Chet Forte
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06-03-20 06:40 AM - Post#308392
The greatest game in Columbia basketball history, IMHO, was in the Holiday Festival in the old garden in the 1967-1968 season. Unseld and Beard were one of the best backcourt front court combinations in college ball that year. Bothe went on to great NBA careers. We fell behind by around 10 or 12 points but little by little began to chip away at the lead, led by Roger Walaszek, who had the game of his life. I was sitting high up in the stands and at that moment felt that we had a special team which could go a long way. What a memory; and the great 60-55 win over the Sonny Dove led St. John’s team in the final (I was thee as well) was just about as exciting. Those were the days.
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