UH to honor Guy V at halftime Saturday
Here's a little break from Bad Sport to some good sports news, courtesy of the Chronicle's Steve Campbell:
[Tom] Penders will bring an 11-2 UH team to the Guy V. Lewis Court at Hofheinz Pavilion on Saturday afternoon for a game against the Arizona Wildcats. Lewis will give up his usual spot in an upper-level box to sit courtside during the first half. He is 85, and he suffered a severe stroke nearly six years ago, so he doesn't get around so easily anymore.
A courtside seat is a must for Lewis to participate in the halftime ceremony planned in his honor. Former UH greats Elvin Hayes, Don Chaney and Otis Birdsong will be among those present to pay tribute to Lewis, who this past fall got inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Lewis won 592 games in 30 seasons at his alma mater, leading 14 teams to the NCAA Tournament and five to the Final Four.
''The guy is a treasure," Penders said. ''I don't ever want him taken for granted as long as I'm here. I know what he did. He's not just a coach. He's one of the greatest coaches of all time. He's a great man. It's a chance to properly honor him."
That's not entirely true. The proper and fitting honor would be enshrinement into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Hayes long has characterized the omission of Lewis as ''one of the great injustices of the game." Any amends from that Hall of Fame would be too little, way too late, because Lewis wouldn't be able to make the trip to that corner of the world and get the full induction experience.
No doubt, but this is a nice -- and long overdue -- honor. I'll be clapping loudly from Section 121 during the ceremony.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 01/11/08 09:37 AM | Technorati | Comments (0)
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