We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Julie Musselman, 49, began running to cope with the loss of her husband, NBA coach Bill Musselman. Virgos. In the five seasons before Musselmans arrival, the Gophers averaged 7,202 fans for home games. Those sentiments are echoed by Gerald Oliver, a longtime Musselman friend and now the director of player personnel for the Fort Wayne Fury. Happy Monday everyone! Finally he stopped. Musselman takes off his sun glasses, then takes over the house. "I felt myself spiraling. More Breaking News: There, he'll drink fruit juice and get the run of the satellite dish in search of NBA games. I know the teams better than theteams know them.". James became Bill's father and was a big part of his life growing up. Despite still having a fair amount to learn about marathoning, Musselman, then 34, ran a 3:21:49 in her marathon debut in Portland, Oregon, and qualified for Boston. In the five seasons before Musselmans arrival, the Gophers averaged 7,202 fans for home games. Musselman barks into the phone. He thought "A River Runs Through It" was a good show. The whole thing is worth watching (NOTE: you'll need to set aside 20 minutes) but I'm also going to point out some of the highlights if you've got limited time. He talks about all his other pals down here: he playstennis with Dick Vitale (crushes him, he says) and Otto Graham; he knows Dottie Mochrie, the Saratoga Springs native who was the LPGA's Player of theYear last season; Walter Payton just bought a house on the other side of town. He stayed in Minneapolis to view films and talk with Musselman, Behagen and Taylor, among others, then two days later announced that Taylor and Behagen would be suspended for the rest of the season. In what was easily his most thought-provoking comment of the day, Duke said, "As you look back at it, isn't it terrible to say 'we were fortunate'? William "Bill" G. Musselman, born September 13, 1927, in Tangier, OK, to parents Bertrum "Bert" and Mary Alice "Mae" Musselman. And he sweetly asks Julie if she'll take the BMW out for a wash. Back home, Musselman can't wait to show off his condo. It wasnt until 2009 that the idea of being more purposeful about where she raced occurred to Musselman. "He knows life isn`t always fair," Eric Musselman said. As a coach, Musselman was intense and demanding, a rigid disciplinarian. Okerlund answers and hands the receiver to Musselman. Well, the 8 years old kid is already famous for interviewing her father. Theyd both come a long way since their stroller runs together 15 years earlier. Saunders loved that warmup routine so much that he said he would have reinstituted it had he taken the Gophers job a few years ago. At the 2002 Grandmas Marathon, her fourth marathon, Musselman lowered her time to a still-standing personal best of 3:00:40. The elder Stanislav could no longer get the cancer treatment he needed in the ruins, his grandson says. He performed his tricks and then began pointing to the crowd, as if looking for a volunteer. FAYETTEVILLE Arkansas coach Eric Musselman had a message for fans attending a sold-out home opener against Mercer on Tuesday: arrive early.. Musselman had prepared a choreographed pregame warmup inspired by his father, Bill Musselman. January 23, 1937 - August 21, 2022 William Harry "Bill" Musselman, of Salem, passed from this life to greater glory on Sunday afternoon, August 21, 2022. It feels great. He was the only sibling to be born in a hospital. Lockhart was a talented basketball player, but soccer was his best sport. . He also had two kids Michael and Matthew with his first wife. As a whole, the game was rough and nerve-racking, but also cleanly played and well-officiated. His lower lip was swollen and a large, flesh-colored Band-Aid covered the stitched-up gash on his chin. "I know more than the people in the league know. His first wife is Wendy Bauer Musselman. I mean, LOUD. As per his contract signed in 2022, he receives $2.5 million per year, which makes $12.5 million for his five-year deal with the team. He visits other friends, like Roger Rogos, a former high school basketball coach and now a regional manager for IDS. Musselman doesn`t have to worry about money right now. 2:00 - Gophers enter and break into the warmup drills I remember from elementary school.5:15 - It's "Globetrotter Time" for Minnesota. On two occasions, she ran a marathon in one state Saturday and another in a different state Sunday. He's poured about $80,000 into it over the last year. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. At one point, the officials stopped the game because of various debrispeanut sacks, peanuts, pennies, Coke cupsthat was splattering the floor. Not long after Bill Musselman's death in 2000, Eric Musselman visited his father's Florida home to sort through his belongings. The 57-year-old Musselman, who missed . Musselman and his first wife, Kris (Eric's mother), hosted team dinners on weekends. He got married to Danyelle Sargent, in 2009. He had been wheeled out of Minnesota's Williams Arena on a long stretcher, bleeding and numb. Players juggled basketballs. Her dad, Bill Musselman, coached the Portland Trail Blazers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. "The next thing I knew, I was in the emergency room at the hospital." Until then, though, he says he's content to live the good life in Florida, a place he has called home since the 1970s. He also coached the Reno Bighorns in the WBA from 1978-79. . Minnesota knocked off four straight foes, while Ohio State had three conference wins heading into last week's showdown. He played on the Bahamas national team as a teenager. I'm too young by far to have ever witnessed it in person and for whatever reason this bit of Gopher lore was never passed down to me. Bobby Knight. "Hell, I know everybody down here.". Players rehearsed it over and over the day before games. Musselman won`t cut up his former employer. "I get to hang out with other pro athletes and talk sports. Soon after he arrived in Minneapolis, Musselman picked up two junior college transfersRon Behagen (6'9") and Bob Nix (6'3"). And this (a day in the low 70s with no clouds) isn't even a nice day.". This article was last updated by on November 9, 2022. His left ear was swollen and colored purple. Gophers Lose to Penn State 72-67 to End Season, Minnesotas season comes to a close with a 11-19 record. Bill passed September 18th at 92. Nicole Musselman