Probably not a bad development for MU recruiting

Posted on: November 28, 2016 at 09:33:16 CT

"People hated Norm Stewart," says Horton, pulling no punches. "Everybody in St. Louis was telling 'em [top PHL kids] to go to SLU.

"He [Stewart] just didn't want kids from St. Louis. Maybe he thought he'd get a lot of flak for not playing them. He was more comfortable with black kids outside of St. Louis."

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/content/printVersion/113048/

Onion had often blasted former coach Norm Stewart for not making sure black players graduated, and some hoops junkies believe recruiting in St. Louis suffered because of his stance.
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/peeling-the-onion/Content?oid=2471507

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http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/radio-legend-richard-onion-horton-passes-at/article_d7c88e24-b442-11e6-bba9-f3d4d03f075b.html

Richard “Onion” Horton, one of the most colorful figures in St. Louis talk radio for more than three decades, has died.