Word: tulsa
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...That was the case with Brian Rahilly, who as a 6-ft. 10-in. senior electrified Oklahoma's Muskogee High School with his on-court wizardry in 1983. Brian, who comes from a white, middle-class background, was sought after by dozens of colleges before choosing the University of Tulsa. He says he had two goals: to play in the N.B.A. and to become a sports broadcaster...
Four years later, Brian left Tulsa without a degree. Today he thinks he understands what went wrong. From his first day on campus, every decision was made for him by the coaches. His summer job was arranged by the athletic department. He says that a few times during his first two years when he was low on money for the weekend, he went to one of the coaches and got $20. "It was something you were taught from the older guys -- 'If you needed money, go ask.' " Even Brian's courses were selected...
...transfer. Instead, one of the coaches walked him over to the physical-education department, which had agreed to take him. There Brian remained for the next two years. He says he never did get to study communications. Brian's former coach, Nolan Richardson, now at Arkansas, says all incoming Tulsa students were required to take certain courses and that every attempt was made to allow students to pursue their fields of interest...
Last April, Bob Gaudet took over as head coach for Brown. After graduating from Dartmouth in 1981, Gaudet signed with the Winnepeg Jets, and played goalie for their Tulsa team in the IHL for two years. Gaudet then returned to Dartmouth where he was an assistant coach for the last five years...
...quit dentistry for the rails. Then there are those who may be starting the life. Thad ("Thunder") Thorton, 22, sits by the Colorado River and talks of being a late child of parents who died early. "I'm not so lonely out here," he says quietly. Thorton left Tulsa last October, aiming to get a Mohawk haircut, see America and eventually settle down as a policeman. So far, he has accomplished the first two goals...