembers honing his...

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One of the greatest basketball players ever out of CNY, and this area has produced a lot of them.

RIP Jimmy.

1970 was the 1st year I started following CBB. I was 10 years old and even though I didn't grow up in CNY, I was well aware of Jimmy Collins thru my 1st ever Street and Smith's. All these guys were like bigger than life. Not a lot of players etch out a successful life long career coaching but Collins did. It's sad to see any of them passing at a young age. 1970 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans - Wikipedia

 

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Sports Illustrated Feb 12th 1968.
Pretty cool you can click through the whole magazine, never saw this before.

THE B-BLAST ROCKS NEW MEXICO

New Mexico: The Land of Enchantment. Sun, no clouds. Mountains and snow. Desert, sagebrush and old mission churches. Coronado, Kit Carson, Billy the Kid

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There are few better sophomore guards in the country than Jimmy Collins, who scored 22 points and steered the Aggies through the rough moments of the Hardin-Simmons game. Collins, who gained considerable fame on the playgrounds of Syracuse by battling Dave Bing to standoffs in one-on-one contests, is a superior ball handler and driver and he has a fine shooting touch. Swirling sleepy-eyed through the action, Collins looks as relaxed as he is on his popular campus radio show.

 

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Sports Illustrated Feb 12th 1968.
Pretty cool you can click through the whole magazine, never saw this before.

THE B-BLAST ROCKS NEW MEXICO

New Mexico: The Land of Enchantment. Sun, no clouds. Mountains and snow. Desert, sagebrush and old mission churches. Coronado, Kit Carson, Billy the Kid

vault.si.com

There are few better sophomore guards in the country than Jimmy Collins, who scored 22 points and steered the Aggies through the rough moments of the Hardin-Simmons game. Collins, who gained considerable fame on the playgrounds of Syracuse by battling Dave Bing to standoffs in one-on-one contests, is a superior ball handler and driver and he has a fine shooting touch. Swirling sleepy-eyed through the action, Collins looks as relaxed as he is on his popular campus radio show.

I knew about Collins CNY roots, but why did he not come to SU? And why did be get all the way to NM State? That's a long way away.

 

[MSOrange]

I was looking to see if Bruce Pearl had tweeted anything about this. He did not.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I knew about Collins CNY roots, but why did he not come to SU? And why did be get all the way to NM State? That's a long way away.

They had guys from the Albany area on their roster at that time as well so there was a connection.

 

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I was looking to see if Bruce Pearl had tweeted anything about this. He did not.

He’s better off not saying a thing. He’s scum for a lot of reasons but what he did to Jimmy was the worst. Apparently Jimmy thought so too.

 

[RoysRunts]

played against him and Joe Reddick in High School I went to block his corner Jumper I went up came down and he was just coming down...

 

[OrangeOnions]

Syracuse legend and beyond. RIP.

 

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1970 was the 1st year I started following CBB. I was 10 years old and even though I didn't grow up in CNY, I was well aware of Jimmy Collins thru my 1st ever Street and Smith's. All these guys were like bigger than life. Not a lot of players etch out a successful life long career coaching but Collins did. It's sad to see any of them passing at a young age. 1970 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans - Wikipedia

That was a great class. It seems those guys were lighting it up only yesterday. RIP, Jimmy.

 

[ORRange]

Wow. With a team of Mount, Murphy, Maravich, Issel and Lanier you'd need more than one basketball.

 

[Ringostar57]

Charlie Criss 8 seasons NBA from Yonkers, and home grown Roy Neal a 6-6 forward

 

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One of the greatest basketball players ever out of CNY, and this area has produced a lot of them.

RIP Jimmy.

yes he was and yes we have

 

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I knew about Collins CNY roots, but why did he not come to SU? And why did be get all the way to NM State? That's a long way away.

Yes, I was wondering the same thing.