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Last month, when 7-ft. 4-in. Ralph Sampson of Virginia and 7-ft. Pat Ewing of Georgetown locked planes and angles for the first time, Celtics General Manager Red Auerbach observed, "These young guys actually love being tall." He sounded amazed. "I love it now," says Walton. "It took me a while to get used to standing out in the crowd, looking awkward, feeling uncomfortable. But I've grown into it." He has grown out of other things, condemning the Government, for instance, and has even developed some affection for meat. "I've matured a lot." This...
...adds that he feels "fortunate to be playing for the Celtics; on some teams everyone's a star, [but] the only star here is him" (pointing cross court to Boston Celtic patriarch Red Auerbach). The general manager and former coach launches into a midday dance along the sidelines of the Boston Garden when M.L. gestures...
Like all basketball fans. Auerbach only lauds M.L.: "I've probably said it 1000 times; M.L.'s got great chemistry. He hustles. He gives everything. He's an asset to the club. He's a typical Celtic and a great person...
...that the high jinks that accompany the filming "would drive regular actors up the wall." Last week Spillane and pals gathered at a bowling alley in Teaneck, N.J., to shoot another of the award-winning spots. Those present included Comedian Rodney Dangerfield, Actress Lee Meredith, Boston Celtics President Red Auerbach, former Oakland Raiders Coach John Madden, ex-Baltimore Slugger Boog Powell and retired New York Jet Matt Snell. Off-camera the jocks disputed the merits of their various sports. "The baseball people make fun of football, and the football people make fun of baseball," says Madden. None of the high...
...Cage, not the fifth-floor high school gym at the IAB. In making his choice. Ferry--the more highly touted of the pair--benefited from the guidance of two fairly well-educated basketball men: his father, Bob Ferry Sr., general manager of the Washington Bullets, and Celtic guru Red Auerbach, a family friend...