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1 | 00:00:06,571 | 00:00:09,574 | [footsteps echoing] | [footsteps echoing] |
2 | 00:00:23,980 | 00:00:27,331 | [door clanging] | [door clanging] |
3 | 00:00:27,375 | 00:00:30,378 | [footsteps echoing] | [footsteps echoing] |
4 | 00:00:39,865 | 00:00:42,651 | [ball thudding] | [ball thudding] |
5 | 00:00:51,921 | 00:00:53,966 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
6 | 00:00:56,143 | 00:00:58,710 | - [Kenny] Come on, you guys! | - [Kenny] Come on, you guys! |
7 | 00:00:58,754 | 00:01:00,843 | You know I can't bend over. | You know I can't bend over. |
8 | 00:01:03,802 | 00:01:05,891 | Basketball was just about my whole life | Basketball was just about my whole life |
9 | 00:01:05,935 | 00:01:07,067 | when I was growin' up. | when I was growin' up. |
10 | 00:01:08,111 | 00:01:09,721 | I wanted people to like me, | I wanted people to like me, |
11 | 00:01:09,765 | 00:01:11,680 | and like any kid when they're young, | and like any kid when they're young, |
12 | 00:01:11,723 | 00:01:13,943 | and get a lot of attention, I suppose. | and get a lot of attention, I suppose. |
13 | 00:01:16,815 | 00:01:19,079 | I've been asked over and over again, | I've been asked over and over again, |
14 | 00:01:19,122 | 00:01:20,993 | "Did you start the jump shot?" | "Did you start the jump shot?" |
15 | 00:01:22,299 | 00:01:24,127 | I've had sports writers get pretty upset with me | I've had sports writers get pretty upset with me |
16 | 00:01:24,171 | 00:01:26,086 | 'cause that's what they want me to say. | 'cause that's what they want me to say. |
17 | 00:01:27,739 | 00:01:29,828 | What else could they talk about? | What else could they talk about? |
18 | 00:01:29,872 | 00:01:32,483 | There's nobody today hardlyalive that saw me play. | There's nobody today hardlyalive that saw me play. |
19 | 00:01:35,225 | 00:01:37,880 | I've experienced much in my lifetime. | I've experienced much in my lifetime. |
20 | 00:01:38,750 | 00:01:39,751 | I've had to let go of things | I've had to let go of things |
21 | 00:01:39,795 | 00:01:41,797 | that were really important to me. | that were really important to me. |
22 | 00:01:43,581 | 00:01:46,845 | And I like I say, it'snice to know who you are, | And I like I say, it'snice to know who you are, |
23 | 00:01:46,889 | 00:01:49,283 | and where you're goin'when you leave this world. | and where you're goin'when you leave this world. |
24 | 00:01:49,326 | 00:01:53,025 | [instrumental music playing] | [instrumental music playing] |
25 | 00:01:55,767 | 00:01:57,639 | - [Male] The shot is the jump shot. | - [Male] The shot is the jump shot. |
26 | 00:01:57,682 | 00:01:58,857 | - [Sports Announcer] It's up to Jenkins | - [Sports Announcer] It's up to Jenkins |
27 | 00:01:58,901 | 00:01:59,815 | for the championship! | for the championship! |
28 | 00:01:59,858 | 00:02:01,643 | [crowd cheering] | [crowd cheering] |
29 | 00:02:01,686 | 00:02:03,340 | Look at those little champions! | Look at those little champions! |
30 | 00:02:03,384 | 00:02:05,864 | - [Male] The jump shot'sin every part of the game. | - [Male] The jump shot'sin every part of the game. |
31 | 00:02:05,908 | 00:02:06,778 | - [Sports Announcer] Puts it up. | - [Sports Announcer] Puts it up. |
32 | 00:02:06,822 | 00:02:09,825 | Yes! [crowd cheering] | Yes! [crowd cheering] |
33 | 00:02:09,868 | 00:02:12,088 | - Nothing has ever changed a sport | - Nothing has ever changed a sport |
34 | 00:02:12,132 | 00:02:14,177 | like the jump shot changed basketball. | like the jump shot changed basketball. |
35 | 00:02:14,221 | 00:02:16,136 | - [Sports Announcer] Smart takes the shot! | - [Sports Announcer] Smart takes the shot! |
36 | 00:02:16,179 | 00:02:18,312 | - [Male] When you'retalking about the jump shot, | - [Male] When you'retalking about the jump shot, |
37 | 00:02:18,355 | 00:02:20,923 | you're talking about the very fabric of the game. | you're talking about the very fabric of the game. |
38 | 00:02:20,966 | 00:02:21,837 | - [Male] You don't realizethat there was a time | - [Male] You don't realizethat there was a time |
39 | 00:02:21,880 | 00:02:23,839 | that there was no jump shot. | that there was no jump shot. |
40 | 00:02:23,882 | 00:02:26,972 | - [Male] When it was sideshot game, you needed space. | - [Male] When it was sideshot game, you needed space. |
41 | 00:02:27,016 | 00:02:28,713 | - You had to be wide open, | - You had to be wide open, |
42 | 00:02:28,757 | 00:02:30,672 | or you couldn't get your shot off. | or you couldn't get your shot off. |
43 | 00:02:30,715 | 00:02:31,760 | - It's almost like they were playing | - It's almost like they were playing |
44 | 00:02:31,803 | 00:02:33,631 | in slow motion defensively. | in slow motion defensively. |
45 | 00:02:33,675 | 00:02:36,330 | How you allowed that guyto even get that shot off. | How you allowed that guyto even get that shot off. |
46 | 00:02:36,373 | 00:02:38,723 | - Basketball is a game of innovation. | - Basketball is a game of innovation. |
47 | 00:02:38,767 | 00:02:40,508 | Before you know it, you've made up something | Before you know it, you've made up something |
48 | 00:02:40,551 | 00:02:42,162 | that nobody has seen before. | that nobody has seen before. |
49 | 00:02:42,205 | 00:02:44,729 | - In Kenny Sailors' case, like Edison, | - In Kenny Sailors' case, like Edison, |
50 | 00:02:44,773 | 00:02:48,037 | who would have known what thislittle light bulb could do? | who would have known what thislittle light bulb could do? |
51 | 00:02:48,080 | 00:02:49,125 | - [Male] There's no question, | - [Male] There's no question, |
52 | 00:02:49,169 | 00:02:50,474 | it was-- - The uniqueness | it was-- - The uniqueness |
53 | 00:02:50,518 | 00:02:51,606 | was they jumped. - We're talkin' | was they jumped. - We're talkin' |
54 | 00:02:51,649 | 00:02:53,303 | probably 65 years later, | probably 65 years later, |
55 | 00:02:53,347 | 00:02:55,044 | that's the shot people are still taking. | that's the shot people are still taking. |
56 | 00:02:55,087 | 00:02:57,829 | - This shot lasted throughgenerations and generations, | - This shot lasted throughgenerations and generations, |
57 | 00:02:57,873 | 00:02:59,918 | and has made it to theWarriors, to Steph Curry, | and has made it to theWarriors, to Steph Curry, |
58 | 00:02:59,962 | 00:03:01,137 | the greatest shooter you'll ever play. | the greatest shooter you'll ever play. |
59 | 00:03:01,181 | 00:03:02,225 | - [Sports Announcer] Curry switched defense | - [Sports Announcer] Curry switched defense |
60 | 00:03:02,269 | 00:03:03,487 | behind the back! | behind the back! |
61 | 00:03:03,531 | 00:03:04,880 | Fires a three! - If I can't play | Fires a three! - If I can't play |
62 | 00:03:04,923 | 00:03:06,795 | above the rim, so the jumpshot is my only weapon. | above the rim, so the jumpshot is my only weapon. |
63 | 00:03:06,838 | 00:03:08,100 | [crowd cheering] - Oh, he puts it in! | [crowd cheering] - Oh, he puts it in! |
64 | 00:03:08,144 | 00:03:09,754 | - [Male] You can go anywhere in the world, | - [Male] You can go anywhere in the world, |
65 | 00:03:09,798 | 00:03:10,929 | and they're shooting Kenny's shot. | and they're shooting Kenny's shot. |
66 | 00:03:10,973 | 00:03:12,714 | - Where is-- - Kenny Sailors. | - Where is-- - Kenny Sailors. |
67 | 00:03:12,757 | 00:03:14,716 | - Kenny--- Sailors has few equals. | - Kenny--- Sailors has few equals. |
68 | 00:03:14,759 | 00:03:15,804 | - [Male] He's an American original. | - [Male] He's an American original. |
69 | 00:03:15,847 | 00:03:17,458 | - [Male] People just forgot who he was. | - [Male] People just forgot who he was. |
70 | 00:03:17,501 | 00:03:19,895 | - He disappeared for so long.- Sometimes history gets lost, | - He disappeared for so long.- Sometimes history gets lost, |
71 | 00:03:21,244 | 00:03:23,420 | and that's what happenedwith Kenny Sailors' story. | and that's what happenedwith Kenny Sailors' story. |
72 | 00:03:23,464 | 00:03:26,336 | History lost his story. | History lost his story. |
73 | 00:03:28,947 | 00:03:31,820 | [loud booming] | [loud booming] |
74 | 00:03:31,863 | 00:03:34,257 | - Yeah, we're talkin'about the jump shot, right? | - Yeah, we're talkin'about the jump shot, right? |
75 | 00:03:34,301 | 00:03:35,519 | - Yeah-- - Or the guy | - Yeah-- - Or the guy |
76 | 00:03:35,563 | 00:03:37,042 | who found the jump shot, or somethin'? | who found the jump shot, or somethin'? |
77 | 00:03:37,086 | 00:03:38,348 | - [Interviewer] Do you know who that guy is? | - [Interviewer] Do you know who that guy is? |
78 | 00:03:38,392 | 00:03:39,219 | - No. | - No. |
79 | 00:03:40,220 | 00:03:42,004 | - I don't know, 'cause, I mean. | - I don't know, 'cause, I mean. |
80 | 00:03:42,047 | 00:03:43,919 | [quirky music playing] - What do you mean | [quirky music playing] - What do you mean |
81 | 00:03:43,962 | 00:03:45,442 | invented the jump shot? | invented the jump shot? |
82 | 00:03:45,486 | 00:03:47,792 | No one invented the jump shot. | No one invented the jump shot. |
83 | 00:03:47,836 | 00:03:49,794 | - Wait, there wasn't a jump shot at one point? | - Wait, there wasn't a jump shot at one point? |
84 | 00:03:49,838 | 00:03:51,143 | - First of all, there's skepticism. | - First of all, there's skepticism. |
85 | 00:03:51,187 | 00:03:52,623 | [mumbling] | [mumbling] |
86 | 00:03:52,667 | 00:03:53,929 | Nah, I did. | Nah, I did. |
87 | 00:03:53,972 | 00:03:55,539 | - How do you know he was the first jump shooter? | - How do you know he was the first jump shooter? |
88 | 00:03:55,583 | 00:03:56,932 | I mean, that's everybody'sfirst question. | I mean, that's everybody'sfirst question. |
89 | 00:03:56,975 | 00:03:58,803 | How you gonna call thisguy the first jump shooter? | How you gonna call thisguy the first jump shooter? |
90 | 00:03:58,847 | 00:04:01,850 | - Let me see how dumb or how smart you are. | - Let me see how dumb or how smart you are. |
91 | 00:04:01,893 | 00:04:04,635 | - I'd never really put a lot of thought into | - I'd never really put a lot of thought into |
92 | 00:04:04,679 | 00:04:06,811 | who was the first guy that ever shot one. | who was the first guy that ever shot one. |
93 | 00:04:06,855 | 00:04:08,770 | - Okay, here's the deal. | - Okay, here's the deal. |
94 | 00:04:08,813 | 00:04:12,252 | Who is the guy that invented the jump shot? | Who is the guy that invented the jump shot? |
95 | 00:04:12,295 | 00:04:13,818 | - About eight years ago, I guess, | - About eight years ago, I guess, |
96 | 00:04:13,862 | 00:04:17,909 | I started looking at, well,who could've done this? | I started looking at, well,who could've done this? |
97 | 00:04:17,953 | 00:04:20,825 | - When I took over theFeatures Department at CBS, | - When I took over theFeatures Department at CBS, |
98 | 00:04:20,869 | 00:04:24,176 | the editor that leftleft me a pile of stories | the editor that leftleft me a pile of stories |
99 | 00:04:24,220 | 00:04:25,700 | that he thought would be worth pursuing, | that he thought would be worth pursuing, |
100 | 00:04:25,743 | 00:04:26,918 | and I was goin' through, and I saw | and I was goin' through, and I saw |
101 | 00:04:26,962 | 00:04:28,529 | "Kenny Sailors, inventor of the jump shot". | "Kenny Sailors, inventor of the jump shot". |
102 | 00:04:28,572 | 00:04:29,791 | The first time I ever heard the name. | The first time I ever heard the name. |
103 | 00:04:29,834 | 00:04:30,748 | - Are you sittin' down? | - Are you sittin' down? |
104 | 00:04:32,707 | 00:04:36,188 | People think better on theirass than they do on their feet. | People think better on theirass than they do on their feet. |
105 | 00:04:36,232 | 00:04:40,280 | - There was a lot of tales andfables about this and that, | - There was a lot of tales andfables about this and that, |
106 | 00:04:40,323 | 00:04:44,806 | but I kept coming to thisstory of Kenny Sailors, | but I kept coming to thisstory of Kenny Sailors, |
107 | 00:04:44,849 | 00:04:49,637 | and it just led to Laramie,Wyoming of all places. | and it just led to Laramie,Wyoming of all places. |
108 | 00:04:51,247 | 00:04:56,252 | [train horn blaring] [bird squawking] | [train horn blaring] [bird squawking] |
109 | 00:04:59,821 | 00:05:02,302 | - You'll have enough wildstories to talk about | - You'll have enough wildstories to talk about |
110 | 00:05:03,825 | 00:05:04,826 | when you get back. | when you get back. |
111 | 00:05:08,917 | 00:05:09,700 | - Well, now you're next. | - Well, now you're next. |
112 | 00:05:09,744 | 00:05:10,832 | That one guy had to go. | That one guy had to go. |
113 | 00:05:10,875 | 00:05:11,746 | - [Kenny] No, is that right? | - [Kenny] No, is that right? |
114 | 00:05:11,789 | 00:05:13,138 | - Yeah, he had to go to class. | - Yeah, he had to go to class. |
115 | 00:05:13,182 | 00:05:14,270 | - [Kenny] Okay, well. | - [Kenny] Okay, well. |
116 | 00:05:16,794 | 00:05:19,188 | - [Larry] He's 90 goin' on 70. | - [Larry] He's 90 goin' on 70. |
117 | 00:05:19,231 | 00:05:20,537 | He just keep on goin'. | He just keep on goin'. |
118 | 00:05:20,581 | 00:05:22,278 | [chuckling] - Right. | [chuckling] - Right. |
119 | 00:05:22,322 | 00:05:24,062 | Yeah, I'll be up there too much | Yeah, I'll be up there too much |
120 | 00:05:24,106 | 00:05:25,020 | probably for too long. - See, well, yeah. | probably for too long. - See, well, yeah. |
121 | 00:05:25,063 | 00:05:27,588 | Well, you don't know how long. | Well, you don't know how long. |
122 | 00:05:27,631 | 00:05:28,893 | - Well, how long could it be | - Well, how long could it be |
123 | 00:05:28,937 | 00:05:30,155 | when you-- - Well, you've probably | when you-- - Well, you've probably |
124 | 00:05:30,199 | 00:05:31,505 | gone longer than you thought already. | gone longer than you thought already. |
125 | 00:05:31,548 | 00:05:32,810 | - Oh, well, [chuckling]. | - Oh, well, [chuckling]. |
126 | 00:05:33,724 | 00:05:34,638 | Don't ask me why. | Don't ask me why. |
127 | 00:05:34,682 | 00:05:35,944 | I don't know. [Larry laughing] | I don't know. [Larry laughing] |
128 | 00:05:35,987 | 00:05:38,599 | Probably just to harass barbers like you. | Probably just to harass barbers like you. |
129 | 00:05:38,642 | 00:05:40,557 | [Larry laughing] | [Larry laughing] |
130 | 00:05:40,601 | 00:05:42,603 | - [Larry] Every time he comesin here somebody knows him. | - [Larry] Every time he comesin here somebody knows him. |
131 | 00:05:42,646 | 00:05:44,779 | [clippers buzzing] - He's pretty popular. | [clippers buzzing] - He's pretty popular. |
132 | 00:05:45,997 | 00:05:48,130 | - I'm not popular, that jump shot's popular. | - I'm not popular, that jump shot's popular. |
133 | 00:05:49,523 | 00:05:50,785 | [groaning] | [groaning] |
134 | 00:05:50,828 | 00:05:52,787 | - That's what people are really intrigued with, | - That's what people are really intrigued with, |
135 | 00:05:52,830 | 00:05:54,005 | basketball and the jump shot. | basketball and the jump shot. |
136 | 00:05:54,049 | 00:05:56,181 | The jump shot, the jump shot, the jump shot. | The jump shot, the jump shot, the jump shot. |
137 | 00:05:56,225 | 00:05:57,748 | His whole life changed that day he decided | His whole life changed that day he decided |
138 | 00:05:57,792 | 00:05:59,924 | to jump in the air, and shoot over his brother. | to jump in the air, and shoot over his brother. |
139 | 00:05:59,968 | 00:06:03,711 | [mellow instrumental music playing] | [mellow instrumental music playing] |
140 | 00:06:03,754 | 00:06:06,801 | - I grew up about seven oreight miles south of Hillsdale, | - I grew up about seven oreight miles south of Hillsdale, |
141 | 00:06:08,324 | 00:06:09,586 | and Hillsdale, I don't imagine, | and Hillsdale, I don't imagine, |
142 | 00:06:09,630 | 00:06:11,371 | had 50 people in the whole town. | had 50 people in the whole town. |
143 | 00:06:12,502 | 00:06:14,548 | But anyway, basketball was their sport, | But anyway, basketball was their sport, |
144 | 00:06:14,591 | 00:06:16,071 | because they couldn't afford football, | because they couldn't afford football, |
145 | 00:06:16,114 | 00:06:17,333 | or these other sports, | or these other sports, |
146 | 00:06:17,377 | 00:06:19,248 | and, certainly, durin' the Depression. | and, certainly, durin' the Depression. |
147 | 00:06:21,163 | 00:06:23,818 | My brother was a good ballplayer, and a good athlete, | My brother was a good ballplayer, and a good athlete, |
148 | 00:06:23,861 | 00:06:26,821 | and the coach liked him there in Hillsdale. | and the coach liked him there in Hillsdale. |
149 | 00:06:26,864 | 00:06:28,431 | He told him he had a kid brother | He told him he had a kid brother |
150 | 00:06:28,475 | 00:06:29,693 | who's just learned to play the game, | who's just learned to play the game, |
151 | 00:06:29,737 | 00:06:31,652 | and that they'd surelike to have a basketball | and that they'd surelike to have a basketball |
152 | 00:06:31,695 | 00:06:33,654 | he could take out, and give to him. | he could take out, and give to him. |
153 | 00:06:33,697 | 00:06:36,831 | [rooster crowing] | [rooster crowing] |
154 | 00:06:36,874 | 00:06:39,747 | And, of course, we didn'thave any place to play, | And, of course, we didn'thave any place to play, |
155 | 00:06:39,790 | 00:06:41,270 | but he fixed a backboard, | but he fixed a backboard, |
156 | 00:06:41,313 | 00:06:44,447 | and we fastened it to the oldwooden windmill that we had. | and we fastened it to the oldwooden windmill that we had. |
157 | 00:06:44,491 | 00:06:45,840 | We'd play one-on-one, | We'd play one-on-one, |
158 | 00:06:45,883 | 00:06:47,798 | and I never could get a shot off, | and I never could get a shot off, |
159 | 00:06:47,842 | 00:06:48,973 | and he really enjoyed that, | and he really enjoyed that, |
160 | 00:06:49,017 | 00:06:51,323 | because he was 6'5 and I was just about, | because he was 6'5 and I was just about, |
161 | 00:06:51,367 | 00:06:53,848 | I don't know, 5'7 probably. | I don't know, 5'7 probably. |
162 | 00:06:53,891 | 00:06:55,676 | He use to tell me that, "Youbetter find another game". | He use to tell me that, "Youbetter find another game". |
163 | 00:06:55,719 | 00:06:56,851 | "This isn't your game." | "This isn't your game." |
164 | 00:06:56,894 | 00:06:58,722 | "It's for big men, tall men." | "It's for big men, tall men." |
165 | 00:06:59,941 | 00:07:00,811 | - But when you think about the way | - But when you think about the way |
166 | 00:07:00,855 | 00:07:02,073 | the game was played back then, | the game was played back then, |
167 | 00:07:02,117 | 00:07:03,466 | you kinda think of that old news reel footage. | you kinda think of that old news reel footage. |
168 | 00:07:03,510 | 00:07:04,728 | It was the kind that happen, you know, | It was the kind that happen, you know, |
169 | 00:07:04,772 | 00:07:06,164 | that paint drying paste. | that paint drying paste. |
170 | 00:07:06,208 | 00:07:06,991 | - No shot clock. | - No shot clock. |
171 | 00:07:07,035 | 00:07:09,211 | No sense of urgency. | No sense of urgency. |
172 | 00:07:09,254 | 00:07:12,475 | Obviously, it's antiquated,because it's where we started. | Obviously, it's antiquated,because it's where we started. |
173 | 00:07:12,519 | 00:07:14,912 | - It's athletic, because there'smovement and coordination, | - It's athletic, because there'smovement and coordination, |
174 | 00:07:14,956 | 00:07:17,524 | but it feels slower. | but it feels slower. |
175 | 00:07:17,567 | 00:07:19,569 | It certainly is grounded. | It certainly is grounded. |
176 | 00:07:19,613 | 00:07:20,831 | - The standard rule was | - The standard rule was |
