
The View From Carpet Row
01/24/25 • 51 min
Hello and welcome back! Today, there’s a bit of a different bent in store as we shift the perspective from the court to carpet row as we welcome ‘71 grad Mike Dady, who played for coach smith during his student days and served as Board of Regents chair from 1992-1995 as well as President of the Alumni Association and is the founding partner of Dady and Gardner PA, along with Fr. Roman Paur, who received both an undergrad and masters of divinity from Saint John's, was ordained in 1966, completed graduate degrees in clinical and counseling psychology and has filled numerous roles at the university including a faculty resident, psychology professor, vice president of Student Affairs, residential programs director, as well as the director and founder of the Human Resource Center among other roles. Still feels like I sold these guys a little short, but that’s what the rest of the episode is for. So without further ado ... here’s Mike Dady and Fr. Roman Paur with Coach Smith, Tom Connell and John Russett.
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Thanks to Fr. Roman Paur and Mike Dady for sharing their stories with the guys!
Support for benchwarmers media productions provided by:
Sixth Man Enterprises
The Sexton Family Foundation
Bobbi and John Augustine
Maggie and Marty McCaslin
Steve Cummings at Nova Group
Matt Johnson
Rick DesLauriers
Sue and Jim Bowe
John Schultz
Thank you to everyone who helps make our projects possible.
Are you a member of the Johnnie Basketball Alumni Association? You should be! Sign up right now to join the Johnnie Basketball Nation and connect with teammates and friends, flip through old photos, even listen to episodes of the podcast. Founded and managed by SJU basketball alumni and friends, the Johnnie Basketball Alumni Association exists to foster the already formidable Johnnie Basketball Nation. Go to johnniebasketballalumni.org to see what it's all about.
We have a new website! Check it out here: benchwarmersmedia.org
Take a look through the record books, watch live games and stay up-to-date on all Johnnies sports action at gojohnnies.com.
"No Place I’d Rather Be" is a Benchwarmers Media production in association with Nine Pines Podcasts.
Hello and welcome back! Today, there’s a bit of a different bent in store as we shift the perspective from the court to carpet row as we welcome ‘71 grad Mike Dady, who played for coach smith during his student days and served as Board of Regents chair from 1992-1995 as well as President of the Alumni Association and is the founding partner of Dady and Gardner PA, along with Fr. Roman Paur, who received both an undergrad and masters of divinity from Saint John's, was ordained in 1966, completed graduate degrees in clinical and counseling psychology and has filled numerous roles at the university including a faculty resident, psychology professor, vice president of Student Affairs, residential programs director, as well as the director and founder of the Human Resource Center among other roles. Still feels like I sold these guys a little short, but that’s what the rest of the episode is for. So without further ado ... here’s Mike Dady and Fr. Roman Paur with Coach Smith, Tom Connell and John Russett.
...
Thanks to Fr. Roman Paur and Mike Dady for sharing their stories with the guys!
Support for benchwarmers media productions provided by:
Sixth Man Enterprises
The Sexton Family Foundation
Bobbi and John Augustine
Maggie and Marty McCaslin
Steve Cummings at Nova Group
Matt Johnson
Rick DesLauriers
Sue and Jim Bowe
John Schultz
Thank you to everyone who helps make our projects possible.
Are you a member of the Johnnie Basketball Alumni Association? You should be! Sign up right now to join the Johnnie Basketball Nation and connect with teammates and friends, flip through old photos, even listen to episodes of the podcast. Founded and managed by SJU basketball alumni and friends, the Johnnie Basketball Alumni Association exists to foster the already formidable Johnnie Basketball Nation. Go to johnniebasketballalumni.org to see what it's all about.
We have a new website! Check it out here: benchwarmersmedia.org
Take a look through the record books, watch live games and stay up-to-date on all Johnnies sports action at gojohnnies.com.
"No Place I’d Rather Be" is a Benchwarmers Media production in association with Nine Pines Podcasts.
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Bobbi and John Augustine
Maggie and Marty McCaslin
Steve Cummings at Nova Group
Matt Johnson
Rick DesLauriers
Sue and Jim Bowe
John Schultz
Thank you to everyone who helps make our projects possible.
Are you a member of the Johnnie Basketball Alumni Association? You should be! Sign up right now to join the Johnnie Basketball Nation and connect with teammates and friends, flip through old photos, even listen to episodes of the podcast. Founded and managed by SJU basketball alumni and friends, the Johnnie Basketball Alumni Association exists to foster the already formidable Johnnie Basketball Nation. Go to johnniebasketballalumni.org to see what it's all about.
We have a new website! Check it out here: benchwarmersmedia.org
Take a look through the record books, watch live games and stay up-to-date on all Johnnies sports action at gojohnnies.com.
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On the Court with Jim Smith and Steve Fritz
Hello and welcome back! Today, we pulled from the archives to find some never before heard parts of our conversation with Smitty and longtime thorn in the Johnnies side, legendary St. Thomas coach Steve Fritz where they get into some of the finer points of their coaching philosophies, other coaches around the conference and some of the insights they gained while athletic directors at their respective institutions. Let’s get to it. Here’s Coach Steve Fritz with Coach Smith, Tom Connell and John Russett.
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Support for benchwarmers media productions provided by:
Sixth Man Enterprises
The Sexton Family Foundation
Bobbi and John Augustine
Maggie and Marty McCaslin
Steve Cummings at Nova Group
Matt Johnson
Rick DesLauriers
Sue and Jim Bowe
John Schultz
Thank you to everyone who helps make our projects possible.
Are you a member of the Johnnie Basketball Alumni Association? You should be! Sign up right now to join the Johnnie Basketball Nation and connect with teammates and friends, flip through old photos, even listen to episodes of the podcast. Founded and managed by SJU basketball alumni and friends, the Johnnie Basketball Alumni Association exists to foster the already formidable Johnnie Basketball Nation. Go to johnniebasketballalumni.org to see what it's all about.
We have a new website! Check it out here: benchwarmersmedia.org
Take a look through the record books, watch live games and stay up-to-date on all Johnnies sports action at gojohnnies.com.
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