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Message: [QUOTE="rstone7727, post: 146646, member: 402"] Born in 1951 and raised in upstate NY so I've been around a while. During HS I remember an informal shoot around at HS and some guy came walking through the gym in a 3 piece suit, he saw me and challenged me to a game of one on one. He removed his shoes and played in his socks! He was very clumsy but big. I took him to the "woodshed", something like 21-2.. Later I asked someone who the guy was and they said Larry Czonka! I said who is Larry Czonka? It wasn't until a few days later when I told my Dad who I played that I learned he was a very good football player at Syracuse. I think it was his senior year and he had come to our town to speak to students. (I know I've told it before, but I do tend to repeat myself) Moved to Syracuse at 18 and lived on Butternut St, Harrison St (I think it was Harrison - near Comstock) and right on Marshall St for about 6months in an apt near Carrols (I think it's Manny's now). Here's a photo from the time I was there. Anyone remember Carrols on Marshall St? God knows, I lived on Club Burgers! How about Ted's? [IMG]http://www.stonesdigital.com/eBay-Craigslist/marshallst.jpg[/IMG] Moved to Rochester in 1971 and married the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen. Started to become infatuated with SU hoops in 1974 when they came to Rochester and pounded the UofR. Rudy Hackett with 20/13 in that game. But never actually went to a game until 12-29-1978 when we beat Illinois St at Manley 82-72. (thanks orangehoops.org). Been to a lot of games BB, FB and LAX since but am not a regular since it's a pretty long drive from Rochester. Manley was truly a great arena, when the students would stomp those bleachers, the noise was deafening! Have rarely missed a hoops game since 1974 whether it was attending, watching on TV or listening on the radio. One of my favorite games other than 6-ot or Kansas '03 was at Purdue in 1980. We were undefeated but ranked lower than Joe Barry Carroll and the Boilermakers. Syracuse 66 - Purdue 61. The hype for that game was off the wall! Louis Orr, Roosevelt Bouie, Tony "red" Bruin, Marty Head, Eric Santifer, Ron Payton, Hal Cohen.. what a team that was! [media=youtube]ruZAB34OB5o[/media] [/QUOTE]

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