Word: thackers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Preble Stravers in Bethesda, Md. Two days after the Stravers left on vacation, another family moved into their house, drove about in their car and frolicked on the front lawn with the pets. Meanwhile, residents in Clearwater, Fla., were equally startled. Shortly after they saw Mrs. Jess Thacker (a widow) and her three children pile into her car with suitcases, another family arrived and made themselves at home...
...reason is simple: Cincinnati is great. The Bearcats do not have one outstanding player; they have five. Tony Yates is the best defensive player in the country. Tom Thacker is the tallest 6 ft. 2 in. man in the country. Ron Bonham is Cincinnati's best shooter since Oscar Robertson. With the starting five rounded out by brilliant ballhandler Larry Singleton ("He would rather eat sawdust than shoot," Sports Illustrated noted) and 6 ft. 8 in, center George Wilson, Cincinnati has a balance that will make them hard to dethrone. Cincinnati's deliberate style does not make them an exciting...
...specialists. Center George Wilson is a 6-ft. 8-in. giraffe from Chicago who turned down 89 other college offers to go to Cincinnati; his job is to control the backboards, and his sharp elbows have helped him pull down 81 rebounds so far this year. Forward Tom Thacker, "the tallest 6-ft. 2-in. player in basketball." is so spring-legged that he can get up above the 10-ft.-high basket and "dunk" the ball with both hands-just as the pros' 7-ft. Wilt Chamberlain does. Forward Ron Bonham (6 ft. 5 in.) is a bull...
...Paul Hogue, a rugged rebounder, is back at center, no longer fouls out of important games. Lanky (6 ft. 6 in.) Forward Fred Dierking prides himself on possessing the sharpest elbows in the college game. Forward Dale Heidotting (6 ft. 8 in.). Guards Tom Thacker and Tony Yates are all juniors. Besides, says Head Coach Ed Jucker, "I like to have a good bench...