177 | 00:07:20,875 | 00:07:23,878 | you never leave your feet on defense, | you never leave your feet on defense, |
178 | 00:07:23,921 | 00:07:25,793 | and especially on offense. | and especially on offense. |
179 | 00:07:25,836 | 00:07:27,185 | It's a whole different game today. | It's a whole different game today. |
180 | 00:07:27,229 | 00:07:28,796 | [chuckling] | [chuckling] |
181 | 00:07:28,839 | 00:07:30,014 | - They hardly dribbled theball, passed it around. | - They hardly dribbled theball, passed it around. |
182 | 00:07:30,058 | 00:07:31,842 | The guys shootin' set shots. | The guys shootin' set shots. |
183 | 00:07:31,886 | 00:07:33,931 | - They all shot a two-handed shot. | - They all shot a two-handed shot. |
184 | 00:07:33,975 | 00:07:35,629 | Push out here from the chest. | Push out here from the chest. |
185 | 00:07:35,672 | 00:07:37,935 | - You know, if you were gonnashoot a two-hand set shot | - You know, if you were gonnashoot a two-hand set shot |
186 | 00:07:37,979 | 00:07:39,807 | you had to be wide open. | you had to be wide open. |
187 | 00:07:39,850 | 00:07:41,809 | - I don't know if set shot off today. | - I don't know if set shot off today. |
188 | 00:07:41,852 | 00:07:44,159 | Have to be 50 feet away from the guy. | Have to be 50 feet away from the guy. |
189 | 00:07:44,202 | 00:07:45,769 | - [Kenny] You couldn'thave anybody close to you | - [Kenny] You couldn'thave anybody close to you |
190 | 00:07:45,813 | 00:07:48,685 | who would just put a handup, and block your shot. | who would just put a handup, and block your shot. |
191 | 00:07:48,729 | 00:07:50,426 | - If a shot has to be constructed | - If a shot has to be constructed |
192 | 00:07:50,470 | 00:07:53,516 | over a period of one, two, three seconds, | over a period of one, two, three seconds, |
193 | 00:07:53,560 | 00:07:55,823 | the game is slowed by definition. | the game is slowed by definition. |
194 | 00:07:55,866 | 00:07:57,302 | - If you look at some of these guys now, | - If you look at some of these guys now, |
195 | 00:07:57,346 | 00:07:58,913 | like a Westbrook, or somethin', | like a Westbrook, or somethin', |
196 | 00:07:58,956 | 00:08:01,045 | they way they fly down thecourt, and jump on the gym. | they way they fly down thecourt, and jump on the gym. |
197 | 00:08:01,785 | 00:08:03,265 | [crowd cheering] | [crowd cheering] |
198 | 00:08:03,308 | 00:08:05,310 | Looks almost like a differentsport than back then. | Looks almost like a differentsport than back then. |
199 | 00:08:05,354 | 00:08:07,704 | - It'll tell you, man, if Iwas born like 60 years earlier | - It'll tell you, man, if Iwas born like 60 years earlier |
200 | 00:08:07,748 | 00:08:10,098 | I would've been in the NBA, no doubt. | I would've been in the NBA, no doubt. |
201 | 00:08:10,141 | 00:08:11,099 | [exhaling loudly] | [exhaling loudly] |
202 | 00:08:11,142 | 00:08:12,709 | - I think I'd be a monster. | - I think I'd be a monster. |
203 | 00:08:12,753 | 00:08:14,668 | - Oh, I would've gotten somebuckets, that's for sure. | - Oh, I would've gotten somebuckets, that's for sure. |
204 | 00:08:14,711 | 00:08:16,974 | - Yeah, I feel like a little step back, | - Yeah, I feel like a little step back, |
205 | 00:08:17,018 | 00:08:19,368 | or a between the legs crossover, | or a between the legs crossover, |
206 | 00:08:19,411 | 00:08:21,065 | we'd throw somebody into the first row. | we'd throw somebody into the first row. |
207 | 00:08:21,109 | 00:08:23,198 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
208 | 00:08:23,241 | 00:08:26,462 | [basketball thudding] | [basketball thudding] |
209 | 00:08:35,515 | 00:08:36,254 | [ball thudding basketball goal] | [ball thudding basketball goal] |
210 | 00:08:36,298 | 00:08:37,168 | [basketball thudding] | [basketball thudding] |
211 | 00:08:37,212 | 00:08:39,214 | - High on the board, Sailors. | - High on the board, Sailors. |
212 | 00:08:39,257 | 00:08:41,695 | I just made up my mindthat I was gonna find a way | I just made up my mindthat I was gonna find a way |
213 | 00:08:41,738 | 00:08:43,523 | to shoot the ball over the guy. | to shoot the ball over the guy. |
214 | 00:08:43,566 | 00:08:45,002 | My brother, he made up his mind, | My brother, he made up his mind, |
215 | 00:08:45,046 | 00:08:46,787 | "I'm gonna frustrate that little squirt, | "I'm gonna frustrate that little squirt, |
216 | 00:08:46,830 | 00:08:48,702 | and not even let him get a shot off". | and not even let him get a shot off". |
217 | 00:08:48,745 | 00:08:50,138 | Somehow, the idea come to me is, | Somehow, the idea come to me is, |
218 | 00:08:50,181 | 00:08:53,445 | well, if I jump up, and I knew I could jump, | well, if I jump up, and I knew I could jump, |
219 | 00:08:53,489 | 00:08:56,318 | if I jump up high enough outof my dribble, like this, | if I jump up high enough outof my dribble, like this, |
220 | 00:08:56,361 | 00:08:57,928 | I dribbled up, [ball thudding] | I dribbled up, [ball thudding] |
221 | 00:08:57,972 | 00:09:01,497 | and from here, right on thedribble, I jumped straight up, | and from here, right on thedribble, I jumped straight up, |
222 | 00:09:01,541 | 00:09:03,934 | and bring the ball up right over my head, | and bring the ball up right over my head, |
223 | 00:09:03,978 | 00:09:06,763 | and I let it go, and the thing went in, | and I let it go, and the thing went in, |
224 | 00:09:07,982 | 00:09:10,201 | and I was just as surprised,or more than he was, | and I was just as surprised,or more than he was, |
225 | 00:09:10,245 | 00:09:12,421 | and the ball went in the basket. | and the ball went in the basket. |
226 | 00:09:12,464 | 00:09:13,683 | His feet was on the ground. | His feet was on the ground. |
227 | 00:09:13,727 | 00:09:15,163 | He hadn't even left the floor. | He hadn't even left the floor. |
228 | 00:09:15,206 | 00:09:16,512 | Boy, that spooked him. | Boy, that spooked him. |
229 | 00:09:16,556 | 00:09:19,167 | He said, "That's a good shot, Kenny". | He said, "That's a good shot, Kenny". |
230 | 00:09:19,210 | 00:09:21,604 | "You have to get better at that." | "You have to get better at that." |
231 | 00:09:21,648 | 00:09:23,780 | Well, I started workin' on it from that time on. | Well, I started workin' on it from that time on. |
232 | 00:09:23,824 | 00:09:24,694 | [engine roaring] | [engine roaring] |
233 | 00:09:24,738 | 00:09:27,044 | [upbeat jive music playing] | [upbeat jive music playing] |
234 | 00:09:27,088 | 00:09:29,220 | Mom wanted Bud to go to college. | Mom wanted Bud to go to college. |
235 | 00:09:29,264 | 00:09:33,355 | She sold the farm, and we boughtthat home here in Laramie. | She sold the farm, and we boughtthat home here in Laramie. |
236 | 00:09:33,398 | 00:09:36,184 | I graduated high school in the spring of '39. | I graduated high school in the spring of '39. |
237 | 00:09:36,227 | 00:09:38,926 | Entered the university to play basketball. | Entered the university to play basketball. |
238 | 00:09:40,188 | 00:09:42,930 | - The University of Wyoming hired Ev Shelton | - The University of Wyoming hired Ev Shelton |
239 | 00:09:42,973 | 00:09:45,541 | to coach the basketball at Wyoming. | to coach the basketball at Wyoming. |
240 | 00:09:45,585 | 00:09:47,064 | - He was a remarkable guy. | - He was a remarkable guy. |
241 | 00:09:47,108 | 00:09:48,718 | Charming beyond belief. | Charming beyond belief. |
242 | 00:09:48,762 | 00:09:52,156 | On the floor he elicited the greatest respect. | On the floor he elicited the greatest respect. |
243 | 00:09:52,200 | 00:09:53,201 | - He'd didn't curse me. | - He'd didn't curse me. |
244 | 00:09:53,244 | 00:09:54,898 | Come up to you, and say, | Come up to you, and say, |
245 | 00:09:55,856 | 00:09:57,248 | "Did you hear what I said?", | "Did you hear what I said?", |
246 | 00:09:57,292 | 00:09:59,773 | and leave little knobs in your head. | and leave little knobs in your head. |
247 | 00:09:59,816 | 00:10:01,775 | - He didn't have to shout at ya. | - He didn't have to shout at ya. |
248 | 00:10:01,818 | 00:10:03,820 | He just had to look at ya. | He just had to look at ya. |
249 | 00:10:03,864 | 00:10:05,605 | - When he came, he said to us, | - When he came, he said to us, |
250 | 00:10:05,648 | 00:10:08,346 | "Now, I've won nationalchampionships in AAU ball". | "Now, I've won nationalchampionships in AAU ball". |
251 | 00:10:08,390 | 00:10:11,088 | He said, "I wanna win acollege national championship". | He said, "I wanna win acollege national championship". |
252 | 00:10:11,132 | 00:10:12,612 | He told us right off. | He told us right off. |
253 | 00:10:12,655 | 00:10:15,179 | - Kenny and his fellow teammates were freshmen, | - Kenny and his fellow teammates were freshmen, |
254 | 00:10:15,223 | 00:10:18,269 | and freshmen were not eligible in those days. | and freshmen were not eligible in those days. |
255 | 00:10:18,313 | 00:10:19,662 | - He didn't think too much of us | - He didn't think too much of us |
256 | 00:10:19,706 | 00:10:22,665 | yellow punk Wyoming freshmen. | yellow punk Wyoming freshmen. |
257 | 00:10:22,709 | 00:10:26,016 | Nearly every one of us, LewRoney, Volker, and Shadow Ray, | Nearly every one of us, LewRoney, Volker, and Shadow Ray, |
258 | 00:10:26,060 | 00:10:28,018 | and myself, and Collins, | and myself, and Collins, |
259 | 00:10:28,062 | 00:10:30,978 | and Weir, of course, he'sthe big man from Green River, | and Weir, of course, he'sthe big man from Green River, |
260 | 00:10:31,021 | 00:10:32,675 | we were all all-state players, you know? | we were all all-state players, you know? |
261 | 00:10:32,719 | 00:10:35,591 | So we did have a prettyhigh opinion of ourselves. | So we did have a prettyhigh opinion of ourselves. |
262 | 00:10:36,897 | 00:10:38,115 | He says, "We're gonna geta team here at Wyoming". | He says, "We're gonna geta team here at Wyoming". |
263 | 00:10:38,159 | 00:10:40,030 | "It's gonna win a national championship." | "It's gonna win a national championship." |
264 | 00:10:40,074 | 00:10:41,118 | "And I don't know if you're the boys | "And I don't know if you're the boys |
265 | 00:10:41,162 | 00:10:42,772 | that's gonna do that, or not." | that's gonna do that, or not." |
266 | 00:10:42,816 | 00:10:44,339 | - [Male] That year, the varsity squad | - [Male] That year, the varsity squad |
267 | 00:10:44,382 | 00:10:46,820 | was lead by junior star, Willie Rothman, | was lead by junior star, Willie Rothman, |
268 | 00:10:46,863 | 00:10:49,561 | and future sports broadcaster, Curt Gowdy. | and future sports broadcaster, Curt Gowdy. |
269 | 00:10:49,605 | 00:10:51,433 | - The freshmen scrimmaged the varsity, | - The freshmen scrimmaged the varsity, |
270 | 00:10:51,476 | 00:10:53,870 | but Kenny and Jim Weir, they let it be known | but Kenny and Jim Weir, they let it be known |
271 | 00:10:53,914 | 00:10:55,872 | that they thought they were better. | that they thought they were better. |
272 | 00:10:55,916 | 00:10:56,830 | - [Kenny] We thought we didn't have | - [Kenny] We thought we didn't have |
273 | 00:10:56,873 | 00:10:58,527 | any trouble scorin' on 'em. | any trouble scorin' on 'em. |
274 | 00:10:58,570 | 00:11:00,137 | We got to braggin' and teasin' 'em | We got to braggin' and teasin' 'em |
275 | 00:11:00,181 | 00:11:03,488 | until the point that Sheltongot kinda fed up with it. | until the point that Sheltongot kinda fed up with it. |
276 | 00:11:03,532 | 00:11:05,752 | So Shelton one day come in, and announced, | So Shelton one day come in, and announced, |
277 | 00:11:05,795 | 00:11:09,190 | he says, "I'm gonna arrange agame for you cocky freshmen". | he says, "I'm gonna arrange agame for you cocky freshmen". |
278 | 00:11:09,233 | 00:11:12,062 | - Shelton went and scheduleda game, and sold tickets, | - Shelton went and scheduleda game, and sold tickets, |
279 | 00:11:12,106 | 00:11:14,543 | and I think Shelton'sidea was he was gonna put | and I think Shelton'sidea was he was gonna put |
280 | 00:11:14,586 | 00:11:16,719 | Jim Weir and Kenny Sailors in their place. | Jim Weir and Kenny Sailors in their place. |
281 | 00:11:16,763 | 00:11:18,895 | - [Kenny] We played 'em, and we beat 'em. | - [Kenny] We played 'em, and we beat 'em. |
282 | 00:11:18,939 | 00:11:20,549 | [crowd cheering] | [crowd cheering] |
283 | 00:11:20,592 | 00:11:22,464 | - Kenny Sailors and hisfreshmen beat the varsity, | - Kenny Sailors and hisfreshmen beat the varsity, |
284 | 00:11:22,507 | 00:11:23,770 | and beat 'em pretty well. | and beat 'em pretty well. |
285 | 00:11:23,813 | 00:11:25,206 | - [Kenny] They only had the 31. | - [Kenny] They only had the 31. |
286 | 00:11:25,249 | 00:11:27,730 | Weir and I had a combination between us, | Weir and I had a combination between us, |
287 | 00:11:27,774 | 00:11:29,906 | the same number of pointsthat the varsity had. | the same number of pointsthat the varsity had. |
288 | 00:11:29,950 | 00:11:31,734 | - He was the governor out there. | - He was the governor out there. |
289 | 00:11:31,778 | 00:11:33,344 | He controlled the ballgame. | He controlled the ballgame. |
290 | 00:11:33,388 | 00:11:35,216 | - [Kenny] Shelton didn'tsay much right at the time. | - [Kenny] Shelton didn'tsay much right at the time. |
291 | 00:11:35,259 | 00:11:36,870 | I think he was about half embarrassed, | I think he was about half embarrassed, |
292 | 00:11:36,913 | 00:11:39,220 | as was the varsity team. | as was the varsity team. |
293 | 00:11:39,263 | 00:11:41,570 | He didn't expect to lose that game, I'm sure, | He didn't expect to lose that game, I'm sure, |
294 | 00:11:41,613 | 00:11:43,790 | or he'd a never played it. | or he'd a never played it. |
295 | 00:11:45,661 | 00:11:48,795 | - For all of us growing up in the 1940s, | - For all of us growing up in the 1940s, |
296 | 00:11:48,838 | 00:11:52,842 | we all wanted to play ballat the University of Wyoming. | we all wanted to play ballat the University of Wyoming. |
297 | 00:11:54,322 | 00:11:56,846 | - [Male] Our dad would take us to games. | - [Male] Our dad would take us to games. |
298 | 00:11:56,890 | 00:11:58,369 | - We would go into the dressing room, | - We would go into the dressing room, |
299 | 00:11:58,413 | 00:12:02,547 | and meet all these guys, MiloKomenich, Weir, and Volker. | and meet all these guys, MiloKomenich, Weir, and Volker. |
300 | 00:12:02,591 | 00:12:04,245 | - [Male] They werewonderful guys, and Kenny, | - [Male] They werewonderful guys, and Kenny, |
301 | 00:12:04,288 | 00:12:07,117 | that was the one youalways kind of focused on. | that was the one youalways kind of focused on. |
302 | 00:12:10,381 | 00:12:11,861 | - [Kenny] When people have asked me | - [Kenny] When people have asked me |
303 | 00:12:11,905 | 00:12:13,907 | why I didn't date thegirls, I said, "Well, I do". | why I didn't date thegirls, I said, "Well, I do". |
304 | 00:12:13,950 | 00:12:16,866 | "I have a steady, and she'sabout that big around." | "I have a steady, and she'sabout that big around." |
305 | 00:12:16,910 | 00:12:18,302 | "I go with her all the time." | "I go with her all the time." |
306 | 00:12:19,826 | 00:12:21,697 | I wanted to be a good basketball player, | I wanted to be a good basketball player, |
307 | 00:12:21,741 | 00:12:23,960 | and girls just didn't fit into that for me. | and girls just didn't fit into that for me. |
308 | 00:12:25,309 | 00:12:27,137 | A friend of mine, Stan Hathaway, | A friend of mine, Stan Hathaway, |
309 | 00:12:27,181 | 00:12:30,967 | he was workin' for his boardover in the Kappa house. | he was workin' for his boardover in the Kappa house. |
310 | 00:12:31,011 | 00:12:32,621 | One time he came over at the union, and he said, | One time he came over at the union, and he said, |
311 | 00:12:32,664 | 00:12:34,536 | "Kenny", he says, "You'rereally missin' it". | "Kenny", he says, "You'rereally missin' it". |
312 | 00:12:34,579 | 00:12:36,277 | "We got the prettiest girls on the campus | "We got the prettiest girls on the campus |
313 | 00:12:36,320 | 00:12:37,800 | over there in the Kappa house, | over there in the Kappa house, |
314 | 00:12:37,844 | 00:12:41,499 | especially one girl that wehave over there's from Casper." | especially one girl that wehave over there's from Casper." |
315 | 00:12:41,543 | 00:12:43,893 | Her name was Marilynne Corbin. | Her name was Marilynne Corbin. |
316 | 00:12:43,937 | 00:12:45,590 | - [Male] She was a cheerleader for the | - [Male] She was a cheerleader for the |
317 | 00:12:45,634 | 00:12:47,331 | football and the basketball team, | football and the basketball team, |
318 | 00:12:47,375 | 00:12:48,855 | and she was the drum majorette, | and she was the drum majorette, |
319 | 00:12:48,898 | 00:12:52,728 | and threw the baton up in theair at the head of the band. | and threw the baton up in theair at the head of the band. |
320 | 00:12:52,772 | 00:12:54,077 | - [Kenny] Anyway, he came in one day | - [Kenny] Anyway, he came in one day |
321 | 00:12:54,121 | 00:12:56,776 | with these four beautiful girls, | with these four beautiful girls, |
322 | 00:12:56,819 | 00:12:59,474 | and I was sittin' theretalkin' with Stan mostly, | and I was sittin' theretalkin' with Stan mostly, |
323 | 00:12:59,517 | 00:13:02,129 | 'cause I was too embarrassedto talk to the girls, | 'cause I was too embarrassedto talk to the girls, |
324 | 00:13:02,172 | 00:13:03,826 | and right there in front of 'em, all of 'em, | and right there in front of 'em, all of 'em, |
325 | 00:13:03,870 | 00:13:05,175 | he said, "Kenny", he said, | he said, "Kenny", he said, |
326 | 00:13:05,219 | 00:13:07,612 | "Do you know our Phi Deltdance is this weekend?" | "Do you know our Phi Deltdance is this weekend?" |
327 | 00:13:08,613 | 00:13:10,790 | I said, "I don't dance, Stan". | I said, "I don't dance, Stan". |
328 | 00:13:10,833 | 00:13:12,226 | "You know that." | "You know that." |
329 | 00:13:12,269 | 00:13:14,489 | I'd forgot all about it, ordidn't even know about it. | I'd forgot all about it, ordidn't even know about it. |
330 | 00:13:14,532 | 00:13:16,012 | Yeah, and he said, | Yeah, and he said, |
331 | 00:13:16,056 | 00:13:18,275 | "You know, that's somethin'you oughta take Marilynne to". | "You know, that's somethin'you oughta take Marilynne to". |
332 | 00:13:18,319 | 00:13:20,756 | Right there in front of her. | Right there in front of her. |
333 | 00:13:21,888 | 00:13:24,281 | She pipes up, he coached her, no doubt, | She pipes up, he coached her, no doubt, |
334 | 00:13:24,325 | 00:13:26,414 | she says, "Well, I don'tcare about dancin' anyway". | she says, "Well, I don'tcare about dancin' anyway". |
335 | 00:13:26,457 | 00:13:29,852 | "We'll just go have somefun, if you wanna take me." | "We'll just go have somefun, if you wanna take me." |
336 | 00:13:29,896 | 00:13:32,681 | [chuckling] | [chuckling] |
337 | 00:13:32,724 | 00:13:34,857 | - [Interviewer] Did you guysgo on dates in the outdoors? | - [Interviewer] Did you guysgo on dates in the outdoors? |
338 | 00:13:34,901 | 00:13:36,163 | - [Kenny] Yeah, we sure did, didn't we, Bokie? | - [Kenny] Yeah, we sure did, didn't we, Bokie? |
339 | 00:13:36,206 | 00:13:37,686 | - Go on picnics. | - Go on picnics. |
340 | 00:13:37,729 | 00:13:39,122 | - [Marilynne] | - [Marilynne] |
341 | 00:13:43,605 | 00:13:44,432 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
342 | 00:13:44,475 | 00:13:45,694 | - That sounds romantic. | - That sounds romantic. |
343 | 00:13:47,043 | 00:13:48,305 | - We started goin' together, | - We started goin' together, |
344 | 00:13:48,349 | 00:13:50,742 | and went steady the rest of the year, | and went steady the rest of the year, |
