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Bill was certainly the greatest scholar athlete

Posted on: May 14, 2022 at 15:02:50 CT

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All American at Princeton, graduated with honors and earned a Rhodes Scholarship before playing for the Knicks and being part of their championship seasons.

My dad was from Crystal City so I knew of his accomplishments as a youngster.

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I'm going to have to say that Jayson Tatum is the - Uncle John MU

- 5/14 11:27:14

Go by Chaminade every day on way to work - mu7176grad MU - 5/15 10:00:37

Someone needs to make the wrong choice - DevilsAdvocate KC - 5/15 10:28:54

Here's the thing about Tatum, he skipped playing for MU - MU-TULSA MU - 5/14 20:42:11

MU became a D2 program. Here is an article from when we - FIJItiger MU

- 5/14 21:37:11

They don't get as many St. Louis guys as I would like them - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 5/16 09:58:10

I recall him being at Shiloh one night - quicksand MU - 5/15 14:36:32

Tatum eliminated Mizzou after coming to a game - wu-tangtiger MU - 5/14 22:00:29

Bet that bs was made up by Tatum camp(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 5/15 09:53:01

Hmm play for KA or play for K - wu-tangtiger MU - 5/14 20:44:14

Playing 2/3 of a season for anyone is not much, no doubt MU - MU-TULSA MU - 5/15 09:46:33

Was he injured for part of the time? - Genco98 MU - 5/15 11:01:02

Yup, and played lights out after coming back, nm - MU-TULSA MU - 5/15 12:28:00

I found the info. Tatum missed the 1st 8 games due to a foot - Uncle John MU

- 5/15 11:28:57

Looks like he played 29 of 37 games and was in the - Uncle John MU

- 5/15 11:21:13

Not even the best Boston player from Missouri(nm) - alstl MU - 5/14 18:08:49

Who might that be? - UMR85 MU - 5/14 18:36:47

Jo Jo White(nm) - alstl MU - 5/14 19:31:04

Disagree, and I’m old enough to say that I - jumbo73 MU - 5/15 20:04:55

I wasn't saying best high school player in Missouri - Uncle John MU

- 5/15 21:23:28

Would have been a bench player in Jo Jo White's era - alstl MU - 5/15 21:41:08

Congrats on the bad old guy take. (nm) - mizzou john MU

- 5/16 11:11:12

Jo Jo left his home in Tuscon, Arizona - Uncle John MU

- 5/15 08:08:18

Maybe Jo Jo White? He does not count - kPuke. (nm) - winslow MU - 5/14 19:19:26

Only three NBA Hall-of-Famers were born in MO - quicksand MU - 5/14 15:27:14

Wait a minute - Mormad MU - 5/16 15:55:36

Not in the hall of fame. (nm) - Uncle John MU

- 5/17 09:17:57

He’s well on his way. - wu-tangtiger MU - 5/14 13:03:39

RE: I'm going to have to say that Jayson Tatum is the - Dylan MU - 5/14 12:37:57

Very aware of Jo Jo, watched him play many times. (nm) - Uncle John MU

- 5/14 14:12:38

You are dating yourself(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 5/14 14:16:17

That's fine, I started following hoops at a young age. (nm) - Uncle John MU

- 5/14 17:45:44

RE: I'm going to have to say that Jayson Tatum is the - FIJItiger MU

- 5/14 12:32:31

Ah yes the 1-time all star with the 12ppg/3 rpg average - Columbian Gold MU - 5/14 17:41:50

Bill was certainly the greatest scholar athlete - mgtiger MU - 5/14 15:02:50

Same as above with Bill Bradley (nm) - Uncle John MU

- 5/14 14:13:43