Hank Gathers: 25 years ago

[Bartdog]

ESPN



On March 4, 1990, he wanted to fly.

Twenty-five years ago, Hank Gathers would boast to teammates and friends that with the right timing and leap, he could snatch a penny off the top of a backboard. They never witnessed the feat, but had no reason to doubt him.

 

[PoopandBoogers]

Seeing him convulse on the court is one of my first memories of CBB as a kid. Remember this happened during college bb's height of popularity and was talked about for weeks.

Sidenote- it was cool to see that he has a younger cousin playing for Baylor that had a nasty dunk on plays of the week.
Posted from Rivals Mobile

 

[larandtra]

Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble...They made that Loyola Marymount team so much fun to watch. They helped lay the groundwork for the Gonzagas And Butlers. They and Santa Clara had a knack for making small runs in the tourney because on any given night they could beat anyone. Small school that scared the crap out of bigger teams because of their style. And had enough athletes to run it.

 

[QuaZ2002]

Kimble shooting the FT left handed is definitely one of the most touching tributes I can remember in sports.
Posted from Rivals Mobile

 

[seminoledq]

Originally posted by QuaZ2002:
Kimble shooting the FT left handed is definitely one of the most touching tributes I can remember in sports.
Posted from Rivals Mobile

Agree.

Gathers would have been a beast in the NBA