345 | 00:13:50,786 | 00:13:52,744 | and then that summer we were married. | and then that summer we were married. |
346 | 00:13:54,746 | 00:13:55,791 | - She was funny. | - She was funny. |
347 | 00:13:55,835 | 00:13:56,748 | She had a sense of humor, she did. | She had a sense of humor, she did. |
348 | 00:13:56,792 | 00:13:58,402 | She had a great Tarzan yell, | She had a great Tarzan yell, |
349 | 00:13:58,446 | 00:14:00,840 | and I guess, and thoughtit would've been real fun | and I guess, and thoughtit would've been real fun |
350 | 00:14:00,883 | 00:14:04,060 | to know her when she was20, and I grew up with her, | to know her when she was20, and I grew up with her, |
351 | 00:14:04,104 | 00:14:05,714 | 'cause she was a lot of fun. | 'cause she was a lot of fun. |
352 | 00:14:05,757 | 00:14:08,586 | - [Kenny] She was a beautifulwoman, for one thing, | - [Kenny] She was a beautifulwoman, for one thing, |
353 | 00:14:08,630 | 00:14:12,460 | but her beauty was a lotdeeper than just on her skin. | but her beauty was a lotdeeper than just on her skin. |
354 | 00:14:12,503 | 00:14:14,897 | - They had a really loving relationship, | - They had a really loving relationship, |
355 | 00:14:14,941 | 00:14:16,856 | and he and she complimentedeach other really well. | and he and she complimentedeach other really well. |
356 | 00:14:16,899 | 00:14:18,858 | Grandma was definitely very independent, | Grandma was definitely very independent, |
357 | 00:14:18,901 | 00:14:20,903 | and she was her own woman, | and she was her own woman, |
358 | 00:14:20,947 | 00:14:24,776 | and I feel like that's whygrandpa loved her so much. | and I feel like that's whygrandpa loved her so much. |
359 | 00:14:24,820 | 00:14:26,691 | - [Kenny] She just had a wonderful personality, | - [Kenny] She just had a wonderful personality, |
360 | 00:14:26,735 | 00:14:28,824 | and, of course, her values, and her thinking | and, of course, her values, and her thinking |
361 | 00:14:28,868 | 00:14:31,566 | was just what a husband really wanted. | was just what a husband really wanted. |
362 | 00:14:31,609 | 00:14:35,831 | [instrumental jazz music playing] | [instrumental jazz music playing] |
363 | 00:14:35,875 | 00:14:40,401 | - In those days, the coachcould not talk with the team | - In those days, the coachcould not talk with the team |
364 | 00:14:40,444 | 00:14:41,793 | during the game at all. | during the game at all. |
365 | 00:14:41,837 | 00:14:43,012 | Nobody was allowed to interfere with | Nobody was allowed to interfere with |
366 | 00:14:43,056 | 00:14:44,927 | a play of the game even during timeouts. | a play of the game even during timeouts. |
367 | 00:14:44,971 | 00:14:48,148 | So guess who told the team what to do? | So guess who told the team what to do? |
368 | 00:14:48,191 | 00:14:50,715 | The captain on the floor, that was Kenny. | The captain on the floor, that was Kenny. |
369 | 00:14:51,934 | 00:14:52,804 | - [Male] Everybody became confident | - [Male] Everybody became confident |
370 | 00:14:52,848 | 00:14:54,154 | in what they did through Kenny, | in what they did through Kenny, |
371 | 00:14:54,197 | 00:14:56,243 | because they knew they had a guy | because they knew they had a guy |
372 | 00:14:56,286 | 00:14:58,593 | who could elevate them as a team. | who could elevate them as a team. |
373 | 00:14:58,636 | 00:14:59,768 | - A lot of people ask, "Didn'tyou play with Kenny Sailors?" | - A lot of people ask, "Didn'tyou play with Kenny Sailors?" |
374 | 00:14:59,811 | 00:15:02,466 | I said, "Yeah, I sure did". | I said, "Yeah, I sure did". |
375 | 00:15:02,510 | 00:15:03,598 | "Describe him." | "Describe him." |
376 | 00:15:04,425 | 00:15:05,817 | "A rattlesnake." | "A rattlesnake." |
377 | 00:15:05,861 | 00:15:07,732 | - As mild and as gentle as he is, | - As mild and as gentle as he is, |
378 | 00:15:07,776 | 00:15:10,779 | when it comes to competition,he'd tear your throat out. | when it comes to competition,he'd tear your throat out. |
379 | 00:15:10,822 | 00:15:11,998 | - [Male] That's what he was, | - [Male] That's what he was, |
380 | 00:15:12,041 | 00:15:13,173 | the quickest guy I ever saw on the court | the quickest guy I ever saw on the court |
381 | 00:15:13,216 | 00:15:14,478 | with his hand and his feet. | with his hand and his feet. |
382 | 00:15:14,522 | 00:15:15,827 | - [Male] Ken would fake a drawing, | - [Male] Ken would fake a drawing, |
383 | 00:15:15,871 | 00:15:18,308 | and step back, and be in the air | and step back, and be in the air |
384 | 00:15:18,352 | 00:15:21,311 | by the time the defensivemen would get to him. | by the time the defensivemen would get to him. |
385 | 00:15:25,489 | 00:15:28,884 | - When I watched Kenny Sailors,it actually blew me away. | - When I watched Kenny Sailors,it actually blew me away. |
386 | 00:15:28,928 | 00:15:31,713 | - If you saw Kenny Sailorsplay, you saw the jump shot. | - If you saw Kenny Sailorsplay, you saw the jump shot. |
387 | 00:15:31,756 | 00:15:35,238 | - [Sports Announcer] Ken Sailorsof Wyoming sinks this one. | - [Sports Announcer] Ken Sailorsof Wyoming sinks this one. |
388 | 00:15:35,282 | 00:15:37,806 | - [Male] He was ahead of his time. | - [Male] He was ahead of his time. |
389 | 00:15:37,849 | 00:15:39,460 | - The first time I ever saw a guy do that. | - The first time I ever saw a guy do that. |
390 | 00:15:39,503 | 00:15:42,942 | Kenny shot one in, and onhis way up, he was great. | Kenny shot one in, and onhis way up, he was great. |
391 | 00:15:42,985 | 00:15:45,988 | - [Male] No one shot thatup until then like he did. | - [Male] No one shot thatup until then like he did. |
392 | 00:15:47,555 | 00:15:49,644 | - I would pay money to seewhoever's defending Kenny | - I would pay money to seewhoever's defending Kenny |
393 | 00:15:49,687 | 00:15:51,733 | that first time he roseup, and shot a jump shot, | that first time he roseup, and shot a jump shot, |
394 | 00:15:51,776 | 00:15:54,779 | just to see like thesnapshot of that guy's face. | just to see like thesnapshot of that guy's face. |
395 | 00:15:54,823 | 00:15:57,478 | As he's like comin' down in transition, rises up, | As he's like comin' down in transition, rises up, |
396 | 00:15:57,521 | 00:16:00,176 | and the guy's like, what is goin' on? | and the guy's like, what is goin' on? |
397 | 00:16:00,220 | 00:16:02,048 | This has gotta be atravel or somethin', like. | This has gotta be atravel or somethin', like. |
398 | 00:16:02,091 | 00:16:03,963 | - Ev Shelton had no idea what to do with that. | - Ev Shelton had no idea what to do with that. |
399 | 00:16:04,006 | 00:16:05,790 | There were no coaches that were | There were no coaches that were |
400 | 00:16:05,834 | 00:16:08,619 | teaching that skillset, or fundamental, | teaching that skillset, or fundamental, |
401 | 00:16:08,663 | 00:16:10,708 | but he had enough sense to let him shoot it. | but he had enough sense to let him shoot it. |
402 | 00:16:10,752 | 00:16:13,624 | - That speaks to the selflessness of the coach, to me, | - That speaks to the selflessness of the coach, to me, |
403 | 00:16:13,668 | 00:16:15,626 | and it allowed Kenny to thrive, | and it allowed Kenny to thrive, |
404 | 00:16:15,670 | 00:16:18,194 | and it was goin' against the grain of the time, | and it was goin' against the grain of the time, |
405 | 00:16:18,238 | 00:16:19,848 | but that's really | but that's really |
406 | 00:16:19,891 | 00:16:22,851 | one of the hallmarks of anyoutstanding coach, in my mind. | one of the hallmarks of anyoutstanding coach, in my mind. |
407 | 00:16:22,894 | 00:16:24,940 | - [Kenny] Shelton had an advanced offense | - [Kenny] Shelton had an advanced offense |
408 | 00:16:24,984 | 00:16:26,898 | for those days in basketball. | for those days in basketball. |
409 | 00:16:26,942 | 00:16:28,335 | - It was called the Shelton Weave, | - It was called the Shelton Weave, |
410 | 00:16:28,378 | 00:16:31,599 | which put him in the NationalBasketball Hall of Fame. | which put him in the NationalBasketball Hall of Fame. |
411 | 00:16:31,642 | 00:16:32,904 | - [Male] The main thing about it was | - [Male] The main thing about it was |
412 | 00:16:32,948 | 00:16:35,864 | he knew how to set insideand outside screens. | he knew how to set insideand outside screens. |
413 | 00:16:35,907 | 00:16:37,909 | - [Male] It would pull the big men out, | - [Male] It would pull the big men out, |
414 | 00:16:37,953 | 00:16:40,825 | and they weren't use to playing on the outside. | and they weren't use to playing on the outside. |
415 | 00:16:40,869 | 00:16:43,872 | - [Male] Finally, somebody would be open. | - [Male] Finally, somebody would be open. |
416 | 00:16:43,915 | 00:16:45,569 | - Once they startedplaying well and winning, | - Once they startedplaying well and winning, |
417 | 00:16:45,613 | 00:16:46,962 | then nobody wanted to play 'em, | then nobody wanted to play 'em, |
418 | 00:16:47,006 | 00:16:49,921 | 'cause what do you have towin if you beat Wyoming? | 'cause what do you have towin if you beat Wyoming? |
419 | 00:16:49,965 | 00:16:52,707 | - Wyoming is not an easy place to get to, | - Wyoming is not an easy place to get to, |
420 | 00:16:52,750 | 00:16:55,536 | especially when thebasketballs start bouncing | especially when thebasketballs start bouncing |
421 | 00:16:55,579 | 00:16:56,972 | from November to March. | from November to March. |
422 | 00:16:58,104 | 00:16:59,757 | - [Kenny] I think they have always feared | - [Kenny] I think they have always feared |
423 | 00:16:59,801 | 00:17:01,542 | coming up to play in Wyoming. | coming up to play in Wyoming. |
424 | 00:17:02,804 | 00:17:04,849 | - The University of Wyomingis sitting at altitude | - The University of Wyomingis sitting at altitude |
425 | 00:17:04,893 | 00:17:07,635 | of whatever feet, and all youcan do is get winded and lose. | of whatever feet, and all youcan do is get winded and lose. |
426 | 00:17:07,678 | 00:17:09,289 | - And we made a big sign up, you know, | - And we made a big sign up, you know, |
427 | 00:17:09,332 | 00:17:11,726 | "How you breathin' with 7,000 feet?" | "How you breathin' with 7,000 feet?" |
428 | 00:17:11,769 | 00:17:13,032 | [mumbling] | [mumbling] |
429 | 00:17:13,075 | 00:17:14,729 | - You playin' one team, they had an oxygen tank, | - You playin' one team, they had an oxygen tank, |
430 | 00:17:14,772 | 00:17:15,904 | and masks on the sideline. | and masks on the sideline. |
431 | 00:17:15,947 | 00:17:17,906 | I said "Are you kiddin' me?" | I said "Are you kiddin' me?" |
432 | 00:17:17,949 | 00:17:20,169 | - Shelton said, "They won'tcome here to 7,000 feet". | - Shelton said, "They won'tcome here to 7,000 feet". |
433 | 00:17:20,213 | 00:17:22,345 | "We've tried to get teamsall over the nation." | "We've tried to get teamsall over the nation." |
434 | 00:17:22,389 | 00:17:23,868 | "They won't come up here to place us." | "They won't come up here to place us." |
435 | 00:17:23,912 | 00:17:24,956 | "They're scared of us." | "They're scared of us." |
436 | 00:17:25,000 | 00:17:27,133 | So he said, "We're gonna go to them". | So he said, "We're gonna go to them". |
437 | 00:17:27,176 | 00:17:28,003 | - All aboard! | - All aboard! |
438 | 00:17:28,047 | 00:17:29,831 | [train whistle blowing] | [train whistle blowing] |
439 | 00:17:29,874 | 00:17:32,094 | - [Male] Everett Sheltondid something in those days | - [Male] Everett Sheltondid something in those days |
440 | 00:17:32,138 | 00:17:33,574 | teams wouldn't do anymore. | teams wouldn't do anymore. |
441 | 00:17:33,617 | 00:17:34,923 | He took his team on the road. | He took his team on the road. |
442 | 00:17:35,793 | 00:17:36,751 | - Coaches who are coaching for | - Coaches who are coaching for |
443 | 00:17:36,794 | 00:17:38,927 | their livelihood are gonna say, | their livelihood are gonna say, |
444 | 00:17:38,970 | 00:17:40,581 | "I'd rather go 18 and three | "I'd rather go 18 and three |
445 | 00:17:40,624 | 00:17:42,496 | against the guys around the block", | against the guys around the block", |
446 | 00:17:42,539 | 00:17:45,107 | but he was coaching to wina national championship. | but he was coaching to wina national championship. |
447 | 00:17:45,151 | 00:17:46,978 | - I'd never been on a train before in my life. | - I'd never been on a train before in my life. |
448 | 00:17:47,022 | 00:17:48,806 | Never been out of the state of Wyoming. | Never been out of the state of Wyoming. |
449 | 00:17:48,850 | 00:17:50,156 | None of us kids had. | None of us kids had. |
450 | 00:17:50,199 | 00:17:52,071 | We were just a bunch ofcountry kids, most of us. | We were just a bunch ofcountry kids, most of us. |
451 | 00:17:53,246 | 00:17:54,551 | - [Male] Ev Shelton wanted to go where | - [Male] Ev Shelton wanted to go where |
452 | 00:17:54,595 | 00:17:56,075 | they could get the best competition. | they could get the best competition. |
453 | 00:17:56,118 | 00:17:57,815 | [horn blaring] | [horn blaring] |
454 | 00:17:57,859 | 00:17:59,165 | - [Male] They did a whistle stop tour, | - [Male] They did a whistle stop tour, |
455 | 00:17:59,208 | 00:18:00,731 | and they'd stop the train along the way, | and they'd stop the train along the way, |
456 | 00:18:00,775 | 00:18:02,733 | and play games againstanyone that would play 'em. | and play games againstanyone that would play 'em. |
457 | 00:18:02,777 | 00:18:03,995 | - That's what we did. | - That's what we did. |
458 | 00:18:04,039 | 00:18:05,562 | We'd go all up and down that East Coast. | We'd go all up and down that East Coast. |
459 | 00:18:05,606 | 00:18:08,130 | We played all over thecountry anybody we could play. | We played all over thecountry anybody we could play. |
460 | 00:18:08,174 | 00:18:10,306 | [upbeat jive music playing] | [upbeat jive music playing] |
461 | 00:18:10,350 | 00:18:14,310 | - [Male] The 1942/43season, it really ranks with | - [Male] The 1942/43season, it really ranks with |
462 | 00:18:14,354 | 00:18:17,052 | one of the great seasons of all time. | one of the great seasons of all time. |
463 | 00:18:17,096 | 00:18:18,706 | - They not only took the challenge, | - They not only took the challenge, |
464 | 00:18:18,749 | 00:18:22,188 | they went out and beat teamafter team away from home, | they went out and beat teamafter team away from home, |
465 | 00:18:22,231 | 00:18:24,842 | gaining even more respect nationally. | gaining even more respect nationally. |
466 | 00:18:24,886 | 00:18:28,324 | - [Male] Their road record was unbelievable. | - [Male] Their road record was unbelievable. |
467 | 00:18:28,368 | 00:18:29,717 | - [Male] They played 33 games. | - [Male] They played 33 games. |
468 | 00:18:29,760 | 00:18:30,892 | They won 31. | They won 31. |
469 | 00:18:30,935 | 00:18:32,807 | And their only two losses were on the road. | And their only two losses were on the road. |
470 | 00:18:32,850 | 00:18:33,982 | - [Male] They were dominant, | - [Male] They were dominant, |
471 | 00:18:34,025 | 00:18:35,723 | and they were dominant with a flair. | and they were dominant with a flair. |
472 | 00:18:35,766 | 00:18:37,768 | - Shelton, he finally got to the point | - Shelton, he finally got to the point |
473 | 00:18:37,812 | 00:18:40,206 | where he'd say to us, "Now,boys, you're good enough, | where he'd say to us, "Now,boys, you're good enough, |
474 | 00:18:40,249 | 00:18:41,424 | you can beat anybody". | you can beat anybody". |
475 | 00:18:41,468 | 00:18:42,904 | "There isn't anybody can beat you." | "There isn't anybody can beat you." |
476 | 00:18:42,947 | 00:18:45,036 | - [Male] Going undefeatedin conference play | - [Male] Going undefeatedin conference play |
477 | 00:18:45,080 | 00:18:47,430 | put them into the NCA Tournament. | put them into the NCA Tournament. |
478 | 00:18:47,474 | 00:18:49,737 | - [Male] Wyoming playedOklahoma first, and then Texas, | - [Male] Wyoming playedOklahoma first, and then Texas, |
479 | 00:18:49,780 | 00:18:52,957 | in order to advance to thefinals in Madison Square Garden. | in order to advance to thefinals in Madison Square Garden. |
480 | 00:18:53,001 | 00:18:55,177 | - [Male] You didn't getto Madison Square Garden, | - [Male] You didn't getto Madison Square Garden, |
481 | 00:18:55,221 | 00:18:58,180 | you didn't get filmed, andyou didn't get photographed. | you didn't get filmed, andyou didn't get photographed. |
482 | 00:18:58,224 | 00:19:01,270 | - It's the mecca of sports. | - It's the mecca of sports. |
483 | 00:19:01,314 | 00:19:03,272 | Everything has happened there. | Everything has happened there. |
484 | 00:19:03,316 | 00:19:04,752 | - If you played at the Garden, | - If you played at the Garden, |
485 | 00:19:04,795 | 00:19:06,710 | can't get any higher than that. | can't get any higher than that. |
486 | 00:19:08,103 | 00:19:11,411 | - For a team like Wyomingto come into New York City | - For a team like Wyomingto come into New York City |
487 | 00:19:11,454 | 00:19:13,804 | in the spotlight on the biggest basketball stage | in the spotlight on the biggest basketball stage |
488 | 00:19:13,848 | 00:19:17,068 | in the country is reallya remarkable achievement. | in the country is reallya remarkable achievement. |
489 | 00:19:17,112 | 00:19:19,201 | - When they traveled to New York, | - When they traveled to New York, |
490 | 00:19:19,245 | 00:19:22,639 | they may as well have beengoing to another planet. | they may as well have beengoing to another planet. |
491 | 00:19:22,683 | 00:19:24,075 | - They turn all the lights off, | - They turn all the lights off, |
492 | 00:19:24,119 | 00:19:25,903 | and we come runnin' out one at a time | and we come runnin' out one at a time |
493 | 00:19:25,947 | 00:19:27,209 | with the spotlight on us, | with the spotlight on us, |
494 | 00:19:27,253 | 00:19:28,906 | and they'd announce our names, you know? | and they'd announce our names, you know? |
495 | 00:19:28,950 | 00:19:31,605 | Whoo, that was a big dealfor a country boy like me. | Whoo, that was a big dealfor a country boy like me. |
496 | 00:19:31,648 | 00:19:33,084 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
497 | 00:19:33,128 | 00:19:34,260 | - [Sports Announcer] Thisgame developed into a thriller | - [Sports Announcer] Thisgame developed into a thriller |
498 | 00:19:34,303 | 00:19:35,870 | from the very first play. | from the very first play. |
499 | 00:19:35,913 | 00:19:38,133 | The best planned has playedin New York this season. | The best planned has playedin New York this season. |
500 | 00:19:38,177 | 00:19:39,917 | - Georgetown was tough. | - Georgetown was tough. |
501 | 00:19:39,961 | 00:19:41,310 | I mean, they were a good ball club. | I mean, they were a good ball club. |
502 | 00:19:41,354 | 00:19:42,877 | We didn't beat 'em by that much. | We didn't beat 'em by that much. |
503 | 00:19:44,879 | 00:19:47,708 | - [Male] Kenny, he got onthat big stage, and performed. | - [Male] Kenny, he got onthat big stage, and performed. |
504 | 00:19:47,751 | 00:19:50,885 | - Kenny Sailors was the most outstanding player | - Kenny Sailors was the most outstanding player |
505 | 00:19:50,928 | 00:19:52,800 | of the NCAA Tournament. | of the NCAA Tournament. |
506 | 00:19:52,843 | 00:19:54,932 | That's a resume that not very many people | That's a resume that not very many people |
507 | 00:19:54,976 | 00:19:57,718 | across basketball historycan really speak to. | across basketball historycan really speak to. |
508 | 00:19:57,761 | 00:20:01,330 | [upbeat jive music playing] | [upbeat jive music playing] |
509 | 00:20:02,984 | 00:20:05,595 | - [Male] They really captured the attention | - [Male] They really captured the attention |
510 | 00:20:05,639 | 00:20:07,293 | of New York and the New York media, | of New York and the New York media, |
