palestra38
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06-30-22 04:14 PM - Post#342888
According to Stan Greene, Booney Salters has pancreatic cancer. As of now, there is no e-mail or address to send wishes but I know all of us who know him wish him the best and hope his health can improve.
I have some great stories of Booney from the Yale-Brown trip during the Great Snowstorm of 1978.
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Streamers
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06-30-22 05:26 PM - Post#342894
In response to palestra38
That is very sad...
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weinhauers_ghost
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06-30-22 09:01 PM - Post#342903
In response to Streamers
Damn. Hurts to hear the news.
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LocalTiger
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07-01-22 07:30 AM - Post#342907
In response to weinhauers_ghost
Tough disease, but a very tough guy. Hope he wins.
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AsiaSunset
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07-07-22 09:02 PM - Post#343020
In response to LocalTiger
Boo ry Salters passed away today. Rest In Peace.
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Buckeye Quake
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07-07-22 10:06 PM - Post#343025
In response to AsiaSunset
Thanks Booney for being such a huge part of the most memorable time in Quaker basketball history. Rest in peace my friend.
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SteveChop
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07-07-22 10:36 PM - Post#343027
In response to Buckeye Quake
So sorry to hear this. Besides being a helluva player, Booney was a wonderful human being - always a smile and warm greeting when I saw him at many of the alumni games. May the memory of James "Booney" Salters always be remembered for a blessing. RIP Booney.
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weinhauers_ghost
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07-08-22 06:08 AM - Post#343028
In response to SteveChop
Truly sorry to hear that. Booney was one of our great ones, and he will be missed.
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palestra38
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07-08-22 07:41 AM - Post#343029
In response to weinhauers_ghost
Guy was the heart and soul of the great '78-'80 teams, one of two teams in Penn history to win NCAA games in 3 consecutive seasons. And what he did with the '80 team--virtually all freshmen and sophs after the graduation of all but him of the Final Four team regulars was unbelievable. Beat George Raveling's Washington State team in the NCAAs. Great guy, and a WINNER.
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TheLine
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07-08-22 04:31 PM - Post#343075
In response to palestra38
RIP Booney.
https://pennathletics.com/news/2022/7/8/general -pe...
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13otto
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07-09-22 11:26 AM - Post#343093
In response to palestra38
Guy was the heart and soul of the great '78-'80 teams, one of two teams in Penn history to win NCAA games in 3 consecutive seasons. And what he did with the '80 team--virtually all freshmen and sophs after the graduation of all but him of the Final Four team regulars was unbelievable. Beat George Raveling's Washington State team in the NCAAs. Great guy, and a WINNER.
So true. In Booney's memory, I posted on YouTube footage of his game-winning jumper against Princeton in the 1980 one-game playoff for the Ivy League title.
In the 1979 Final Four/National Third Place game in Salt Lake City, when Penn erased a 23-point deficit against DePaul to force overtime, Booney hit the shot that tied the game for the first time at 83-83, the jumper that tied the game at 85-85 with :12 left to force OT, and the bucket in OT that gave Penn it's only lead of the game, 89-88. Here's a link to the end of regulation and overtime, including Booney's last two baskets.
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UPIA1968
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07-10-22 09:16 PM - Post#343108
In response to 13otto
My stepfather, Mike Nazarok was the equipment manager for the first half of Booney's time at Penn. Booney was his favorite.
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SRP
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07-22-22 02:53 PM - Post#343444
In response to UPIA1968
A feared opponent, for sure. RIP.
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OldBig5
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08-14-22 06:47 AM - Post#344011
In response to SRP
RIP Booney. Reading this made me sad--much too young. But it also got me reading some articles about Booney and the 1979 team. Which made me smile. But then one included the Matt White story and I got said again. At least Booney made it to his sixties and sounds like he did some great things after basketball.
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penn nation
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09-22-22 04:37 PM - Post#344758
In response to OldBig5
Received the latest version of the Gazette today and there is an excellent obituary penned by DZ.
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