Word: mannix
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Full-time heroism may be a year away for the freshmen, but head coach Frank McLaughlin is more than a little tickled by the results of his backcourt talent search. Looking for a replacement for sharpshooter Tom Mannix, McLaughlin grabbed Ferry--the number-four all-time scorer from legendary DeMatha High in Maryland--and Standley--an all-state standout from Marion, Ohio...
...Crimson lost just two players--co-captains Tom Mannix and Mark Harris--to graduation, and a third--reserve guard Robert Taylor--opted to run track instead of playing basketball this winter...
Gains in experience and on-court maturity--and a couple of flashy freshmen--should help the Crimson fill in any gaps left by graduated starters Harris and Mannix, with as many as nine or ten players liable to get substantial playing time. "We're trying to play down the idea of a starting five," McLaughlin said. "There are going to be nine or 10 guys playing a lot. Hopefully we're going to wear down other teams...
...pilot by Charles Brown and afterward by Harold Sylvester; a smashing-looking woman psychologist who teaches pistol-marks-personship (Carol Potter); a salon-coiffed, hip-talking pretty boy (Joseph Cali); and a sarcastic, ever grinning preppie athlete (Richard Hill). Their boss, portrayed by Mike Connors, star of Mannix (1967-75), is a tough-but-sensitive older man whose marriage is imperiled by the demands of his career...
...Mannix's tale of thwarted friendship a sweetly somber...