511 | 00:20:07,336 | 00:20:09,686 | which at that time, meantcapturing the attention | which at that time, meantcapturing the attention |
512 | 00:20:09,730 | 00:20:11,210 | of the college basketball world. | of the college basketball world. |
513 | 00:20:12,080 | 00:20:16,171 | [intense dramatic music playing] | [intense dramatic music playing] |
514 | 00:20:17,651 | 00:20:21,176 | - [Kenny] The NCA in 1943wasn't the biggest tournament. | - [Kenny] The NCA in 1943wasn't the biggest tournament. |
515 | 00:20:21,220 | 00:20:25,833 | - The NCAA didn't havethat appeal, like the NIT. | - The NCAA didn't havethat appeal, like the NIT. |
516 | 00:20:25,876 | 00:20:30,098 | The NIT was big, the biggestnational tournament there was. | The NIT was big, the biggestnational tournament there was. |
517 | 00:20:30,141 | 00:20:31,708 | - [Sports Announcer] TheNational Invitation Tournament | - [Sports Announcer] TheNational Invitation Tournament |
518 | 00:20:31,752 | 00:20:34,755 | brings the nation's top fiveto Madison Square Garden. | brings the nation's top fiveto Madison Square Garden. |
519 | 00:20:34,798 | 00:20:37,714 | Teams meet in knock-down,drag-out fights to the finish. | Teams meet in knock-down,drag-out fights to the finish. |
520 | 00:20:37,758 | 00:20:39,716 | - [Kenny] After we won the NCAA, | - [Kenny] After we won the NCAA, |
521 | 00:20:39,760 | 00:20:41,283 | the New York papers were still | the New York papers were still |
522 | 00:20:41,327 | 00:20:43,459 | making a big issue over the fact that | making a big issue over the fact that |
523 | 00:20:43,503 | 00:20:46,897 | we were just a small, countryschool, and been lucky. | we were just a small, countryschool, and been lucky. |
524 | 00:20:48,290 | 00:20:50,727 | - [Male] The night before theNCA Championship was played, | - [Male] The night before theNCA Championship was played, |
525 | 00:20:50,771 | 00:20:54,209 | St. John's won the NationalInvitational Tournament. | St. John's won the NationalInvitational Tournament. |
526 | 00:20:54,253 | 00:20:56,864 | - [Male] St. John's didn't just win the NIT, | - [Male] St. John's didn't just win the NIT, |
527 | 00:20:56,907 | 00:20:58,518 | they steamrolled teams. | they steamrolled teams. |
528 | 00:20:58,561 | 00:21:00,171 | This was a great team. | This was a great team. |
529 | 00:21:00,215 | 00:21:01,782 | - [Male] I can still remember the team. | - [Male] I can still remember the team. |
530 | 00:21:01,825 | 00:21:06,395 | Boykoff, Gotkin, "Fuzzy" Levane,Baxster, and Al Moschetti. | Boykoff, Gotkin, "Fuzzy" Levane,Baxster, and Al Moschetti. |
531 | 00:21:07,875 | 00:21:10,791 | - You had the NCA championand the NIT champion | - You had the NCA championand the NIT champion |
532 | 00:21:10,834 | 00:21:13,141 | in town at the same time. | in town at the same time. |
533 | 00:21:13,184 | 00:21:15,448 | Ned Irish, I am sure, was thinking, | Ned Irish, I am sure, was thinking, |
534 | 00:21:15,491 | 00:21:17,798 | "How do I get these teams together?" | "How do I get these teams together?" |
535 | 00:21:17,841 | 00:21:19,103 | - They'd never done that before. | - They'd never done that before. |
536 | 00:21:19,147 | 00:21:22,193 | They'd never had the NCAAand the NIT play off. | They'd never had the NCAAand the NIT play off. |
537 | 00:21:25,284 | 00:21:27,373 | - [Male] Even then, with the imagination | - [Male] Even then, with the imagination |
538 | 00:21:27,416 | 00:21:29,026 | that Wyoming had captured, | that Wyoming had captured, |
539 | 00:21:29,070 | 00:21:30,506 | there was still this notion there, | there was still this notion there, |
540 | 00:21:30,550 | 00:21:33,161 | "Well, that's nice", butnobody gave them a real chance. | "Well, that's nice", butnobody gave them a real chance. |
541 | 00:21:34,815 | 00:21:36,817 | - [Sports Announcer] The basketball season's grand finale, | - [Sports Announcer] The basketball season's grand finale, |
542 | 00:21:36,860 | 00:21:39,254 | given greater significance tonight at Madison Square Garden, | given greater significance tonight at Madison Square Garden, |
543 | 00:21:39,298 | 00:21:41,256 | and a killer-diller game it is. | and a killer-diller game it is. |
544 | 00:21:41,300 | 00:21:42,518 | What hangs on this ballgame | What hangs on this ballgame |
545 | 00:21:42,562 | 00:21:44,912 | amounts to a national basketball crown. | amounts to a national basketball crown. |
546 | 00:21:44,955 | 00:21:46,870 | - It was the Superbowl of college basketball. | - It was the Superbowl of college basketball. |
547 | 00:21:46,914 | 00:21:48,742 | That's what the Red Cross game was. | That's what the Red Cross game was. |
548 | 00:21:48,785 | 00:21:51,484 | - They called it "the world'samateur championship". | - They called it "the world'samateur championship". |
549 | 00:21:51,527 | 00:21:52,441 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
550 | 00:21:52,485 | 00:21:53,703 | - [Sports Announcer] Both teams, | - [Sports Announcer] Both teams, |
551 | 00:21:53,747 | 00:21:55,226 | the kingpins of their respected moves. | the kingpins of their respected moves. |
552 | 00:21:55,270 | 00:21:57,577 | St. John's rapid fire scoringhere in the past few minutes | St. John's rapid fire scoringhere in the past few minutes |
553 | 00:21:57,620 | 00:21:59,622 | has tied up the game. | has tied up the game. |
554 | 00:21:59,666 | 00:22:02,190 | From tip off to wind up, it's touch and go. | From tip off to wind up, it's touch and go. |
555 | 00:22:02,233 | 00:22:03,757 | Wyoming scores. | Wyoming scores. |
556 | 00:22:03,800 | 00:22:06,063 | Seconds later, St.John's Redmen retaliated. | Seconds later, St.John's Redmen retaliated. |
557 | 00:22:06,107 | 00:22:08,283 | Boykoff gave us a field goal. | Boykoff gave us a field goal. |
558 | 00:22:08,327 | 00:22:10,894 | - With a few seconds leftto go in regulation time, | - With a few seconds leftto go in regulation time, |
559 | 00:22:10,938 | 00:22:12,853 | St. John's tied the game, | St. John's tied the game, |
560 | 00:22:12,896 | 00:22:15,769 | and Kenny took anin-bounds pass, laid it in | and Kenny took anin-bounds pass, laid it in |
561 | 00:22:15,812 | 00:22:16,857 | for what appeared to be | for what appeared to be |
562 | 00:22:16,900 | 00:22:18,815 | the winning basket in regulation time. | the winning basket in regulation time. |
563 | 00:22:18,859 | 00:22:20,382 | But that became controversial, | But that became controversial, |
564 | 00:22:20,426 | 00:22:23,864 | because the referee said, "St.John's had called a timeout". | because the referee said, "St.John's had called a timeout". |
565 | 00:22:23,907 | 00:22:25,735 | - [Kenny] I don't think theyhad a right to call a timeout. | - [Kenny] I don't think theyhad a right to call a timeout. |
566 | 00:22:25,779 | 00:22:26,997 | How could you? | How could you? |
567 | 00:22:27,041 | 00:22:28,477 | When you make a basket, | When you make a basket, |
568 | 00:22:28,521 | 00:22:30,697 | the ball actually belongsto the other team. | the ball actually belongsto the other team. |
569 | 00:22:30,740 | 00:22:32,742 | - [Male] Madison Square Garden was going crazy. | - [Male] Madison Square Garden was going crazy. |
570 | 00:22:32,786 | 00:22:34,918 | They said it was bedlam in there. | They said it was bedlam in there. |
571 | 00:22:34,962 | 00:22:36,920 | - [Kenny] The crowd was thinkin'just like I was thinkin', | - [Kenny] The crowd was thinkin'just like I was thinkin', |
572 | 00:22:36,964 | 00:22:39,009 | "They can't do that". | "They can't do that". |
573 | 00:22:39,053 | 00:22:40,141 | - [Sports Announcer] The game now in deadlock, | - [Sports Announcer] The game now in deadlock, |
574 | 00:22:40,184 | 00:22:41,925 | goes into five minutes overtime. | goes into five minutes overtime. |
575 | 00:22:43,449 | 00:22:46,887 | Slick, smart, and speedythese shifty sharpshooters. | Slick, smart, and speedythese shifty sharpshooters. |
576 | 00:22:46,930 | 00:22:48,410 | A looping pass down court. | A looping pass down court. |
577 | 00:22:48,454 | 00:22:50,673 | Moschetti, St. John's,takes a shot at the board, | Moschetti, St. John's,takes a shot at the board, |
578 | 00:22:50,717 | 00:22:51,892 | and the Redmen score. | and the Redmen score. |
579 | 00:22:53,154 | 00:22:54,808 | Never once tonight are these two quintets | Never once tonight are these two quintets |
580 | 00:22:54,851 | 00:22:56,592 | more than four points apart. | more than four points apart. |
581 | 00:22:56,636 | 00:22:58,855 | A nip and tuck back from start to finish. | A nip and tuck back from start to finish. |
582 | 00:23:00,161 | 00:23:02,337 | Five minutes overtime almost run out. | Five minutes overtime almost run out. |
583 | 00:23:04,383 | 00:23:06,297 | Three seconds left to play. | Three seconds left to play. |
584 | 00:23:06,341 | 00:23:08,735 | [intense dramatic music playing] | [intense dramatic music playing] |
585 | 00:23:08,778 | 00:23:11,738 | [crowd cheering] [scoreboard buzzing] | [crowd cheering] [scoreboard buzzing] |
586 | 00:23:11,781 | 00:23:12,956 | - This is the trophy | - This is the trophy |
587 | 00:23:13,000 | 00:23:14,393 | that they didn't expect to come to Wyoming. | that they didn't expect to come to Wyoming. |
588 | 00:23:14,436 | 00:23:16,351 | It was supposed to stayin Madison Square Garden. | It was supposed to stayin Madison Square Garden. |
589 | 00:23:16,395 | 00:23:17,439 | They had to ship it to us. | They had to ship it to us. |
590 | 00:23:17,483 | 00:23:18,875 | We couldn't bring it home. | We couldn't bring it home. |
591 | 00:23:18,919 | 00:23:20,921 | - [Sports Announcer] The final count 52 to 47, | - [Sports Announcer] The final count 52 to 47, |
592 | 00:23:20,964 | 00:23:23,576 | and Wyoming's Cowboys are theundisputed kings of the court. | and Wyoming's Cowboys are theundisputed kings of the court. |
593 | 00:23:23,619 | 00:23:25,665 | - It's pretty powerful, isn't it? | - It's pretty powerful, isn't it? |
594 | 00:23:25,708 | 00:23:27,884 | For a bunch of country kids from Wyoming. | For a bunch of country kids from Wyoming. |
595 | 00:23:27,928 | 00:23:29,451 | None of us had been out of the state | None of us had been out of the state |
596 | 00:23:29,495 | 00:23:31,453 | before we went back to play. | before we went back to play. |
597 | 00:23:31,497 | 00:23:33,847 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
598 | 00:23:34,717 | 00:23:36,371 | - In 1943, a group of Cowboys | - In 1943, a group of Cowboys |
599 | 00:23:36,415 | 00:23:37,851 | went into Madison Square Garden, | went into Madison Square Garden, |
600 | 00:23:37,894 | 00:23:39,679 | and won a national championship. | and won a national championship. |
601 | 00:23:39,722 | 00:23:41,855 | - They had carried our Cowboy banner, | - They had carried our Cowboy banner, |
602 | 00:23:41,898 | 00:23:43,465 | and showed 'em who ate the cabbage, | and showed 'em who ate the cabbage, |
603 | 00:23:43,509 | 00:23:45,511 | as the old man use to say. | as the old man use to say. |
604 | 00:23:45,554 | 00:23:48,470 | - It fueled a sense of Wyoming's identity. | - It fueled a sense of Wyoming's identity. |
605 | 00:23:48,514 | 00:23:52,474 | It was in the blood and bone of Wyomingites. | It was in the blood and bone of Wyomingites. |
606 | 00:23:52,518 | 00:23:55,999 | Yeah, we too can compete with anybody. | Yeah, we too can compete with anybody. |
607 | 00:23:56,043 | 00:23:59,873 | [intense dramatic music playing] | [intense dramatic music playing] |
608 | 00:23:59,916 | 00:24:01,048 | - [Male] Little old Wyoming was | - [Male] Little old Wyoming was |
609 | 00:24:01,091 | 00:24:02,615 | the best team in the country, | the best team in the country, |
610 | 00:24:02,658 | 00:24:04,312 | and nobody can ever say otherwise, | and nobody can ever say otherwise, |
611 | 00:24:04,355 | 00:24:06,793 | and Kenny was the head of the snake. | and Kenny was the head of the snake. |
612 | 00:24:06,836 | 00:24:09,448 | - I mean, that's a monumental task. | - I mean, that's a monumental task. |
613 | 00:24:09,491 | 00:24:12,799 | When you think about what Wyoming did in beating St. John's, | When you think about what Wyoming did in beating St. John's, |
614 | 00:24:12,842 | 00:24:16,933 | it would be like a DivisionII or Division III team | it would be like a DivisionII or Division III team |
615 | 00:24:16,977 | 00:24:19,153 | being able to navigate March Madness, | being able to navigate March Madness, |
616 | 00:24:19,196 | 00:24:21,547 | and win the national championship. | and win the national championship. |
617 | 00:24:21,590 | 00:24:24,811 | - [Male] There's no doubt,that for these guys to do that, | - [Male] There's no doubt,that for these guys to do that, |
618 | 00:24:24,854 | 00:24:27,117 | it was such a shining moment, | it was such a shining moment, |
619 | 00:24:27,161 | 00:24:29,859 | but this was a team that had no tomorrow, | but this was a team that had no tomorrow, |
620 | 00:24:31,339 | 00:24:32,601 | because they were all goin' to war. | because they were all goin' to war. |
621 | 00:24:32,645 | 00:24:35,735 | [explosions booming] | [explosions booming] |
622 | 00:24:38,781 | 00:24:41,958 | [gunshots ringing] | [gunshots ringing] |
623 | 00:24:44,004 | 00:24:47,529 | - We are mustering all our resources, | - We are mustering all our resources, |
624 | 00:24:47,573 | 00:24:50,793 | manhood, and industry, and wealth, | manhood, and industry, and wealth, |
625 | 00:24:52,012 | 00:24:54,275 | to make our nation strong in defense. | to make our nation strong in defense. |
626 | 00:24:55,537 | 00:24:59,541 | For recent history proves all too clearly, | For recent history proves all too clearly, |
627 | 00:24:59,585 | 00:25:03,632 | I am sorry to say, that only the strong | I am sorry to say, that only the strong |
628 | 00:25:03,676 | 00:25:08,768 | may continue to live in freedom, and in peace. | may continue to live in freedom, and in peace. |
629 | 00:25:08,811 | 00:25:10,030 | - There was a war goin' on. | - There was a war goin' on. |
630 | 00:25:11,553 | 00:25:12,815 | I knew they weren't gonnakeep me here in this country. | I knew they weren't gonnakeep me here in this country. |
631 | 00:25:12,859 | 00:25:14,556 | I was gonna be gone. | I was gonna be gone. |
632 | 00:25:14,600 | 00:25:18,386 | - [Male] His college career wasinterrupted by World War II. | - [Male] His college career wasinterrupted by World War II. |
633 | 00:25:18,429 | 00:25:22,259 | - [Male] Two weeks later, thewhole team was on active duty. | - [Male] Two weeks later, thewhole team was on active duty. |
634 | 00:25:22,303 | 00:25:23,565 | - [Male] Kenny was one of the | - [Male] Kenny was one of the |
635 | 00:25:23,609 | 00:25:25,262 | best known basketball players in America. | best known basketball players in America. |
636 | 00:25:25,306 | 00:25:29,702 | AU All-American, CollegeAll-American, national champion. | AU All-American, CollegeAll-American, national champion. |
637 | 00:25:29,745 | 00:25:31,399 | He had everything going for him, | He had everything going for him, |
638 | 00:25:31,442 | 00:25:33,749 | in terms of basketball stardom. | in terms of basketball stardom. |
639 | 00:25:33,793 | 00:25:35,403 | - [Male] I'm sure all those achievements | - [Male] I'm sure all those achievements |
640 | 00:25:35,446 | 00:25:38,885 | were exciting for him, butif you speak with Kenny | were exciting for him, butif you speak with Kenny |
641 | 00:25:38,928 | 00:25:42,105 | about his departure frombasketball, he'll tell you | about his departure frombasketball, he'll tell you |
642 | 00:25:42,149 | 00:25:44,455 | he had more important things on his mind. | he had more important things on his mind. |
643 | 00:25:45,631 | 00:25:46,980 | - [Interviewer] Looking back at it, | - [Interviewer] Looking back at it, |
644 | 00:25:47,023 | 00:25:50,636 | if a guy is named the MVPof the tournament in 1943, | if a guy is named the MVPof the tournament in 1943, |
645 | 00:25:50,679 | 00:25:53,377 | such a big deal, is it almost a shame | such a big deal, is it almost a shame |
646 | 00:25:53,421 | 00:25:54,814 | that you really didn't get to revel | that you really didn't get to revel |
647 | 00:25:54,857 | 00:25:56,467 | - Yeah. - in excitement of that? | - Yeah. - in excitement of that? |
648 | 00:25:56,511 | 00:25:58,469 | - Yeah, well, I was gone, you know? | - Yeah, well, I was gone, you know? |
649 | 00:25:58,513 | 00:25:59,732 | In the Marines. | In the Marines. |
650 | 00:25:59,775 | 00:26:01,516 | And basketball was important, and gosh, | And basketball was important, and gosh, |
651 | 00:26:01,560 | 00:26:03,518 | we were proud of the fact we did what we did, | we were proud of the fact we did what we did, |
652 | 00:26:03,562 | 00:26:06,390 | but I was thinkin' about leavin' my family, | but I was thinkin' about leavin' my family, |
653 | 00:26:06,434 | 00:26:07,827 | and I was gonna be married, | and I was gonna be married, |
654 | 00:26:07,870 | 00:26:09,611 | and I was trying to convince her | and I was trying to convince her |
655 | 00:26:09,655 | 00:26:10,830 | we shouldn't get married before I, | we shouldn't get married before I, |
656 | 00:26:10,873 | 00:26:12,919 | until I come back from the Marine Corps, | until I come back from the Marine Corps, |
657 | 00:26:12,962 | 00:26:14,921 | 'cause to be honest with ya,I didn't expect to come back. | 'cause to be honest with ya,I didn't expect to come back. |
658 | 00:26:14,964 | 00:26:16,139 | Hell, that's the truth. | Hell, that's the truth. |
659 | 00:26:17,663 | 00:26:19,926 | - Marilynne was pregnantwhen Kenny was shipped out. | - Marilynne was pregnantwhen Kenny was shipped out. |
660 | 00:26:21,841 | 00:26:25,453 | In those days, widowsfrequently remained widows. | In those days, widowsfrequently remained widows. |
661 | 00:26:25,496 | 00:26:26,933 | Out of loyalty to their marriage vows | Out of loyalty to their marriage vows |
662 | 00:26:26,976 | 00:26:28,717 | they would never marry again. | they would never marry again. |
663 | 00:26:29,849 | 00:26:31,154 | But it was Marilynne who said, | But it was Marilynne who said, |
664 | 00:26:31,198 | 00:26:34,114 | "Nope, we're gonna get married", so they did. | "Nope, we're gonna get married", so they did. |
665 | 00:26:34,157 | 00:26:35,855 | She defied all the best advice, and said, | She defied all the best advice, and said, |
666 | 00:26:35,898 | 00:26:37,117 | "I wanna marry you". | "I wanna marry you". |
667 | 00:26:37,160 | 00:26:39,336 | So that showed also how much she loved him. | So that showed also how much she loved him. |
668 | 00:26:40,903 | 00:26:45,647 | Kenny was given command of 40Marines on this troop carrier. | Kenny was given command of 40Marines on this troop carrier. |
669 | 00:26:45,691 | 00:26:47,388 | - [Kenny] Our job was ship security, | - [Kenny] Our job was ship security, |
670 | 00:26:47,431 | 00:26:49,390 | and we had to go into the island sometimes, | and we had to go into the island sometimes, |
671 | 00:26:49,433 | 00:26:51,697 | and they'd have tent campsset up with the wounded, | and they'd have tent campsset up with the wounded, |
672 | 00:26:51,740 | 00:26:54,787 | and we'd have to go in andcarry 'em aboard this ship. | and we'd have to go in andcarry 'em aboard this ship. |
673 | 00:26:54,830 | 00:26:56,789 | I had so many buddiesthat I'd lost in the war, | I had so many buddiesthat I'd lost in the war, |
674 | 00:26:56,832 | 00:26:59,269 | and in fact, if they didn'tget shot up or killed, | and in fact, if they didn'tget shot up or killed, |
675 | 00:26:59,313 | 00:27:01,141 | they had malaria. | they had malaria. |
