RIP Rick Majerus

I remember attending Coach Majerus Big Man/Guard camp and watching his teams practice and play. I'll never forget watching him berate some poor lanky 7 footer for not getting low enough in the post and then climbing onto his back like he was climbing a tree until the kid collapsed underneath his short rotund frame, message delivered.

He was just a really great coach and super interesting guy, one of a kind.

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Rick Majerus, the basketball coach who took the University of Utah to the 1998 national championship game, died Saturday in Los Angeles at age 64 while awaiting a heart transplant, according to his longtime friend, philanthropist Jon M. Huntsman Sr.

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Majerus history of heart trouble began in 1989, at the start of his Utah tenure, when he underwent bypass surgery and missed most of that season. His heart ultimately failed Majerus, but to Huntsman, that was his friend’s best attribute.

"His heart was bigger than he was," Huntsman told The Salt Lake Tribune Saturday, citing Majerus’ generosity and treatment of people in need.

"He showed kindness and innate goodness to the underdog and the underserved," Huntsman said.


http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55385384-78/majerus-heart-coach-utah.html.csp

RIP coach.
U of U basketball hasn't been the same since he left. A great coach and a great guy.
The university of Utah needs to retire his number....you know, hang a big white sweater from the rafters.

Anyone remember this:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9RXaERVhNuU

The Voice of Reason wrote:

RIP coach.
U of U basketball hasn't been the same since he left. A great coach and a great guy.
The university of Utah needs to retire his number....you know, hang a big white sweater from the rafters.

Anyone remember this:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9RXaERVhNuU

Haha, I forgot about that! Utah basketball hasn't been the same since he left.