comes from basketball royalty. HATS OFF to you Chip Scoggins for getting your HipsterGopher historical sleuth hat on. It was a technicality, and at first, Musselman thought she might just leave it at that. 40 years ago, Eric Musselman's father coached the Reno Bighorns; today, the Wolf Pack is playing in a way that would make Eric's father proud. They all deserve recognition, its just a technicality that brought me to this, Musselman said. Bill Musselman Fans Also Viewed . "I haven't slept in my own bed for 48 marathons," Musselman said. For now he's just a fan, albeit a reluctant one. "I love it down here," Musselman says. Arkansas won 63-55. It was basically, What in the heck are they doing? he said. They divorced in 2005. He lifts weights. One player juggled a ball on his foot like a soccer player and then bounced it off his head to a teammate. A telephone rings. This is the final show folks. His players are brutalized and animalized to achieve that goal. An angry red scab was on his left cheek. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Bill Musselman talks with another man whose back is to camera. I was really happy, Musselman recalls. He was previously married to his ex-wife Wendy Bauer. Before his announcement, the commissioner received a 10 p.m. phone call from Giel informing him that the university had decided to suspend the two players indefinitely. He runs the beach. In those early days, Musselmans mother would watch her 20-month-old son, Max, while she did weekend long runs, and Musselman would push Max in a stroller for as much as 15 miles at a time. It was really overwhelming to finishfirst in Vegasand then to finish again in Jackson Hole, Musselman said. During games, Coach Mussleman typically paces and yells. The Arkansas coach stole the show by going shirtless after his team knocked off No. When you went up on the floor, former point guard Flip Saunders said, you were more worried about the pregame than you were about playing Indiana, Michigan and those other teams.. Letters arrived at the Musselman home from all over the country from people asking for scholarships. ", Taylor and his team moved on to Ann Arbor for a game with Michigan at the end of last week. Youve run many races and you will be able to push through anything. Musselman and his wife Danyelle Sargent, a former on-air personality and anchor for ESPN, FOX Sports, and the NFL Network, have a daughter together. He has always been a man who just can`t sit still. Bill Musselman won't say if he'll move to Rapid City. He bought a unicycle after seeing a festival performer. Chip Scoggins is a sports columnist and enterprise writer for the Star Tribune. Eric Musselman Parents, Siblings. Instead, Minnesota's Turner cut in front of Witte and clobbered him. He'll chart plays, offer his opinion on who can play and who can't. Don't worry, I'll wait. And again. The next morning the Minnesota Athletic Senate said the suspension would last at least until Feb. 15, but by that time Duke had determined on his stiffer penalty. Games became so popular that the school moved overflow crowds to the hockey rink adjacent to Williams Arena and showed the game on closed-circuit TV. Instead of a fight erupting from blows struck in the heat of competition, this was a cold, brutal attack, governed by the law of the jungle. Musselman said nothing to him about his mistake. Because as rabid and die-hard of a Gopher fan as I am, I never knew about the Musselman pregame shows. "I went blank after I was hit with the knee," said Witte. The two met back in 2008 at a media panel she was hosting in Los Angeles. Gophers fans have long held Williams Arena in reverence because of the Barns antiquated charm and home-court advantage that it provides when bursting with noise. "What's harder, waking me up or going . He was the 12th of 13 siblings (3 passed away at birth). They had fancy ball-handling maneuvers. Landing on Plymouth Rock, the Alamo and I scored a basketball at Williams Arena. As to the Buckeyes' part in the affair, he was satisfied that only in the Witte-Nix incident "were charges of excessive physical contact against Ohio State's players at all justified." Still writhing in pain from earlier attacks, Witte was stomped by Ron Behagen before Ohio State Coach Fred Taylor could come to his rescue. He came up and congratulated me and shook my hand while we were running, which turned me into the biggest crazy Meb fan, Musselman said. In practices, Monson did only conditioning drills and warmup rehearsals. He became a perfectionist with his pregame warmup as well. "Tell him it's Bill Musselman," Okerlund whispers. 1 seed Gonzaga from March Madness, beating them 74-68 in the West Region semifinals in San Francisco, Calif. Lockhart became a member of the Globetrotters for 17 years after leaving school. A special thanks to his special helper Scott Middleton (Carolyn). Musselman was a regular PT Barnum, because the pregame show turned a half empty Williams into a packed house. There are 20+ professionals named "Bill Musselman", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Inside, he found a meticulous diagram of a prized possession that symbolized Musselmans ingenuity as a basketball coach. MUSSELMAN, SARA BROWN, 40, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009 peacefully at her home, with her family at her side. As Fred Taylor said, "There's more at stake here than basketball games. Just remember how close you are to the finish. "He's not home.". Brandon Ingram stole the spotlight from the anticipated reunion between Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. But she caught the 50-in-50 bug from a fellow runner, and she couldn't shake it. "Financially, I`m not struggling," he says. Later, after Musselman's "disciplined" team had come unglued, Ohio State Athletic Director J. Edward Weaver pointed to the warmups as the underlying cause of the riot. I went home and looked for another race, and there was one in Michigan that June, the following month. I don't believe in rebuilding years.". "There is one scene in there where Pacino is outstanding. He is best known for being a Basketball Coach. A few miles later he's pulling into the driveway of the huge home of Jeff Torborg, manager of the New York Mets. When it comes to their personal lives, the couple was married for a few years until divorcing in 2005. Instead, he opened it just in case. 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