676 | 00:27:01,184 | 00:27:04,666 | [plane engine buzzing] | [plane engine buzzing] |
677 | 00:27:04,710 | 00:27:06,233 | - [Bill] I think the Marines recognized | - [Bill] I think the Marines recognized |
678 | 00:27:06,276 | 00:27:08,670 | leadership skills in him from a very early time, | leadership skills in him from a very early time, |
679 | 00:27:08,714 | 00:27:10,672 | and when he was ready to muster out, | and when he was ready to muster out, |
680 | 00:27:10,716 | 00:27:12,674 | he was a Captain at that point. | he was a Captain at that point. |
681 | 00:27:12,718 | 00:27:16,199 | - You joined the MarineCorp, and two years later, | - You joined the MarineCorp, and two years later, |
682 | 00:27:16,243 | 00:27:19,638 | the war is over with, and you're a Captain. | the war is over with, and you're a Captain. |
683 | 00:27:19,681 | 00:27:22,249 | You've done a lot of things to get there. | You've done a lot of things to get there. |
684 | 00:27:22,292 | 00:27:24,468 | - Once you've been a Marine,you're always a Marine, | - Once you've been a Marine,you're always a Marine, |
685 | 00:27:24,512 | 00:27:25,861 | and you respect the Marines, | and you respect the Marines, |
686 | 00:27:25,905 | 00:27:29,473 | because you know what it stands for, yeah. | because you know what it stands for, yeah. |
687 | 00:27:29,517 | 00:27:33,695 | [crowd cheering] [horn tooting] | [crowd cheering] [horn tooting] |
688 | 00:27:33,739 | 00:27:35,305 | - [Sports Announcer] For Wyoming, at forward, | - [Sports Announcer] For Wyoming, at forward, |
689 | 00:27:35,349 | 00:27:38,744 | a 6'5 junior from San Antonio, Texas, | a 6'5 junior from San Antonio, Texas, |
690 | 00:27:38,787 | 00:27:41,921 | number 34, Fennis Dembo. | number 34, Fennis Dembo. |
691 | 00:27:41,964 | 00:27:44,924 | - I know when I'm in the presence of greatness. | - I know when I'm in the presence of greatness. |
692 | 00:27:44,967 | 00:27:46,055 | They say that's Kenny Sailors. | They say that's Kenny Sailors. |
693 | 00:27:46,099 | 00:27:48,144 | I said, "Ah, I know who he is". | I said, "Ah, I know who he is". |
694 | 00:27:48,188 | 00:27:49,755 | "I know what he represents." | "I know what he represents." |
695 | 00:27:51,974 | 00:27:54,803 | What you're doin' as a kidthat's 18, 19-years-old, | What you're doin' as a kidthat's 18, 19-years-old, |
696 | 00:27:54,847 | 00:27:57,763 | you're readin' about allthese great people, right? | you're readin' about allthese great people, right? |
697 | 00:27:57,806 | 00:27:59,286 | You were tryin' to be better than 'em. | You were tryin' to be better than 'em. |
698 | 00:27:59,329 | 00:28:00,940 | [crowd cheering] | [crowd cheering] |
699 | 00:28:00,983 | 00:28:02,550 | - [Sports Announcer] Saved his best game | - [Sports Announcer] Saved his best game |
700 | 00:28:02,593 | 00:28:03,725 | for the most importantgame thus far of the year. | for the most importantgame thus far of the year. |
701 | 00:28:03,769 | 00:28:06,162 | [crowd cheering] | [crowd cheering] |
702 | 00:28:06,206 | 00:28:09,209 | - How many basketballplayers we can think about | - How many basketballplayers we can think about |
703 | 00:28:09,252 | 00:28:12,038 | actually did something toforever change the game? | actually did something toforever change the game? |
704 | 00:28:12,081 | 00:28:12,865 | Forever? | Forever? |
705 | 00:28:15,041 | 00:28:17,826 | - While I was in the PacificI never saw a basketball. | - While I was in the PacificI never saw a basketball. |
706 | 00:28:17,870 | 00:28:20,742 | We never could get any news on it either. | We never could get any news on it either. |
707 | 00:28:20,786 | 00:28:22,570 | We didn't get much of anything. | We didn't get much of anything. |
708 | 00:28:22,613 | 00:28:27,096 | When I came back, why, theconference had a special ruling. | When I came back, why, theconference had a special ruling. |
709 | 00:28:27,140 | 00:28:28,837 | For us old boys who had been in the war | For us old boys who had been in the war |
710 | 00:28:28,881 | 00:28:30,709 | could come back and play, and we did. | could come back and play, and we did. |
711 | 00:28:30,752 | 00:28:32,232 | - [Male] When Kenny came back to the states | - [Male] When Kenny came back to the states |
712 | 00:28:32,275 | 00:28:33,799 | at the end of the war, | at the end of the war, |
713 | 00:28:33,842 | 00:28:37,846 | it gave him a chance toreally work on the jump shot, | it gave him a chance toreally work on the jump shot, |
714 | 00:28:37,890 | 00:28:41,763 | and really concentrate on itsflaws and its opportunities. | and really concentrate on itsflaws and its opportunities. |
715 | 00:28:41,807 | 00:28:43,025 | - It took years. | - It took years. |
716 | 00:28:43,069 | 00:28:45,201 | It didn't happen overnightto get my jump shot. | It didn't happen overnightto get my jump shot. |
717 | 00:28:45,245 | 00:28:47,247 | That didn't happen right away. | That didn't happen right away. |
718 | 00:28:47,290 | 00:28:49,336 | - The biggest technical problem | - The biggest technical problem |
719 | 00:28:49,379 | 00:28:51,991 | was the idea of jumping straight up. | was the idea of jumping straight up. |
720 | 00:28:52,034 | 00:28:54,210 | - It took me longer todevelop that than anything, | - It took me longer todevelop that than anything, |
721 | 00:28:54,254 | 00:28:56,517 | 'cause I'm dribblin' fast sometimes, | 'cause I'm dribblin' fast sometimes, |
722 | 00:28:56,560 | 00:28:59,259 | and you have to plant, and jump. | and you have to plant, and jump. |
723 | 00:28:59,302 | 00:29:00,782 | - So a lot of times, Ken would jump, | - So a lot of times, Ken would jump, |
724 | 00:29:00,826 | 00:29:02,915 | and he would drift into the player, | and he would drift into the player, |
725 | 00:29:02,958 | 00:29:04,612 | and he would be called for the foul. | and he would be called for the foul. |
726 | 00:29:04,655 | 00:29:06,135 | - And they soon learned, you know, | - And they soon learned, you know, |
727 | 00:29:06,179 | 00:29:08,747 | to get that offense foul tostay put, and let him hit ya. | to get that offense foul tostay put, and let him hit ya. |
728 | 00:29:09,965 | 00:29:12,098 | Coaches had me pegged all over the country, | Coaches had me pegged all over the country, |
729 | 00:29:13,099 | 00:29:14,796 | so I had to develop a technique | so I had to develop a technique |
730 | 00:29:14,840 | 00:29:17,277 | where I actually stopped my forward motion, | where I actually stopped my forward motion, |
731 | 00:29:17,320 | 00:29:18,539 | and went straight up. | and went straight up. |
732 | 00:29:19,758 | 00:29:21,716 | - [Male] In January, 1946, Kenny came back to | - [Male] In January, 1946, Kenny came back to |
733 | 00:29:21,760 | 00:29:24,066 | Madison Square Garden and played LIU, | Madison Square Garden and played LIU, |
734 | 00:29:25,633 | 00:29:28,810 | and on that night, Kenny's jumpshot would become legendary. | and on that night, Kenny's jumpshot would become legendary. |
735 | 00:29:28,854 | 00:29:31,465 | [booming] | [booming] |
736 | 00:29:31,508 | 00:29:33,902 | - Oh God, almighty. [booming] | - Oh God, almighty. [booming] |
737 | 00:29:33,946 | 00:29:34,773 | Wow! | Wow! |
738 | 00:29:36,296 | 00:29:37,297 | He's up there. | He's up there. |
739 | 00:29:38,559 | 00:29:39,516 | - [Tim] Well, first of all, he's really | - [Tim] Well, first of all, he's really |
740 | 00:29:39,560 | 00:29:40,604 | gettin' off the ground. - Yeah. | gettin' off the ground. - Yeah. |
741 | 00:29:40,648 | 00:29:41,780 | - That's got some serious hops. | - That's got some serious hops. |
742 | 00:29:41,823 | 00:29:42,911 | So not only was he jumping, | So not only was he jumping, |
743 | 00:29:42,955 | 00:29:44,217 | he was really getting off the floor, | he was really getting off the floor, |
744 | 00:29:44,260 | 00:29:45,653 | so he must have really looked like a freak. | so he must have really looked like a freak. |
745 | 00:29:45,696 | 00:29:46,872 | - Man, he up. | - Man, he up. |
746 | 00:29:46,915 | 00:29:48,656 | [stuttering] | [stuttering] |
747 | 00:29:48,699 | 00:29:50,310 | He was a white guy, man, gettin' up that high | He was a white guy, man, gettin' up that high |
748 | 00:29:50,353 | 00:29:52,268 | off the floor on the jump shot? | off the floor on the jump shot? |
749 | 00:29:52,312 | 00:29:53,574 | Give me a break. | Give me a break. |
750 | 00:29:53,617 | 00:29:56,838 | - Now, that's a piece of art right there. | - Now, that's a piece of art right there. |
751 | 00:29:56,882 | 00:29:57,926 | It's beautiful. | It's beautiful. |
752 | 00:29:59,188 | 00:30:01,800 | - [Male] His off-hand is lightly on the ball, | - [Male] His off-hand is lightly on the ball, |
753 | 00:30:01,843 | 00:30:03,845 | elbow looks pointed straight at, you know, | elbow looks pointed straight at, you know, |
754 | 00:30:03,889 | 00:30:05,847 | that directs the shot. | that directs the shot. |
755 | 00:30:05,891 | 00:30:08,110 | - He's taken the ball straight up. | - He's taken the ball straight up. |
756 | 00:30:08,154 | 00:30:13,159 | His eyes are focused, not onthe ball, but on a bucket. | His eyes are focused, not onthe ball, but on a bucket. |
757 | 00:30:15,291 | 00:30:18,729 | - That is a perfect image of how I feel | - That is a perfect image of how I feel |
758 | 00:30:18,773 | 00:30:20,470 | every time I shoot a jump shot. | every time I shoot a jump shot. |
759 | 00:30:21,776 | 00:30:23,647 | - [Male] I think there areeight guys in that picture, | - [Male] I think there areeight guys in that picture, |
760 | 00:30:23,691 | 00:30:26,607 | and there are 14 feet on the ground, | and there are 14 feet on the ground, |
761 | 00:30:26,650 | 00:30:28,087 | and there are two feet off the ground, | and there are two feet off the ground, |
762 | 00:30:28,130 | 00:30:29,740 | but it's not a gimmick. | but it's not a gimmick. |
763 | 00:30:29,784 | 00:30:31,699 | - [Male] The other defenders,they're kind of looking at, | - [Male] The other defenders,they're kind of looking at, |
764 | 00:30:31,742 | 00:30:33,962 | like they're watching a different sport almost. | like they're watching a different sport almost. |
765 | 00:30:34,006 | 00:30:37,574 | - [Male] The guy defendingKenny is in an athletic stance, | - [Male] The guy defendingKenny is in an athletic stance, |
766 | 00:30:37,618 | 00:30:40,273 | but it never occurred to him to jump. | but it never occurred to him to jump. |
767 | 00:30:40,316 | 00:30:43,624 | - That show you how groundedthe game was at that time, | - That show you how groundedthe game was at that time, |
768 | 00:30:43,667 | 00:30:45,104 | and where he was takin' it. | and where he was takin' it. |
769 | 00:30:46,670 | 00:30:48,020 | To flight. | To flight. |
770 | 00:30:48,063 | 00:30:50,413 | - Think of the defender,a guy jumps up in the air. | - Think of the defender,a guy jumps up in the air. |
771 | 00:30:50,457 | 00:30:51,762 | - That's pretty cool. | - That's pretty cool. |
772 | 00:30:51,806 | 00:30:52,807 | A visionary, man. | A visionary, man. |
773 | 00:30:52,851 | 00:30:53,895 | Way ahead of his time. | Way ahead of his time. |
774 | 00:30:54,940 | 00:30:56,115 | - I've never seen this photo before, | - I've never seen this photo before, |
775 | 00:30:56,158 | 00:30:57,986 | but it's absolutely phenomenal. | but it's absolutely phenomenal. |
776 | 00:30:59,640 | 00:31:01,163 | Every kid should see this. | Every kid should see this. |
777 | 00:31:01,207 | 00:31:03,078 | - I was expecting it to be somewhat different. | - I was expecting it to be somewhat different. |
778 | 00:31:03,122 | 00:31:06,603 | Like, sure it was a jump shotof its time, but it's evolved. | Like, sure it was a jump shotof its time, but it's evolved. |
779 | 00:31:06,647 | 00:31:07,909 | It hasn't evolved. | It hasn't evolved. |
780 | 00:31:07,953 | 00:31:09,737 | Kenny nailed it in the '40s. | Kenny nailed it in the '40s. |
781 | 00:31:09,780 | 00:31:12,871 | - I mean, it really looks likea Russel Westbrook photo now, | - I mean, it really looks likea Russel Westbrook photo now, |
782 | 00:31:12,914 | 00:31:16,875 | the way he elevates, andstops on a dime on the break. | the way he elevates, andstops on a dime on the break. |
783 | 00:31:16,918 | 00:31:18,267 | I mean, that's amazing. | I mean, that's amazing. |
784 | 00:31:18,311 | 00:31:20,748 | - That is as good a form | - That is as good a form |
785 | 00:31:20,791 | 00:31:22,881 | as I've ever seen with the jump shot. | as I've ever seen with the jump shot. |
786 | 00:31:22,924 | 00:31:26,406 | I mean, that is an unbelievable picture. | I mean, that is an unbelievable picture. |
787 | 00:31:26,449 | 00:31:28,408 | I want a copy of it. | I want a copy of it. |
788 | 00:31:28,451 | 00:31:30,410 | [basketball thudding] [low chattering] | [basketball thudding] [low chattering] |
789 | 00:31:30,453 | 00:31:31,759 | [ball swooshing in net] | [ball swooshing in net] |
790 | 00:31:31,802 | 00:31:33,065 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
791 | 00:31:33,108 | 00:31:34,936 | [speaking faintly] | [speaking faintly] |
792 | 00:31:34,980 | 00:31:38,113 | [shoes squeaking on floor] | [shoes squeaking on floor] |
793 | 00:31:38,157 | 00:31:39,898 | - I'm a Millennial, so I just thought | - I'm a Millennial, so I just thought |
794 | 00:31:39,941 | 00:31:41,116 | the jump shot just appeared. | the jump shot just appeared. |
795 | 00:31:41,160 | 00:31:43,205 | It was just a part of the game. | It was just a part of the game. |
796 | 00:31:43,249 | 00:31:47,644 | [somber instrumental music playing] | [somber instrumental music playing] |
797 | 00:31:49,690 | 00:31:52,606 | It's important, 'cause I knowthe work that goes into this. | It's important, 'cause I knowthe work that goes into this. |
798 | 00:31:52,649 | 00:31:55,217 | It's hard to make it tothe top of your profession, | It's hard to make it tothe top of your profession, |
799 | 00:31:55,261 | 00:31:56,653 | or to the top of anything. | or to the top of anything. |
800 | 00:31:57,916 | 00:32:00,440 | Pioneers, they don'tusually get a lot of credit, | Pioneers, they don'tusually get a lot of credit, |
801 | 00:32:00,483 | 00:32:03,051 | because not a lot of people tend to go back, | because not a lot of people tend to go back, |
802 | 00:32:03,095 | 00:32:05,967 | and go through the journey ofbasketball when they should. | and go through the journey ofbasketball when they should. |
803 | 00:32:06,011 | 00:32:07,490 | And I think stories like this | And I think stories like this |
804 | 00:32:07,534 | 00:32:09,144 | is gonna have people startin' to | is gonna have people startin' to |
805 | 00:32:09,188 | 00:32:11,320 | just puttin' the pieces together. | just puttin' the pieces together. |
806 | 00:32:11,364 | 00:32:14,149 | That shot is what the game is centered around. | That shot is what the game is centered around. |
807 | 00:32:14,193 | 00:32:15,803 | You know, it's around the jump shot, | You know, it's around the jump shot, |
808 | 00:32:15,846 | 00:32:17,761 | and I just want people to know, man, | and I just want people to know, man, |
809 | 00:32:17,805 | 00:32:19,328 | where this stuff comes from, | where this stuff comes from, |
810 | 00:32:19,372 | 00:32:21,635 | 'cause it's not the guys yousee on the NBA court right now. | 'cause it's not the guys yousee on the NBA court right now. |
811 | 00:32:21,678 | 00:32:23,550 | We didn't create this stuff. | We didn't create this stuff. |
812 | 00:32:23,593 | 00:32:25,291 | If you love the game so much, | If you love the game so much, |
813 | 00:32:25,334 | 00:32:26,683 | you will wanna see where it comes from, | you will wanna see where it comes from, |
814 | 00:32:26,727 | 00:32:28,729 | and where it's goin', and Kenny is a guy | and where it's goin', and Kenny is a guy |
815 | 00:32:28,772 | 00:32:31,862 | that stuck that flag in the ground, | that stuck that flag in the ground, |
816 | 00:32:31,906 | 00:32:34,865 | and let it be known that thisgame is gonna be here forever, | and let it be known that thisgame is gonna be here forever, |
817 | 00:32:34,909 | 00:32:38,739 | and I can't thank him enough for that. | and I can't thank him enough for that. |
818 | 00:32:38,782 | 00:32:42,482 | [somber instrumental music playing] | [somber instrumental music playing] |
819 | 00:32:42,525 | 00:32:45,964 | [basketball thudding] | [basketball thudding] |
820 | 00:32:46,007 | 00:32:47,182 | [basketball goal clanking] | [basketball goal clanking] |
821 | 00:32:47,226 | 00:32:50,838 | [ball thudding] - My old shoulders, | [ball thudding] - My old shoulders, |
822 | 00:32:50,881 | 00:32:54,407 | boy, I couldn't shoot a three-point shot for | boy, I couldn't shoot a three-point shot for |
823 | 00:32:54,450 | 00:32:55,930 | love or money. | love or money. |
824 | 00:32:55,974 | 00:32:58,889 | Mostly, it was my speed andmy quickness with the dribble | Mostly, it was my speed andmy quickness with the dribble |
825 | 00:32:58,933 | 00:33:02,502 | is what got me by my man, I guess. | is what got me by my man, I guess. |
826 | 00:33:02,545 | 00:33:04,199 | I dribbled up to him, like this, | I dribbled up to him, like this, |
827 | 00:33:04,243 | 00:33:06,636 | and then I give the ball this here. | and then I give the ball this here. |
828 | 00:33:06,680 | 00:33:08,334 | I can't keep a balance even. | I can't keep a balance even. |
829 | 00:33:08,377 | 00:33:10,553 | I give the ball this kind of a motion. | I give the ball this kind of a motion. |
830 | 00:33:10,597 | 00:33:13,861 | He gets a rockin', and he'sdown here rockin' with me, | He gets a rockin', and he'sdown here rockin' with me, |
831 | 00:33:13,904 | 00:33:17,604 | I jump, I jump and shoot the ball. | I jump, I jump and shoot the ball. |
832 | 00:33:17,647 | 00:33:18,909 | It's evidently a pretty good shot. | It's evidently a pretty good shot. |
833 | 00:33:18,953 | 00:33:20,389 | There's a lot of guys shootin' it today. | There's a lot of guys shootin' it today. |
834 | 00:33:20,433 | 00:33:22,087 | I oughta sue the NBA | I oughta sue the NBA |
835 | 00:33:23,697 | 00:33:25,916 | for usin' my shot without megettin' anything out of it. | for usin' my shot without megettin' anything out of it. |
836 | 00:33:25,960 | 00:33:27,396 | Shouldn't they? | Shouldn't they? |
837 | 00:33:27,440 | 00:33:29,355 | If I good lawyer, I'd do that. | If I good lawyer, I'd do that. |
838 | 00:33:30,225 | 00:33:32,836 | Sue 'em all for 5,000. | Sue 'em all for 5,000. |
839 | 00:33:33,750 | 00:33:35,883 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
840 | 00:33:35,926 | 00:33:37,798 | I could make a little money, could I? | I could make a little money, could I? |
841 | 00:33:37,841 | 00:33:39,321 | Yeah. | Yeah. |
842 | 00:33:39,365 | 00:33:41,715 | Gosh, I was nearly 27-years-oldwhen I went into the NBA. | Gosh, I was nearly 27-years-oldwhen I went into the NBA. |
843 | 00:33:41,758 | 00:33:44,283 | You know, these kids are goin'in today when they're 19. | You know, these kids are goin'in today when they're 19. |
844 | 00:33:44,326 | 00:33:45,936 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
845 | 00:33:45,980 | 00:33:47,808 | You know, they make millions. | You know, they make millions. |
846 | 00:33:47,851 | 00:33:48,722 | I didn't make nothing. | I didn't make nothing. |
847 | 00:33:48,765 | 00:33:49,940 | Man, they really paid me. | Man, they really paid me. |
848 | 00:33:49,984 | 00:33:53,683 | I made 75 hundred dollars for the season. | I made 75 hundred dollars for the season. |
849 | 00:33:53,727 | 00:33:56,121 | That was big money in those days. | That was big money in those days. |
