I did it, for us.I saw this too and was going to comment that he was a UConn grad, but thought better of it. Not the visual our program needs.....
First game as a kid in the old Field House. UConn v. Manhatttan. Toby was playing. Sat behind the basket and the netting. He was a rebounding beast. He was a good friend of Bill Russell. Toby played one season with Russell on the Celtics.1st Uconn game I saw had Toby and another big kid Ed Slomcenski from Naugatuck. Toby averaged 20&17 that year. Was in the old field house where they had rope nets at each end of the court so the players wouldn't get hurt.
Post/Avatar1st Uconn game I saw had Toby and another big kid Ed Slomcenski from Naugatuck. Toby averaged 20&17 that year. Was in the old field house where they had rope nets at each end of the court so the players wouldn't get hurt.
How much did you get for the sweats?For a time, he had one of the biggest fan clubs in pro basketball. I remember when his sweats were stolen and held for ransom.
Way before my time but his trajectory looked good in Season 2.Led the nation in Boards..21/game .. At 6'8''.. Not bad.. Why Red drafted him.. His NBA career would have had a different story line if he hadn't blown out a knee..
Would be guessing.. Don't know.. Red wasn't throwin' rings around like coaches/organizations today do.. If you got drafted by the C's.. Red saw something good about your game. He didn't "waste" picks.Way before my time but his trajectory looked good in Season 2.
Did he get a ring with the Cs?
I was at that game and through my rose colored glasses it appeared that they allowed Matt Guokas to manhandle Wes B. Toby was a rebounding machine!I remember how UConn got jobbed by the NCAA in 1965. They put us in a bracket with #3 ranked St. Josephs at the Palestra.
Toby had 21 points and 29 rebounds (20 in the first half) and we lead by 7 at the half. We were thinking it's in the bag till they outscored us 41-28 in the second half. Lots of questionable calls in St. Josephs favor but why not it was a home game for them and according to the rules the game should not have been played on a "home" court.
Our three best guards, Bialosuknia, Ritter and Penders all had poor shooting games but Toby almost did it singlehandedly as we only lost by six.