Anecdotes, stories, fill Max’s book

By Gary Bedore     Nov 11, 1996

Notes and quotes while wondering if the pay-per-view purveyors are already licking their chops about a Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield rematch. …

Hot off the presses, as they say, is Max Falkenstien’s retrospective on 50 years of Kansas University athletics. Memorable anecdotes and stories from the veteran broadcaster, skilled editing by Doug Vance and a relatively inexpensive price ($19.95) make the softcover book worth considering as a Christmas gift. …

Is Larry Brown interested in the UCLA basketball job? Of course. Brown is interested in every job he doesn’t have. However, it’s unlikely the Bruins can afford Brown’s $2.5 million salary with the Indiana Pacers. Also, UCLA chancellor Charles Young was on the scene back in 1988 when Brown announced he was leaving Kansas for UCLA, then changed his mind. …

Kansas grossed over $1 million on Saturday’s Kansas State football game and that’s a school single-game record. Reports in the media earlier in the week that Kansas would make more than $2 million on the game were incorrect. …

Veteran guard Robert Pack, asked about the manic style of New Jersey Nets coach John Calipari, said it. “I’m sure he won’t be high-strung for 82 games. I’m sure he’ll get tired of being that way, or his wife will.” …

As jaded as we’ve become about inflation, it’s worth noting nevertheless that the ticket price to the 1970 Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Vikings was $15. Next January’s Super Bowl tickets will cost $275. …

If you’ve been wondering, four former Kansas basketball players began the season on NBA rosters — Rex Walters with the Philadelphia 76ers, Darrin Hancock with the Milwaukee Bucks, Greg Ostertag with the Utah Jazz and Danny Manning with the Phoenix Suns. Greg Dreiling is in limbo. The veteran center is on the injured list of the Dallas Mavericks. …

Did you know that Kansas is the only Division One men’s basketball team that has never been seeded below fourth for the NCAA tournament during the 90s? Now you do. …

Houston Rockets forward Charles Barkley, asked his presidential choice, said it. “Bill Clinton and Bob Dole are both great people, but I didn’t vote for either one of them. I respect Clinton, but I can’t vote Democratic. Dole is the same age as my grandmother, and I don’t want her to be president, either.” …

Zzzzzzz. The sleeping giant sleeps on. Saturday’s 51-7 whipping at Nebraska assured Missouri of its 13th straight losing football season. Meanwhile, Oklahoma is also assured of its first losing season since 1965. …

TCU basketball coach Billy Tubbs, talking about the Horned Frogs’ new league affiliation, said it. “The WAC is a very good league, but it’s lost in time. We need to be seen on TV. That’s something we have to overcome.” …

Former Big Eight player of the year Ryan Minor, cut by the NBA 76ers, was convinced by his former coach at Oklahoma to join the Oklahoma City franchise in the CBA. “Coach (Kelvin) Sampson thought this would be the quickest way to get to the NBA,” Minor said. …

Would you have guessed that Minor wouldn’t make an NBA team and Nebraska’s Erick Strickland would? The former Cornhusker is with the Dallas Mavericks. …

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