850 | 00:33:56,164 | 00:33:58,558 | The NBA started up in 1946. | The NBA started up in 1946. |
851 | 00:33:58,601 | 00:34:00,821 | - The NBA was in its infancy then. | - The NBA was in its infancy then. |
852 | 00:34:00,864 | 00:34:03,998 | There were eight teams in the NBA. | There were eight teams in the NBA. |
853 | 00:34:04,042 | 00:34:07,219 | - [Male] This game has nothad that long of a history. | - [Male] This game has nothad that long of a history. |
854 | 00:34:07,262 | 00:34:08,437 | - [Male] Pro-basketball, at the time, | - [Male] Pro-basketball, at the time, |
855 | 00:34:08,481 | 00:34:11,092 | was hardly in the public conscience at all. | was hardly in the public conscience at all. |
856 | 00:34:11,136 | 00:34:13,181 | Baseball, football, boxing dominated. | Baseball, football, boxing dominated. |
857 | 00:34:13,225 | 00:34:15,096 | They were a lot bigger than basketball. | They were a lot bigger than basketball. |
858 | 00:34:15,140 | 00:34:17,794 | - The pros didn't have much oomph behind 'em, | - The pros didn't have much oomph behind 'em, |
859 | 00:34:17,838 | 00:34:21,276 | because it was smallcities against big cities, | because it was smallcities against big cities, |
860 | 00:34:21,320 | 00:34:24,062 | and there was littleemotional rooting interest. | and there was littleemotional rooting interest. |
861 | 00:34:24,105 | 00:34:26,629 | - Honestly, I coached a high school game | - Honestly, I coached a high school game |
862 | 00:34:26,673 | 00:34:28,414 | in Madison Square Garden, | in Madison Square Garden, |
863 | 00:34:28,457 | 00:34:30,720 | and we had more people than the the pros. | and we had more people than the the pros. |
864 | 00:34:30,764 | 00:34:33,245 | - These franchises would go for a while, | - These franchises would go for a while, |
865 | 00:34:33,288 | 00:34:35,551 | and they'd fold like a card table. | and they'd fold like a card table. |
866 | 00:34:35,595 | 00:34:36,857 | - [Male] There's a handful of teams | - [Male] There's a handful of teams |
867 | 00:34:36,900 | 00:34:38,206 | with a handful of players, | with a handful of players, |
868 | 00:34:38,250 | 00:34:40,556 | and there's a complete randomness | and there's a complete randomness |
869 | 00:34:40,600 | 00:34:43,690 | to whether you're in a goodsituation, or a bad situation. | to whether you're in a goodsituation, or a bad situation. |
870 | 00:34:43,733 | 00:34:47,128 | In Kenny's case, he reallywas in several bad situations. | In Kenny's case, he reallywas in several bad situations. |
871 | 00:34:47,172 | 00:34:48,695 | - [Male] Kenny was moved around quite a bit, | - [Male] Kenny was moved around quite a bit, |
872 | 00:34:48,738 | 00:34:50,740 | and it wasn't because he was a poor player. | and it wasn't because he was a poor player. |
873 | 00:34:50,784 | 00:34:52,916 | It was because at least three of those teams, | It was because at least three of those teams, |
874 | 00:34:52,960 | 00:34:54,831 | I can think of, collapsed financially. | I can think of, collapsed financially. |
875 | 00:34:54,875 | 00:34:55,745 | They went out of business. | They went out of business. |
876 | 00:34:55,789 | 00:34:56,790 | They were disbanded. | They were disbanded. |
877 | 00:34:56,833 | 00:34:58,052 | Players were thrown into a lottery, | Players were thrown into a lottery, |
878 | 00:34:58,096 | 00:34:59,749 | and picked by other teams. | and picked by other teams. |
879 | 00:34:59,793 | 00:35:01,099 | - Not knowin' where you're gonna live, | - Not knowin' where you're gonna live, |
880 | 00:35:01,142 | 00:35:03,884 | not knowin' when thepaycheck was gonna come in, | not knowin' when thepaycheck was gonna come in, |
881 | 00:35:03,927 | 00:35:06,147 | just changin' scenery over,and over, and over again, | just changin' scenery over,and over, and over again, |
882 | 00:35:06,191 | 00:35:07,801 | yeah, that'd be tough, man. | yeah, that'd be tough, man. |
883 | 00:35:07,844 | 00:35:09,281 | - It's hard to imagine the barriers | - It's hard to imagine the barriers |
884 | 00:35:09,324 | 00:35:10,499 | these guys had to get through | these guys had to get through |
885 | 00:35:10,543 | 00:35:12,284 | just so people could see them play. | just so people could see them play. |
886 | 00:35:12,327 | 00:35:13,763 | - It's just crazy to think about it. | - It's just crazy to think about it. |
887 | 00:35:13,807 | 00:35:15,809 | I'm definitely blessed to beplayin' the game right now, | I'm definitely blessed to beplayin' the game right now, |
888 | 00:35:15,852 | 00:35:17,463 | but you have a huge amount of respect | but you have a huge amount of respect |
889 | 00:35:17,506 | 00:35:19,291 | for the people that have propelled the game | for the people that have propelled the game |
890 | 00:35:19,334 | 00:35:20,248 | to make it what it is. | to make it what it is. |
891 | 00:35:20,292 | 00:35:21,554 | - We get on planes, | - We get on planes, |
892 | 00:35:21,597 | 00:35:23,556 | and play on ESPN and TNT like it's nothin', | and play on ESPN and TNT like it's nothin', |
893 | 00:35:23,599 | 00:35:26,602 | but these guys, like theypaved the way for us. | but these guys, like theypaved the way for us. |
894 | 00:35:26,646 | 00:35:30,302 | - Every major bit of progress | - Every major bit of progress |
895 | 00:35:30,345 | 00:35:31,825 | in the history of most sports | in the history of most sports |
896 | 00:35:31,868 | 00:35:35,350 | is going to be looked at as threatening. | is going to be looked at as threatening. |
897 | 00:35:35,394 | 00:35:40,007 | If you look at George Mikan,Bob Pettit, Bill Russell, | If you look at George Mikan,Bob Pettit, Bill Russell, |
898 | 00:35:40,050 | 00:35:43,532 | Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, | Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, |
899 | 00:35:43,576 | 00:35:46,753 | rules were made to slow them down. | rules were made to slow them down. |
900 | 00:35:46,796 | 00:35:48,668 | There was this fear that they were gonna | There was this fear that they were gonna |
901 | 00:35:48,711 | 00:35:52,367 | take over the game, and skewthe competitive advantage, | take over the game, and skewthe competitive advantage, |
902 | 00:35:52,411 | 00:35:56,284 | and there's no doubt thatthe jump shot fits into that. | and there's no doubt thatthe jump shot fits into that. |
903 | 00:35:56,328 | 00:35:58,199 | - Jimmy Breslin, the famous, you know, | - Jimmy Breslin, the famous, you know, |
904 | 00:35:58,243 | 00:35:59,505 | Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, | Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, |
905 | 00:35:59,548 | 00:36:01,985 | he was just a sports writer back then, | he was just a sports writer back then, |
906 | 00:36:02,029 | 00:36:03,422 | and he wrote this long column | and he wrote this long column |
907 | 00:36:03,465 | 00:36:06,468 | on how the jump shot had ruined basketball, | on how the jump shot had ruined basketball, |
908 | 00:36:06,512 | 00:36:08,427 | because you have one guywho can just take the ball, | because you have one guywho can just take the ball, |
909 | 00:36:08,470 | 00:36:10,255 | either shoot right away off the pass, | either shoot right away off the pass, |
910 | 00:36:10,298 | 00:36:11,952 | or take a couple dribbles, | or take a couple dribbles, |
911 | 00:36:11,995 | 00:36:13,910 | and just take his guy, and rise up. | and just take his guy, and rise up. |
912 | 00:36:13,954 | 00:36:17,958 | - Old school coaches, firstof all, didn't believe in it, | - Old school coaches, firstof all, didn't believe in it, |
913 | 00:36:18,001 | 00:36:20,787 | and then once people started to have success, | and then once people started to have success, |
914 | 00:36:20,830 | 00:36:22,789 | the idea that this is not basketball. | the idea that this is not basketball. |
915 | 00:36:22,832 | 00:36:26,836 | [ball thudding] [shoes squeaking] | [ball thudding] [shoes squeaking] |
916 | 00:36:26,880 | 00:36:29,796 | - This first coach I had,"Dutch" Dehnert was his name, | - This first coach I had,"Dutch" Dehnert was his name, |
917 | 00:36:29,839 | 00:36:31,711 | he had the coaching job there at Cleveland | he had the coaching job there at Cleveland |
918 | 00:36:31,754 | 00:36:33,278 | my first year in the NBA. | my first year in the NBA. |
919 | 00:36:34,496 | 00:36:36,411 | A couple days before the season got underway, | A couple days before the season got underway, |
920 | 00:36:36,455 | 00:36:39,240 | I was shootin' jump shotsoff of my buddy there. | I was shootin' jump shotsoff of my buddy there. |
921 | 00:36:39,284 | 00:36:42,722 | [intense music playing] | [intense music playing] |
922 | 00:36:43,723 | 00:36:44,898 | Dutch came up. | Dutch came up. |
923 | 00:36:44,941 | 00:36:46,116 | He said to me, "Sailors", he said, | He said to me, "Sailors", he said, |
924 | 00:36:46,160 | 00:36:48,989 | "Where'd you get that leap and one-hander?" | "Where'd you get that leap and one-hander?" |
925 | 00:36:49,032 | 00:36:50,338 | I said, "I don't know, Dutch". | I said, "I don't know, Dutch". |
926 | 00:36:50,382 | 00:36:51,861 | I said, "I had that quite a while". | I said, "I had that quite a while". |
927 | 00:36:51,905 | 00:36:55,648 | I said, "That's what keeps me in the game". | I said, "That's what keeps me in the game". |
928 | 00:36:55,691 | 00:36:58,825 | "You just never go in thisleague with a shot like that." | "You just never go in thisleague with a shot like that." |
929 | 00:36:58,868 | 00:36:59,956 | He meant it. | He meant it. |
930 | 00:37:00,000 | 00:37:01,741 | I didn't play much to start with at all. | I didn't play much to start with at all. |
931 | 00:37:01,784 | 00:37:03,699 | He says, "I'll show you how to shoot | He says, "I'll show you how to shoot |
932 | 00:37:03,743 | 00:37:06,789 | a good two-handed set shot",and he says, "That dribble", | a good two-handed set shot",and he says, "That dribble", |
933 | 00:37:06,833 | 00:37:08,878 | he says, "We don't dribble in this league". | he says, "We don't dribble in this league". |
934 | 00:37:08,922 | 00:37:10,880 | He says, "We pass the ball up the court". | He says, "We pass the ball up the court". |
935 | 00:37:12,230 | 00:37:15,624 | And I said, "Well, now that you take | And I said, "Well, now that you take |
936 | 00:37:15,668 | 00:37:16,973 | my jump shot and my dribble away, | my jump shot and my dribble away, |
937 | 00:37:17,017 | 00:37:18,627 | you might as well sell me, get rid of me". | you might as well sell me, get rid of me". |
938 | 00:37:18,671 | 00:37:20,673 | "I aint gonna help you any." | "I aint gonna help you any." |
939 | 00:37:20,716 | 00:37:21,717 | - You know what your strengths are. | - You know what your strengths are. |
940 | 00:37:21,761 | 00:37:22,936 | You know what you do well. | You know what you do well. |
941 | 00:37:22,979 | 00:37:24,372 | You know who you are as a basketball player, | You know who you are as a basketball player, |
942 | 00:37:24,416 | 00:37:27,070 | and somebody's telling youyou can't do those things, | and somebody's telling youyou can't do those things, |
943 | 00:37:27,114 | 00:37:29,290 | if I walked into practice,and my coach told me | if I walked into practice,and my coach told me |
944 | 00:37:29,334 | 00:37:30,639 | I couldn't shoot a three, | I couldn't shoot a three, |
945 | 00:37:30,683 | 00:37:32,859 | or I couldn't shoot from this spot on the floor, | or I couldn't shoot from this spot on the floor, |
946 | 00:37:34,382 | 00:37:37,342 | I don't know if I would be in the league, | I don't know if I would be in the league, |
947 | 00:37:37,385 | 00:37:38,691 | that's for sure. | that's for sure. |
948 | 00:37:38,734 | 00:37:40,083 | - This is the way they did it in those days. | - This is the way they did it in those days. |
949 | 00:37:40,127 | 00:37:42,129 | They sent Dutch on the road scoutin'. | They sent Dutch on the road scoutin'. |
950 | 00:37:42,172 | 00:37:43,739 | [chuckling] | [chuckling] |
951 | 00:37:43,783 | 00:37:45,306 | You know, I don't know whatold Dutch could scout for, | You know, I don't know whatold Dutch could scout for, |
952 | 00:37:45,350 | 00:37:47,830 | but when we started to do much better, | but when we started to do much better, |
953 | 00:37:47,874 | 00:37:50,964 | the general manager, hestarted me right off the bat, | the general manager, hestarted me right off the bat, |
954 | 00:37:51,007 | 00:37:52,270 | and I was the point guard. | and I was the point guard. |
955 | 00:37:52,313 | 00:37:53,096 | I brought the ball up. | I brought the ball up. |
956 | 00:37:53,140 | 00:37:54,359 | I dribbled it up. | I dribbled it up. |
957 | 00:37:54,402 | 00:37:56,143 | I didn't pass it to anybody. | I didn't pass it to anybody. |
958 | 00:37:56,186 | 00:37:58,711 | And he said the same thingmy old college coach said, | And he said the same thingmy old college coach said, |
959 | 00:37:58,754 | 00:38:00,843 | "Give the ball to Sailors,and get away from him". | "Give the ball to Sailors,and get away from him". |
960 | 00:38:00,887 | 00:38:02,802 | "Get up court." | "Get up court." |
961 | 00:38:02,845 | 00:38:04,804 | - [Male] People knew thatKenny was the ball player, | - [Male] People knew thatKenny was the ball player, |
962 | 00:38:04,847 | 00:38:07,850 | and I think he brought in a lot of crowds too. | and I think he brought in a lot of crowds too. |
963 | 00:38:07,894 | 00:38:11,332 | - [Male] If you look at hisstatistics, his points per game, | - [Male] If you look at hisstatistics, his points per game, |
964 | 00:38:11,376 | 00:38:13,421 | and the number of times he ranked in | and the number of times he ranked in |
965 | 00:38:13,465 | 00:38:15,858 | the top 10 in various categories, | the top 10 in various categories, |
966 | 00:38:15,902 | 00:38:17,773 | he had a verydistinguished pro career, | he had a verydistinguished pro career, |
967 | 00:38:17,817 | 00:38:19,732 | but he never played for a winning team. | but he never played for a winning team. |
968 | 00:38:21,429 | 00:38:22,909 | - What gets lost sometimes, | - What gets lost sometimes, |
969 | 00:38:22,952 | 00:38:24,302 | is when people are so brilliant | is when people are so brilliant |
970 | 00:38:24,345 | 00:38:26,086 | at something like a jump shot, | at something like a jump shot, |
971 | 00:38:26,129 | 00:38:28,654 | they're overshadowed by their own greatness, | they're overshadowed by their own greatness, |
972 | 00:38:28,697 | 00:38:30,786 | and I didn't know that Kenny was | and I didn't know that Kenny was |
973 | 00:38:30,830 | 00:38:32,222 | such a brilliant ball handler. | such a brilliant ball handler. |
974 | 00:38:32,266 | 00:38:36,575 | - My dribble, I used it realeffectively in my scoring. | - My dribble, I used it realeffectively in my scoring. |
975 | 00:38:36,618 | 00:38:38,794 | By just dribbling up to a man, | By just dribbling up to a man, |
976 | 00:38:38,838 | 00:38:41,144 | and just usin' a change of pace, and then boo, | and just usin' a change of pace, and then boo, |
977 | 00:38:41,188 | 00:38:42,842 | take off just like that. | take off just like that. |
978 | 00:38:42,885 | 00:38:46,062 | - Okay, Kenny, break 'em down, then. | - Okay, Kenny, break 'em down, then. |
979 | 00:38:46,106 | 00:38:48,238 | With a crossover. | With a crossover. |
980 | 00:38:48,282 | 00:38:49,805 | Impressive. | Impressive. |
981 | 00:38:49,849 | 00:38:51,590 | Especially watching histeammates shoot afterwards, | Especially watching histeammates shoot afterwards, |
982 | 00:38:51,633 | 00:38:53,548 | and they're just standin' there. | and they're just standin' there. |
983 | 00:38:53,592 | 00:38:55,376 | - I don't know who invented the floater, | - I don't know who invented the floater, |
984 | 00:38:55,420 | 00:38:56,943 | [chuckling] | [chuckling] |
985 | 00:38:56,986 | 00:38:58,597 | but Kenny's got it down too. | but Kenny's got it down too. |
986 | 00:38:58,640 | 00:39:00,338 | - Big thing the jump shot did for me, | - Big thing the jump shot did for me, |
987 | 00:39:00,381 | 00:39:03,602 | is it give me that opportunityto drive to the basket. | is it give me that opportunityto drive to the basket. |
988 | 00:39:03,645 | 00:39:05,952 | - If everybody collapsed,he could pass it. | - If everybody collapsed,he could pass it. |
989 | 00:39:05,995 | 00:39:09,738 | If everybody stayed, hecould just rise up and shoot. | If everybody stayed, hecould just rise up and shoot. |
990 | 00:39:09,782 | 00:39:11,436 | - You go back and readsome of these old articles, | - You go back and readsome of these old articles, |
991 | 00:39:11,479 | 00:39:13,699 | and you read about his wizardry as a passer, | and you read about his wizardry as a passer, |
992 | 00:39:13,742 | 00:39:16,397 | he was the most adroit dribblerin the basketball annals. | he was the most adroit dribblerin the basketball annals. |
993 | 00:39:16,441 | 00:39:18,878 | You hear all the, you know,the stately talk of the day. | You hear all the, you know,the stately talk of the day. |
994 | 00:39:18,921 | 00:39:23,361 | [upbeat instrumental music playing] | [upbeat instrumental music playing] |
995 | 00:39:24,536 | 00:39:26,102 | - I'd shake the ball, like this. | - I'd shake the ball, like this. |
996 | 00:39:26,146 | 00:39:27,669 | I can't do it anymore. | I can't do it anymore. |
997 | 00:39:27,713 | 00:39:30,368 | But I'd do it real fastthis way, and then that way, | But I'd do it real fastthis way, and then that way, |
998 | 00:39:30,411 | 00:39:34,502 | and he'd usually go thatway, and I'd go this way. | and he'd usually go thatway, and I'd go this way. |
999 | 00:39:34,546 | 00:39:36,852 | - That's a move that stillworks today, actually. | - That's a move that stillworks today, actually. |
1000 | 00:39:38,071 | 00:39:39,986 | - [Sports Announcer] A little Curry flurry. | - [Sports Announcer] A little Curry flurry. |
1001 | 00:39:40,029 | 00:39:41,161 | - [Curry] Yeah, I call it the windshield wiper | - [Curry] Yeah, I call it the windshield wiper |
1002 | 00:39:41,204 | 00:39:42,423 | with one hand, right there. | with one hand, right there. |
1003 | 00:39:42,467 | 00:39:44,686 | - But it's just a matter of shakin' the ball. | - But it's just a matter of shakin' the ball. |
1004 | 00:39:44,730 | 00:39:45,861 | - They didn't know what to do with that. | - They didn't know what to do with that. |
1005 | 00:39:45,905 | 00:39:47,428 | - If you talk to Kenny, | - If you talk to Kenny, |
1006 | 00:39:47,472 | 00:39:49,822 | he's more proud of being a good defender | he's more proud of being a good defender |
1007 | 00:39:49,865 | 00:39:51,780 | than he is about his jump shot. | than he is about his jump shot. |
1008 | 00:39:51,824 | 00:39:54,653 | - My trick in playingdefense was to get down low. | - My trick in playingdefense was to get down low. |
1009 | 00:39:54,696 | 00:39:56,089 | If you put your head, | If you put your head, |
1010 | 00:39:56,132 | 00:39:58,265 | you'd hit his bellybuttonright here on your forehead. | you'd hit his bellybuttonright here on your forehead. |
1011 | 00:39:58,308 | 00:40:00,833 | That's the way you play defense, down in here. | That's the way you play defense, down in here. |
1012 | 00:40:00,876 | 00:40:02,835 | The faster the man is, and you know | The faster the man is, and you know |
1013 | 00:40:02,878 | 00:40:04,793 | the more room you have to give him. | the more room you have to give him. |
1014 | 00:40:04,837 | 00:40:07,448 | If he's not quick andfast, get right up in here. | If he's not quick andfast, get right up in here. |
1015 | 00:40:07,492 | 00:40:10,582 | - I bet he was movin', and drivin' it, | - I bet he was movin', and drivin' it, |
