A Saintly Rivalry

02/21/23 • 34 min

With the regular season wrapped up and only two episodes left in season one, we get right to it for today's episode. The Johnnies vs. the Tommies. We hear from Dave Johnson, class of '69, Vic Moore, class of '72, and Steve Ward, class of '75 about some of the glory days of the rivalry. We get three first-hand accounts of an event from March 1972 that stands as potentially the most outrageous from a rivalry that spanned decades.

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Fast Break #4 -- Bob Alpers

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Athletic director, golf coach, assistant basketball coach just to name a few of the spaces today's guest has occupied over the course of his long-tenured St. John's career. Those who know St. John's, know Bob Alpers. In this fast break episode, we hear about Bob's first experience at SJU, joining the basketball program and some creative weight distribution.

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Fast Break #5 -- Tim McNamara

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Tim McNamara, class of '77, worked closely with Coach Smith for four years. He saw it all while in his role as team manager and remembers it all as well. An incredible wealth of information on Johnnie basketball in general and a bonafide expert on the happenings during his tenure, Tim Mac indulges us with just some of those stories and gives a little insight into the behind-the-scenes of the program for today's Fast Break episode.