Lefty Driesell

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Lefty Driesell

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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by MrMac » Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:48 am

An American Original. 😥

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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by ScootCat » Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:55 am

Lefty was a wonderful character, and a very fine coach and recruiter. He was a fiery competitor who reached for the stars, though falling just a bit short; but entertained and amused a legion of fans along the way. Truly one of a kind. RIP.
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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by Ursa Midmajor » Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:00 am

There should be a designated silence time on the board. No posts for ten minutes.

Totally made the college into a national institution. I can’t think of another individual who singularly transformed a college or university in modern times more than Lefty.
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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by seamac77 » Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:26 am

Just saw the news...stunning.

Lefty put Davidson "on the map".
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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by wildforthecats » Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:38 am

I think he was left handed.

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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by Cat Forever » Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:47 am

Great man and great coach. My favorite coach and he always will be.

Raise your arms in victory at the Pearly Gates, Lefty. Saint Peter will welcome you.

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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by MLC67 » Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:13 am

Truly unique; we shall never see his kind again, ever. RIP, Lefty we miss you already.
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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by MikeMaloy15 » Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:57 pm

In a Davidson application essay I wrote about Lefty Dreisell. He'd been gone for over 5 years. Don't remember the question but it seems certain in retrospect that it was willfully misread in order to produce that response.

So the red lights were flashing and they had every chance to avoid making a mistake, but they nevertheless chose the legacy acceptance option.

Maybe in 5 years I'll write about Lefty in an application to The Pines.

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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by MLC67 » Sun Feb 18, 2024 7:40 am

In today’s New York Post, the fine obit on Lefty is accompanied by a photo of him with the caption noting it shows the left hander on the sideline at U. Of Maryland in 1969. Regrettably, Dave Moser seen sitting on the bench behind Lefty never moved with Lefty to Maryland. Another example of DU being misidentified.
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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by MikeMaloy15 » Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:43 am

We understand that a 1969 photo of Lefty at Cole Field House might be of an East Regional Wildcat game, but that's asking a lot, really, too much, of the New York Post.

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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by MLC67 » Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:07 am

As always, very astute insight by MM15. Of course, the photo caption designates it showing Maryland sideline, with no mention of Cole Field House.
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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by JerseyLawyer » Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:49 pm

The 'Hander (as Dave Pritchett called him) was one-of-a-kind. A great coach, who was the reason I heard of and attended Davidson.

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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by MrMac » Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:12 pm

When I talked to responsible adults about coming to Davidson, the ONLY thing about which I was given consist feedback was that Davidson had been a basketball powerhouse. No mention of academic rigor, beautiful campus, strong honor code, etc. Dr. Spencer should have inquired among my mentors as to why the success of a sports team in the 60's and early 70's was such a powerful and positive PR agent.

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Re: Lefty Driesell

Post by cats10c9 » Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:50 pm

NPR/AP labeled the photo correctly.

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/17/12322707 ... coach-dies

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