It was that zest that separated Riordan from most players and made him the darling of Capital Centre fans.
Tag Archives: 1970s NBA
Wali Jones: Outlaws & Holdouts, 1974
Let me tell you something—when you worry, three things happen. You get baldheaded, you get fat, and you have a heart attack. As for me, I’ll just keep on being an outlaw and doing the best I can.
Happy Hairston: Oh, Happy Days, 1971
The superstars get the headlines, and nobody knows it better than Harold Hairston, the 6-foot-7 forward of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Has Gail Goodrich Grown Up? 1974
He’s all grown up now, a good guy and a grand player and not about to let the bumps in the road bother him.
Baltimore Bullets: All Blood and Guts, 1971
We visited the Bullets in their dressing room that night. The pungent odor of various liniments assailed the nostrils. Without Band-aids and painkillers, the Bullets might not have gotten this far.
Baltimore Bullets: Once Upon a Time in Madison Square Garden, 1971
The Bullets needed a change of luck in the Garden.
Wes Unseld: Most Valuable Player, 1970
In one season, this miniature oak tree, who stands 6-foot-7 ½, transformed Baltimore from Humpty Dumpties to the Cinderella team of the National Basketball Association.
Lucius Allen: A Career Almost Up in Smoke, 1971
“The way I look at myself now, I’m really proud of the way I evolved. If all the things that happened to me hadn’t, then I don’t know what kind of person I would be.”
Sidney Wicks: Getting Under Rick Barry’s Skin, 1974
When Wicks’ love-taps continued and grew in intensity, Barry blew up and blasted the refs. Apparently, he didn’t phrase his complaint in delicate language, because the refs offered Rick a comfortable seat on the bench for the rest of the night.
Was Jerry West Robbed of the MVP? 1970
West sighed wistfully. “All season, other players said things about me which I read in the newspapers or heard on radio and TV which I couldn’t believe. They were so complimentary as to build up my ego enormously.”