1016 | 00:40:10,625 | 00:40:12,192 | shootin' off the dribble. | shootin' off the dribble. |
1017 | 00:40:12,235 | 00:40:14,499 | In some ways, he wasplayin' a different game. | In some ways, he wasplayin' a different game. |
1018 | 00:40:14,542 | 00:40:15,891 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
1019 | 00:40:15,935 | 00:40:17,458 | - As soon as he touched the ball, | - As soon as he touched the ball, |
1020 | 00:40:17,502 | 00:40:19,808 | your eyes gravitate tojust how different it looks | your eyes gravitate tojust how different it looks |
1021 | 00:40:19,852 | 00:40:20,766 | when he's dribblin' the ball, | when he's dribblin' the ball, |
1022 | 00:40:20,809 | 00:40:22,681 | and his creativity on the floor, | and his creativity on the floor, |
1023 | 00:40:22,724 | 00:40:24,683 | which I hope that that's how people | which I hope that that's how people |
1024 | 00:40:24,726 | 00:40:26,162 | see me when I'm out there. | see me when I'm out there. |
1025 | 00:40:29,775 | 00:40:31,864 | - [Larry] So he doesn'treally take credit for it. | - [Larry] So he doesn'treally take credit for it. |
1026 | 00:40:31,907 | 00:40:33,169 | He really doesn't it. | He really doesn't it. |
1027 | 00:40:33,213 | 00:40:34,475 | - Well, who would know who's the first kid | - Well, who would know who's the first kid |
1028 | 00:40:34,519 | 00:40:35,955 | - Well--- that jumped in the air, | - Well--- that jumped in the air, |
1029 | 00:40:35,998 | 00:40:37,347 | and shot a basketball? | and shot a basketball? |
1030 | 00:40:37,391 | 00:40:38,827 | - [Larry] Just take it, and run with it. | - [Larry] Just take it, and run with it. |
1031 | 00:40:38,871 | 00:40:42,265 | - It's the only thing I've done in my life | - It's the only thing I've done in my life |
1032 | 00:40:42,309 | 00:40:44,920 | that people are interested in. | that people are interested in. |
1033 | 00:40:44,964 | 00:40:45,878 | They don't know that that--- You're still doin' it, | They don't know that that--- You're still doin' it, |
1034 | 00:40:45,921 | 00:40:47,096 | and you're not even playin'. | and you're not even playin'. |
1035 | 00:40:47,140 | 00:40:48,663 | You're still goin'. - Most of 'em | You're still goin'. - Most of 'em |
1036 | 00:40:48,707 | 00:40:50,012 | don't even know that I'vebeen in the guidin' outfitin', | don't even know that I'vebeen in the guidin' outfitin', |
1037 | 00:40:50,056 | 00:40:51,840 | for over 50 years. - Yeah. | for over 50 years. - Yeah. |
1038 | 00:40:51,884 | 00:40:52,928 | - 50 years. - Was it over 50? | - 50 years. - Was it over 50? |
1039 | 00:40:52,972 | 00:40:53,929 | - Right. - I thought it was 30? | - Right. - I thought it was 30? |
1040 | 00:40:53,973 | 00:40:56,149 | - 35 in Alaska. - Wow. | - 35 in Alaska. - Wow. |
1041 | 00:40:56,192 | 00:40:59,500 | - Or that I was a coach, a high school coach. | - Or that I was a coach, a high school coach. |
1042 | 00:40:59,544 | 00:41:00,980 | A lot of thing I've done | A lot of thing I've done |
1043 | 00:41:01,023 | 00:41:04,244 | that's probably more importantthan that stupid jump shot. | that's probably more importantthan that stupid jump shot. |
1044 | 00:41:05,593 | 00:41:08,466 | As I've gotten older, the Lord has shown me | As I've gotten older, the Lord has shown me |
1045 | 00:41:08,509 | 00:41:10,816 | that there's far more things more important | that there's far more things more important |
1046 | 00:41:10,859 | 00:41:12,731 | than just sports or basketball. | than just sports or basketball. |
1047 | 00:41:14,907 | 00:41:17,387 | When I married my wife, the doctors told me | When I married my wife, the doctors told me |
1048 | 00:41:17,431 | 00:41:20,129 | that I'd be fortunate if she lived to be 50. | that I'd be fortunate if she lived to be 50. |
1049 | 00:41:21,348 | 00:41:23,089 | She had to go to the doctor pretty regular | She had to go to the doctor pretty regular |
1050 | 00:41:23,132 | 00:41:25,831 | with that asthma and emphysema. | with that asthma and emphysema. |
1051 | 00:41:27,180 | 00:41:29,661 | And I said, "Doc, what kindof a lifestyle can we live | And I said, "Doc, what kindof a lifestyle can we live |
1052 | 00:41:29,704 | 00:41:32,315 | that will prolong her life?", and he said, | that will prolong her life?", and he said, |
1053 | 00:41:32,359 | 00:41:34,579 | "If you can stay out into the country, | "If you can stay out into the country, |
1054 | 00:41:34,622 | 00:41:35,928 | and stay out of the cities, | and stay out of the cities, |
1055 | 00:41:35,971 | 00:41:38,539 | it would be really beneficial to her". | it would be really beneficial to her". |
1056 | 00:41:38,583 | 00:41:41,716 | That's why when I gotretirement, pfft, I'm gone. | That's why when I gotretirement, pfft, I'm gone. |
1057 | 00:41:41,760 | 00:41:43,849 | - Kenny left basketball. | - Kenny left basketball. |
1058 | 00:41:43,892 | 00:41:46,547 | He could've gotten into broadcasting, | He could've gotten into broadcasting, |
1059 | 00:41:46,591 | 00:41:47,940 | maybe doing a column in the paper, | maybe doing a column in the paper, |
1060 | 00:41:47,983 | 00:41:49,898 | but he wasn't looking for honors in a sense. | but he wasn't looking for honors in a sense. |
1061 | 00:41:49,942 | 00:41:50,856 | It was his way of life. | It was his way of life. |
1062 | 00:41:50,899 | 00:41:52,379 | He wanted to play pro-basketball | He wanted to play pro-basketball |
1063 | 00:41:52,422 | 00:41:53,772 | long enough to get a pension, and then quit, | long enough to get a pension, and then quit, |
1064 | 00:41:53,815 | 00:41:56,252 | and go out in the sticks. | and go out in the sticks. |
1065 | 00:41:56,296 | 00:42:00,648 | [somber instrumental music playing] | [somber instrumental music playing] |
1066 | 00:42:07,873 | 00:42:10,528 | - Alaska was a place that held a fascination | - Alaska was a place that held a fascination |
1067 | 00:42:10,571 | 00:42:13,052 | for my wife and I clearback before we were married. | for my wife and I clearback before we were married. |
1068 | 00:42:14,575 | 00:42:17,535 | Bigger mountains, biggerrivers, bigger everything. | Bigger mountains, biggerrivers, bigger everything. |
1069 | 00:42:18,666 | 00:42:20,712 | Marilynne and I loved that experience | Marilynne and I loved that experience |
1070 | 00:42:20,755 | 00:42:22,888 | of experimenting with the unknown. | of experimenting with the unknown. |
1071 | 00:42:23,932 | 00:42:26,239 | We lived 20 miles out of just a small town, | We lived 20 miles out of just a small town, |
1072 | 00:42:26,282 | 00:42:29,721 | 15 hundred people, at the footof the Wrangell Mountains, | 15 hundred people, at the footof the Wrangell Mountains, |
1073 | 00:42:29,764 | 00:42:32,767 | and we lived up there 35 years. | and we lived up there 35 years. |
1074 | 00:42:32,811 | 00:42:34,726 | ♪ Way up north ♪ Up to the | ♪ Way up north ♪ Up to the |
1075 | 00:42:34,769 | 00:42:36,031 | ♪ Last stop - We didn't have | ♪ Last stop - We didn't have |
1076 | 00:42:36,075 | 00:42:38,512 | to buy anything, just go out over the country, | to buy anything, just go out over the country, |
1077 | 00:42:38,556 | 00:42:40,688 | wherever it looks nice, and homestead. | wherever it looks nice, and homestead. |
1078 | 00:42:40,732 | 00:42:43,169 | Set your corners up, and live on it for a year, | Set your corners up, and live on it for a year, |
1079 | 00:42:43,212 | 00:42:43,996 | and it's yours. | and it's yours. |
1080 | 00:42:45,606 | 00:42:47,782 | - Kenny was an outdoors manwho like to hunt, and fish, | - Kenny was an outdoors manwho like to hunt, and fish, |
1081 | 00:42:47,826 | 00:42:49,915 | and be in the mountains, and ride horses. | and be in the mountains, and ride horses. |
1082 | 00:42:49,958 | 00:42:52,831 | To this day, he has some spurs and cowboy hats | To this day, he has some spurs and cowboy hats |
1083 | 00:42:52,874 | 00:42:54,876 | that must be 100 years old. | that must be 100 years old. |
1084 | 00:42:54,920 | 00:42:57,662 | - These chaps are a part ofthe business I grew up in. | - These chaps are a part ofthe business I grew up in. |
1085 | 00:42:57,705 | 00:42:59,054 | Cowboy's hat. | Cowboy's hat. |
1086 | 00:42:59,098 | 00:43:01,143 | This is not quite as oldas me, but it's pretty old. | This is not quite as oldas me, but it's pretty old. |
1087 | 00:43:01,187 | 00:43:03,189 | Most cowboys are pretty proud of their hats. | Most cowboys are pretty proud of their hats. |
1088 | 00:43:03,232 | 00:43:04,799 | - [Male] I've told him this. | - [Male] I've told him this. |
1089 | 00:43:04,843 | 00:43:07,323 | I said, "You know, Kenny, youcould've been born in 1821, | I said, "You know, Kenny, youcould've been born in 1821, |
1090 | 00:43:07,367 | 00:43:09,761 | and been a man on the Western Frontier, | and been a man on the Western Frontier, |
1091 | 00:43:09,804 | 00:43:11,632 | leading wagon trains on the Oregon Trail, | leading wagon trains on the Oregon Trail, |
1092 | 00:43:11,676 | 00:43:13,547 | because you would never have turned back". | because you would never have turned back". |
1093 | 00:43:13,591 | 00:43:15,070 | ♪ Across the majestic - We got into | ♪ Across the majestic - We got into |
1094 | 00:43:15,114 | 00:43:16,376 | the big game hunting, | the big game hunting, |
1095 | 00:43:16,419 | 00:43:18,683 | which ended up being one of our major business. | which ended up being one of our major business. |
1096 | 00:43:18,726 | 00:43:20,815 | - It was really great workin' with Kenny. | - It was really great workin' with Kenny. |
1097 | 00:43:20,859 | 00:43:23,470 | We had a really goodrelationship from the start. | We had a really goodrelationship from the start. |
1098 | 00:43:23,513 | 00:43:26,604 | We did mostly sheep huntin',and then some moose hunts. | We did mostly sheep huntin',and then some moose hunts. |
1099 | 00:43:26,647 | 00:43:30,216 | Moose, they're so darn big,the way Kenny operated, | Moose, they're so darn big,the way Kenny operated, |
1100 | 00:43:30,259 | 00:43:31,696 | he'd put 'em on the horse's backs, | he'd put 'em on the horse's backs, |
1101 | 00:43:31,739 | 00:43:34,524 | and he could pack 'em a lot further than we can. | and he could pack 'em a lot further than we can. |
1102 | 00:43:35,874 | 00:43:38,833 | - We had to drive over 100miles to the end of a road | - We had to drive over 100miles to the end of a road |
1103 | 00:43:38,877 | 00:43:41,140 | with the horses, and thenride into the mountains | with the horses, and thenride into the mountains |
1104 | 00:43:41,183 | 00:43:43,316 | to get to the hunting camp. | to get to the hunting camp. |
1105 | 00:43:43,359 | 00:43:44,534 | Being in the mountains is amazing. | Being in the mountains is amazing. |
1106 | 00:43:44,578 | 00:43:45,884 | That's one of my favorite things. | That's one of my favorite things. |
1107 | 00:43:45,927 | 00:43:48,103 | But riding horses for 12 hours in the mountains, | But riding horses for 12 hours in the mountains, |
1108 | 00:43:48,147 | 00:43:50,932 | not so much when you're likeeight or nine-years-old. | not so much when you're likeeight or nine-years-old. |
1109 | 00:43:50,976 | 00:43:52,281 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
1110 | 00:43:52,325 | 00:43:54,066 | - [Male] Word got around pretty fast | - [Male] Word got around pretty fast |
1111 | 00:43:54,109 | 00:43:55,763 | that he'd been in the NBA. | that he'd been in the NBA. |
1112 | 00:43:57,069 | 00:43:58,723 | I don't think he bragged about it, | I don't think he bragged about it, |
1113 | 00:43:58,766 | 00:44:00,550 | but it was somethin' that came up. | but it was somethin' that came up. |
1114 | 00:44:00,594 | 00:44:01,900 | - We were in awe, | - We were in awe, |
1115 | 00:44:01,943 | 00:44:04,903 | because he had played with the Boston Celtics. | because he had played with the Boston Celtics. |
1116 | 00:44:04,946 | 00:44:06,426 | - We just couldn't believe | - We just couldn't believe |
1117 | 00:44:06,469 | 00:44:09,690 | that somebody thattalented and accomplished | that somebody thattalented and accomplished |
1118 | 00:44:09,734 | 00:44:12,301 | could come to this little, podunk place | could come to this little, podunk place |
1119 | 00:44:12,345 | 00:44:13,694 | in the middle of nowhere. | in the middle of nowhere. |
1120 | 00:44:15,217 | 00:44:17,176 | - [Kenny] Hunting season started in August, | - [Kenny] Hunting season started in August, |
1121 | 00:44:17,219 | 00:44:19,613 | so by October, I'm all through, | so by October, I'm all through, |
1122 | 00:44:19,657 | 00:44:21,180 | and it worked out perfect for me | and it worked out perfect for me |
1123 | 00:44:21,223 | 00:44:23,051 | coachin' and teachin' in the schools. | coachin' and teachin' in the schools. |
1124 | 00:44:24,574 | 00:44:27,316 | - Kenny was my basketballcoach, my track coach, | - Kenny was my basketballcoach, my track coach, |
1125 | 00:44:27,360 | 00:44:29,667 | my football coach, my wresting coach. | my football coach, my wresting coach. |
1126 | 00:44:29,710 | 00:44:31,799 | He pretty much filled the coaching spot | He pretty much filled the coaching spot |
1127 | 00:44:31,843 | 00:44:33,105 | for everything we had. | for everything we had. |
1128 | 00:44:34,367 | 00:44:36,717 | - [Female] Before Kenny arrived, there was no | - [Female] Before Kenny arrived, there was no |
1129 | 00:44:36,761 | 00:44:40,634 | scholastic basketballparticipation for the girls. | scholastic basketballparticipation for the girls. |
1130 | 00:44:41,548 | 00:44:43,332 | It was just PE classes, | It was just PE classes, |
1131 | 00:44:43,376 | 00:44:46,205 | and possibly intermural scrimmages. | and possibly intermural scrimmages. |
1132 | 00:44:46,248 | 00:44:47,902 | - There was no girls basketball. | - There was no girls basketball. |
1133 | 00:44:47,946 | 00:44:49,817 | I didn't like that, because I had a daughter | I didn't like that, because I had a daughter |
1134 | 00:44:49,861 | 00:44:51,819 | that was a good athlete,and I thought it was wrong | that was a good athlete,and I thought it was wrong |
1135 | 00:44:51,863 | 00:44:53,560 | for it not to have a girls program. | for it not to have a girls program. |
1136 | 00:44:54,779 | 00:44:56,476 | - [Female] At that time, the girls couldn't | - [Female] At that time, the girls couldn't |
1137 | 00:44:56,519 | 00:44:57,869 | cross over the half line, | cross over the half line, |
1138 | 00:44:57,912 | 00:45:00,219 | except for the rovingguards, and roaming forwards. | except for the rovingguards, and roaming forwards. |
1139 | 00:45:00,262 | 00:45:02,482 | - And it was the old Iowagame they use to call it, | - And it was the old Iowagame they use to call it, |
1140 | 00:45:02,525 | 00:45:03,744 | the half-court game. | the half-court game. |
1141 | 00:45:03,788 | 00:45:06,312 | They played six people to a team, | They played six people to a team, |
1142 | 00:45:06,355 | 00:45:08,401 | and only three of them could cross half-court. | and only three of them could cross half-court. |
1143 | 00:45:08,444 | 00:45:10,664 | - [Nancy] The reason women played six on six | - [Nancy] The reason women played six on six |
1144 | 00:45:10,708 | 00:45:13,058 | is because they didn'twant us to get exhausted. | is because they didn'twant us to get exhausted. |
1145 | 00:45:13,101 | 00:45:14,755 | - [Lew] Girls wereconsidered to be so frail | - [Lew] Girls wereconsidered to be so frail |
1146 | 00:45:14,799 | 00:45:16,670 | they couldn't run up and down the court. | they couldn't run up and down the court. |
1147 | 00:45:16,714 | 00:45:18,063 | - They thought if we could just run | - They thought if we could just run |
1148 | 00:45:18,106 | 00:45:20,065 | half-court here and a half-court there | half-court here and a half-court there |
1149 | 00:45:20,108 | 00:45:22,763 | it wouldn't be too physically taxing on us. | it wouldn't be too physically taxing on us. |
1150 | 00:45:23,721 | 00:45:24,809 | It's crazy. | It's crazy. |
1151 | 00:45:24,852 | 00:45:26,419 | - He grew up with a really strong woman, | - He grew up with a really strong woman, |
1152 | 00:45:26,462 | 00:45:28,421 | so in his mind, women are tough, | so in his mind, women are tough, |
1153 | 00:45:28,464 | 00:45:30,771 | so why can't they run up and down the court? | so why can't they run up and down the court? |
1154 | 00:45:30,815 | 00:45:32,381 | - So I worked to get girls basketball goin', | - So I worked to get girls basketball goin', |
1155 | 00:45:32,425 | 00:45:35,080 | and I use to travel aroundwith one of the gals, | and I use to travel aroundwith one of the gals, |
1156 | 00:45:35,123 | 00:45:37,430 | and we'd go hold clinics all over the state, | and we'd go hold clinics all over the state, |
1157 | 00:45:37,473 | 00:45:38,779 | and try to convince 'em | and try to convince 'em |
1158 | 00:45:38,823 | 00:45:40,433 | that they needed a girlsprogram in their schools, | that they needed a girlsprogram in their schools, |
1159 | 00:45:40,476 | 00:45:42,827 | Just as important as it is for boys. | Just as important as it is for boys. |
1160 | 00:45:42,870 | 00:45:45,090 | - Up to that point,organized girls basketball | - Up to that point,organized girls basketball |
1161 | 00:45:45,133 | 00:45:47,092 | was played just in the private school system, | was played just in the private school system, |
1162 | 00:45:47,135 | 00:45:48,615 | and he was instrumental in getting | and he was instrumental in getting |
1163 | 00:45:48,658 | 00:45:49,877 | that state tournament started. | that state tournament started. |
1164 | 00:45:49,921 | 00:45:52,401 | And by 1970, there were teams all over Alaska | And by 1970, there were teams all over Alaska |
1165 | 00:45:52,445 | 00:45:54,795 | playing in the girls basketball tournament, | playing in the girls basketball tournament, |
1166 | 00:45:54,839 | 00:45:56,754 | and his team was in the thick of things. | and his team was in the thick of things. |
1167 | 00:45:56,797 | 00:45:58,756 | - He put Glennallen on the map. | - He put Glennallen on the map. |
1168 | 00:45:58,799 | 00:46:01,759 | - [Male] He had somehellacious good girls teams. | - [Male] He had somehellacious good girls teams. |
1169 | 00:46:01,802 | 00:46:03,325 | - [Female] Anybody who had a team, | - [Female] Anybody who had a team, |
1170 | 00:46:03,369 | 00:46:05,763 | and was willing to play us, we would play. | and was willing to play us, we would play. |
1171 | 00:46:05,806 | 00:46:07,329 | - The other thing that Kenny did, | - The other thing that Kenny did, |
1172 | 00:46:07,373 | 00:46:09,767 | he gave Native girls achance to play basketball. | he gave Native girls achance to play basketball. |
1173 | 00:46:11,203 | 00:46:13,727 | - The first team I coachedthere in Glennallen, | - The first team I coachedthere in Glennallen, |
1174 | 00:46:13,771 | 00:46:17,731 | I think they were all Athabascans or Eskimos, | I think they were all Athabascans or Eskimos, |
1175 | 00:46:17,775 | 00:46:20,778 | all the girls, except two or three. | all the girls, except two or three. |
1176 | 00:46:20,821 | 00:46:23,563 | - They were generallydeemed too little to play. | - They were generallydeemed too little to play. |
1177 | 00:46:23,606 | 00:46:25,391 | They weren't as tall instature as the white girls, | They weren't as tall instature as the white girls, |
1178 | 00:46:25,434 | 00:46:27,262 | the Anglo girls, if you will. | the Anglo girls, if you will. |
1179 | 00:46:27,306 | 00:46:30,091 | But that was okay with Kenny,because he could teach them. | But that was okay with Kenny,because he could teach them. |
1180 | 00:46:30,135 | 00:46:32,354 | - He taught us by demonstration. | - He taught us by demonstration. |
1181 | 00:46:32,398 | 00:46:34,313 | We'd see how he did it, and we'd copy, | We'd see how he did it, and we'd copy, |
1182 | 00:46:34,356 | 00:46:36,358 | and them, you know, whoa, we can do things | and them, you know, whoa, we can do things |
1183 | 00:46:36,402 | 00:46:38,317 | we never dreamed we'd be able to do. | we never dreamed we'd be able to do. |
1184 | 00:46:38,360 | 00:46:40,841 | - Believe it or not, Itaught 'em the same offense | - Believe it or not, Itaught 'em the same offense |
1185 | 00:46:40,885 | 00:46:42,451 | that I played in college. | that I played in college. |
1186 | 00:46:42,495 | 00:46:43,931 | My old college coach says, | My old college coach says, |
1187 | 00:46:43,975 | 00:46:45,803 | "You guys that are gonna coachin high school", he said, | "You guys that are gonna coachin high school", he said, |
1188 | 00:46:45,846 | 00:46:47,543 | "Don't try to teach this to high school kids". | "Don't try to teach this to high school kids". |
1189 | 00:46:47,587 | 00:46:49,589 | "It'll take 'em, they'd be seniors | "It'll take 'em, they'd be seniors |
1190 | 00:46:49,632 | 00:46:50,982 | before they could ever learn how to do it." | before they could ever learn how to do it." |
1191 | 00:46:51,025 | 00:46:53,201 | It didn't my girls that long. | It didn't my girls that long. |
1192 | 00:46:53,245 | 00:46:55,116 | They picked it up in a hurry. | They picked it up in a hurry. |
1193 | 00:46:55,160 | 00:46:56,422 | - He was very proud of 'em, | - He was very proud of 'em, |
1194 | 00:46:56,465 | 00:46:58,772 | because they did what he taught 'em to do, | because they did what he taught 'em to do, |
1195 | 00:46:58,816 | 00:47:00,861 | and that was, forget about being ladies | and that was, forget about being ladies |
1196 | 00:47:00,905 | 00:47:02,732 | when you're on the basketball court. | when you're on the basketball court. |
1197 | 00:47:02,776 | 00:47:06,736 | Once they overcame that, he had a winnin' team. | Once they overcame that, he had a winnin' team. |
1198 | 00:47:06,780 | 00:47:07,912 | - That's huge for women. | - That's huge for women. |
1199 | 00:47:07,955 | 00:47:09,870 | That's huge, especially when you were told | That's huge, especially when you were told |
1200 | 00:47:09,914 | 00:47:10,915 | you're not supposed to be aggressive, | you're not supposed to be aggressive, |
1201 | 00:47:10,958 | 00:47:12,090 | or you're not supposed to sweat, | or you're not supposed to sweat, |
1202 | 00:47:12,133 | 00:47:13,395 | or you're not supposed to be | or you're not supposed to be |
1203 | 00:47:13,439 | 00:47:15,136 | out there playin', bein' physical. | out there playin', bein' physical. |
1204 | 00:47:15,180 | 00:47:16,746 | - I'll brag a little here now. | - I'll brag a little here now. |
1205 | 00:47:16,790 | 00:47:19,706 | My girls won three state championships, | My girls won three state championships, |
1206 | 00:47:19,749 | 00:47:22,796 | and we came in second oncein a seven year period. | and we came in second oncein a seven year period. |
1207 | 00:47:22,840 | 00:47:24,319 | - [Male] They won 68 straight games, | - [Male] They won 68 straight games, |
1208 | 00:47:24,363 | 00:47:26,756 | and became a powerhouse, this little Glennallen. | and became a powerhouse, this little Glennallen. |
1209 | 00:47:26,800 | 00:47:30,412 | - [Female] He organizedbasketball, and made it big | - [Female] He organizedbasketball, and made it big |
1210 | 00:47:30,456 | 00:47:31,849 | in the state of Alaska. | in the state of Alaska. |
1211 | 00:47:34,547 | 00:47:36,810 | - He just constantly used the sport | - He just constantly used the sport |
1212 | 00:47:36,854 | 00:47:38,203 | to influence people's lives. | to influence people's lives. |
1213 | 00:47:38,246 | 00:47:41,728 | - I don't think there's alife that he didn't touch | - I don't think there's alife that he didn't touch |
1214 | 00:47:41,771 | 00:47:44,252 | up in the Glennallen area. | up in the Glennallen area. |
1215 | 00:47:44,296 | 00:47:47,560 | - I was really a lousy basketball player, | - I was really a lousy basketball player, |
1216 | 00:47:47,603 | 00:47:48,909 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
1217 | 00:47:48,953 | 00:47:52,347 | but he encouraged me to play. | but he encouraged me to play. |
1218 | 00:47:52,391 | 00:47:55,916 | - [Female] He gave us purpose,passion, personal confidence | - [Female] He gave us purpose,passion, personal confidence |
1219 | 00:47:55,960 | 00:47:57,744 | to become a lot of different things | to become a lot of different things |
1220 | 00:47:57,787 | 00:48:00,181 | that would never have happened otherwise. | that would never have happened otherwise. |
1221 | 00:48:00,225 | 00:48:01,835 | - I think he saw something in me | - I think he saw something in me |
1222 | 00:48:01,879 | 00:48:04,664 | that he wanted to develop. | that he wanted to develop. |
1223 | 00:48:04,707 | 00:48:05,970 | - That was a big part for him. | - That was a big part for him. |
1224 | 00:48:06,013 | 00:48:07,536 | It's not necessarily winning championships, | It's not necessarily winning championships, |
1225 | 00:48:07,580 | 00:48:10,931 | but developing kids who would have the mentality | but developing kids who would have the mentality |
1226 | 00:48:10,975 | 00:48:12,106 | to take what they learned, | to take what they learned, |
1227 | 00:48:12,150 | 00:48:14,413 | and apply it to other areas of their life. | and apply it to other areas of their life. |
1228 | 00:48:14,456 | 00:48:16,502 | - In order for him to go empower them to say, | - In order for him to go empower them to say, |
1229 | 00:48:16,545 | 00:48:19,026 | "Look, this game right here is amazing". | "Look, this game right here is amazing". |
1230 | 00:48:19,070 | 00:48:21,028 | "It builds team work, character, chemistry." | "It builds team work, character, chemistry." |
1231 | 00:48:21,072 | 00:48:23,813 | "It builds all that stuff thatyou need in the real world, | "It builds all that stuff thatyou need in the real world, |
1232 | 00:48:23,857 | 00:48:25,903 | and empower women at the same time." | and empower women at the same time." |
1233 | 00:48:26,904 | 00:48:29,602 | I mean, that's all you're really want man. | I mean, that's all you're really want man. |
1234 | 00:48:30,995 | 00:48:32,083 | - [Female] He's the best thing | - [Female] He's the best thing |
1235 | 00:48:32,126 | 00:48:33,823 | that could've happened to Glennallen. | that could've happened to Glennallen. |
1236 | 00:48:35,651 | 00:48:38,741 | - For 35 years, Kenny lived in Alaska, | - For 35 years, Kenny lived in Alaska, |
1237 | 00:48:38,785 | 00:48:40,265 | and at least half of that time | and at least half of that time |
1238 | 00:48:40,308 | 00:48:43,703 | was spent teaching and coachingat the high school level. | was spent teaching and coachingat the high school level. |
1239 | 00:48:43,746 | 00:48:45,444 | He retired at age 70. | He retired at age 70. |
1240 | 00:48:45,487 | 00:48:48,838 | And throughout all the, youknow, his exciting adventures, | And throughout all the, youknow, his exciting adventures, |
1241 | 00:48:48,882 | 00:48:50,797 | Grandma stayed by his side. | Grandma stayed by his side. |
1242 | 00:48:50,840 | 00:48:55,236 | [somber instrumental music playing] | [somber instrumental music playing] |
1243 | 00:48:57,499 | 00:48:58,805 | - That's my girl. | - That's my girl. |
1244 | 00:49:00,633 | 00:49:05,551 | 60 years of my life I spent with that girl. | 60 years of my life I spent with that girl. |
1245 | 00:49:09,511 | 00:49:11,426 | My wife and I had a wonderful marriage, | My wife and I had a wonderful marriage, |
1246 | 00:49:11,470 | 00:49:12,950 | and it lasted a long time. | and it lasted a long time. |
1247 | 00:49:14,081 | 00:49:15,822 | We've enjoyed livin' with each other. | We've enjoyed livin' with each other. |
1248 | 00:49:15,865 | 00:49:17,911 | We enjoyed our family. | We enjoyed our family. |
1249 | 00:49:17,955 | 00:49:20,087 | I don't know how itcould've been any better. | I don't know how itcould've been any better. |
1250 | 00:49:21,393 | 00:49:23,699 | She contacted dementia, | She contacted dementia, |
1251 | 00:49:23,743 | 00:49:28,226 | and gradually you lose yourmemory of things way back. | and gradually you lose yourmemory of things way back. |
1252 | 00:49:28,269 | 00:49:32,708 | [somber instrumental music playing] | [somber instrumental music playing] |
1253 | 00:49:35,363 | 00:49:37,800 | One time at night, woke up in the winter time, | One time at night, woke up in the winter time, |
1254 | 00:49:37,844 | 00:49:39,933 | and I looked over, and she wasn't in bed. | and I looked over, and she wasn't in bed. |
1255 | 00:49:42,240 | 00:49:43,893 | So I went and looked in the bathroom, | So I went and looked in the bathroom, |
1256 | 00:49:43,937 | 00:49:46,026 | and out in the kitchenwhere sometimes she gets up, | and out in the kitchenwhere sometimes she gets up, |
1257 | 00:49:46,070 | 00:49:48,681 | and goes and gets a cup of coffee, | and goes and gets a cup of coffee, |
1258 | 00:49:48,724 | 00:49:50,596 | and then, no sign of her. | and then, no sign of her. |
1259 | 00:49:51,858 | 00:49:53,947 | So I went outside, | So I went outside, |
1260 | 00:49:53,991 | 00:49:55,688 | and I went around thecorner of our lodge there, | and I went around thecorner of our lodge there, |
1261 | 00:49:55,731 | 00:49:57,342 | and there she stood. | and there she stood. |
1262 | 00:49:57,385 | 00:50:02,390 | [somber instrumental music playing] | [somber instrumental music playing] |
1263 | 00:50:03,609 | 00:50:04,914 | The northern lights, oh, they were beautiful, | The northern lights, oh, they were beautiful, |
1264 | 00:50:04,958 | 00:50:07,743 | right down around her, andme, and everybody else. | right down around her, andme, and everybody else. |
1265 | 00:50:09,310 | 00:50:11,399 | It was about 30 degrees below outside, | It was about 30 degrees below outside, |
1266 | 00:50:12,879 | 00:50:15,708 | and she was just standin' therewith her night clothes on, | and she was just standin' therewith her night clothes on, |
1267 | 00:50:15,751 | 00:50:17,884 | and she did have hercloak on, thank goodness. | and she did have hercloak on, thank goodness. |
1268 | 00:50:19,364 | 00:50:21,322 | When I told the doctors aboutit, that's when they said, | When I told the doctors aboutit, that's when they said, |
1269 | 00:50:21,366 | 00:50:22,845 | "Kenny, you better begin thinkin' about | "Kenny, you better begin thinkin' about |
1270 | 00:50:22,889 | 00:50:24,064 | gettin' out of this climate, | gettin' out of this climate, |
1271 | 00:50:24,108 | 00:50:25,892 | because you'll walk out one of these nights | because you'll walk out one of these nights |
1272 | 00:50:25,935 | 00:50:29,026 | when it's 40 or 50 below, andshe won't last very long". | when it's 40 or 50 below, andshe won't last very long". |
1273 | 00:50:30,897 | 00:50:31,941 | - I think she realized | - I think she realized |
1274 | 00:50:31,985 | 00:50:33,726 | that she needed to stay healthy for him | that she needed to stay healthy for him |
1275 | 00:50:33,769 | 00:50:34,814 | 'cause they were a team. | 'cause they were a team. |
1276 | 00:50:36,033 | 00:50:37,382 | A lot of decisions that he made in his life | A lot of decisions that he made in his life |
1277 | 00:50:37,425 | 00:50:39,906 | were because he wanted to be there for her, | were because he wanted to be there for her, |
1278 | 00:50:39,949 | 00:50:41,821 | and, you know, as she got sicker, | and, you know, as she got sicker, |
1279 | 00:50:41,864 | 00:50:45,390 | just being there as much ashe possibly could for Grandma | just being there as much ashe possibly could for Grandma |
1280 | 00:50:46,826 | 00:50:47,870 | until she was gone, so. | until she was gone, so. |
1281 | 00:50:49,872 | 00:50:52,005 | - It's tough, but the Lord gives you strength | - It's tough, but the Lord gives you strength |
1282 | 00:50:52,049 | 00:50:54,312 | that you don't even know where it comes from. | that you don't even know where it comes from. |
1283 | 00:50:55,226 | 00:50:56,575 | He just gives you the strength | He just gives you the strength |
1284 | 00:50:56,618 | 00:50:58,794 | to go through most anything, mm-hmm. | to go through most anything, mm-hmm. |
1285 | 00:50:58,838 | 00:51:02,798 | [somber instrumental music playing] | [somber instrumental music playing] |
1286 | 00:51:02,842 | 00:51:05,497 | - He doesn't understand why | - He doesn't understand why |
1287 | 00:51:05,540 | 00:51:07,716 | he's still gettin' around, and stuff, | he's still gettin' around, and stuff, |
1288 | 00:51:07,760 | 00:51:10,806 | other than the Lord has things for him to do. | other than the Lord has things for him to do. |
1289 | 00:51:10,850 | 00:51:13,635 | [intense booming] | [intense booming] |
1290 | 00:51:14,767 | 00:51:16,247 | - [Male] When you think in terms of Kenny | - [Male] When you think in terms of Kenny |
1291 | 00:51:16,290 | 00:51:19,206 | essentially dropping out ofthe basketball world in 1951, | essentially dropping out ofthe basketball world in 1951, |
1292 | 00:51:19,250 | 00:51:22,166 | and coming back almost in the 21st century, | and coming back almost in the 21st century, |
1293 | 00:51:22,209 | 00:51:24,559 | it's almost like these peoplewho will wake out of a coma, | it's almost like these peoplewho will wake out of a coma, |
1294 | 00:51:24,603 | 00:51:27,258 | and have to learn how to usea computer, and a cellphone. | and have to learn how to usea computer, and a cellphone. |
1295 | 00:51:27,301 | 00:51:31,827 | That one-hand modern day jumpshot has changed the game, | That one-hand modern day jumpshot has changed the game, |
1296 | 00:51:31,871 | 00:51:36,310 | that which maybe a computerhas changed our generation. | that which maybe a computerhas changed our generation. |
1297 | 00:51:36,354 | 00:51:38,399 | - [Male] You could almostgo decade by decade, | - [Male] You could almostgo decade by decade, |
1298 | 00:51:38,443 | 00:51:40,749 | and the game is almost unrecognizable | and the game is almost unrecognizable |
1299 | 00:51:40,793 | 00:51:42,403 | to the previous decade. | to the previous decade. |
1300 | 00:51:42,447 | 00:51:43,752 | That being said, | That being said, |
1301 | 00:51:43,796 | 00:51:45,754 | there are elements that give it some continuity. | there are elements that give it some continuity. |
1302 | 00:51:45,798 | 00:51:47,887 | The jump shot certainly contributed to that. | The jump shot certainly contributed to that. |
1303 | 00:51:47,930 | 00:51:49,541 | - [Male] It's a whole different game | - [Male] It's a whole different game |
1304 | 00:51:49,584 | 00:51:52,892 | than Dr. Naismith originallyenvisioned in his mind. | than Dr. Naismith originallyenvisioned in his mind. |
1305 | 00:51:52,935 | 00:51:54,241 | - [Male] The interesting thing about basketball | - [Male] The interesting thing about basketball |
1306 | 00:51:54,285 | 00:51:55,677 | is it's always evolving. | is it's always evolving. |
1307 | 00:51:55,721 | 00:51:58,115 | All the greats of the game can do thing today | All the greats of the game can do thing today |
1308 | 00:51:58,158 | 00:52:01,118 | that nobody ever thought that players could do. | that nobody ever thought that players could do. |
1309 | 00:52:01,161 | 00:52:02,771 | - [Male] With thethree-point lines moving to | - [Male] With thethree-point lines moving to |
1310 | 00:52:02,815 | 00:52:04,556 | a perimeter oriented game, | a perimeter oriented game, |
1311 | 00:52:04,599 | 00:52:06,819 | and whether people know it or not, | and whether people know it or not, |
1312 | 00:52:06,862 | 00:52:08,603 | you can anywhere in the world, | you can anywhere in the world, |
1313 | 00:52:08,647 | 00:52:09,865 | and watch people play basketball, | and watch people play basketball, |
1314 | 00:52:09,909 | 00:52:11,737 | and they're shooting Kenny's shot. | and they're shooting Kenny's shot. |
1315 | 00:52:11,780 | 00:52:12,868 | [crowd cheering] | [crowd cheering] |
1316 | 00:52:12,912 | 00:52:15,480 | [cheering drowns out announcer] | [cheering drowns out announcer] |
1317 | 00:52:15,523 | 00:52:18,309 | - [Sports Announcer] I'm gettinga little excited right now. | - [Sports Announcer] I'm gettinga little excited right now. |
1318 | 00:52:18,352 | 00:52:21,050 | In Laramie they may be dancing in the streets. | In Laramie they may be dancing in the streets. |
1319 | 00:52:21,094 | 00:52:23,575 | - [Kenny] In 1987, our basketball team | - [Kenny] In 1987, our basketball team |
1320 | 00:52:23,618 | 00:52:25,925 | beat a highly rated UCLA team | beat a highly rated UCLA team |
1321 | 00:52:25,968 | 00:52:28,145 | to advance to the Sweet 16. | to advance to the Sweet 16. |
1322 | 00:52:28,188 | 00:52:29,711 | - [Sports Announcer] Wyoming delivered. | - [Sports Announcer] Wyoming delivered. |
1323 | 00:52:29,755 | 00:52:32,149 | [horn blaring] [crowd cheering] | [horn blaring] [crowd cheering] |
1324 | 00:52:32,192 | 00:52:35,152 | - A couple years ago, theuniversity put a team into the | - A couple years ago, theuniversity put a team into the |
1325 | 00:52:35,195 | 00:52:36,849 | Wyoming Sports Hall of Fame. | Wyoming Sports Hall of Fame. |
1326 | 00:52:38,503 | 00:52:40,461 | One morning I came down for breakfast, | One morning I came down for breakfast, |
1327 | 00:52:40,505 | 00:52:42,071 | and I saw Kenny Sailors there, | and I saw Kenny Sailors there, |
1328 | 00:52:42,115 | 00:52:44,335 | so I sat down and ate breakfast with him, | so I sat down and ate breakfast with him, |
1329 | 00:52:44,378 | 00:52:47,729 | and to my shock, I find outthat he wasn't recognized | and to my shock, I find outthat he wasn't recognized |
1330 | 00:52:47,773 | 00:52:49,340 | in the Naismith Hall of Fame. | in the Naismith Hall of Fame. |
1331 | 00:52:50,732 | 00:52:52,081 | I just thought he was in, | I just thought he was in, |
1332 | 00:52:52,125 | 00:52:53,866 | and then when I found out he wasn't, | and then when I found out he wasn't, |
1333 | 00:52:53,909 | 00:52:56,042 | from that moment on, Ijust kinda made up my mind | from that moment on, Ijust kinda made up my mind |
1334 | 00:52:56,085 | 00:52:58,566 | that I'm going to put every effort I can | that I'm going to put every effort I can |
1335 | 00:52:58,610 | 00:53:02,831 | into seein' if we can't getKenny put into the Hall of Fame, | into seein' if we can't getKenny put into the Hall of Fame, |
1336 | 00:53:02,875 | 00:53:04,181 | because he belongs there. | because he belongs there. |
1337 | 00:53:04,224 | 00:53:07,096 | I mean, this is a righteous project. | I mean, this is a righteous project. |
1338 | 00:53:09,795 | 00:53:12,928 | [crowd cheering] | [crowd cheering] |
1339 | 00:53:12,972 | 00:53:15,017 | [intense dramatic music playing] | [intense dramatic music playing] |
1340 | 00:53:15,061 | 00:53:17,368 | - [Male] The Naismith MemorialBasketball Hall of Fame | - [Male] The Naismith MemorialBasketball Hall of Fame |
1341 | 00:53:17,411 | 00:53:21,720 | is one of the more confusedinstitutions of its stature. | is one of the more confusedinstitutions of its stature. |
1342 | 00:53:21,763 | 00:53:23,896 | - They operate a little differently. | - They operate a little differently. |
1343 | 00:53:23,939 | 00:53:26,768 | They are not like the standard Hall of Fame. | They are not like the standard Hall of Fame. |
1344 | 00:53:26,812 | 00:53:28,770 | - [Male] When it comes timeto vote for Cooperstown | - [Male] When it comes timeto vote for Cooperstown |
1345 | 00:53:28,814 | 00:53:30,816 | every media outlet in the country | every media outlet in the country |
1346 | 00:53:30,859 | 00:53:33,514 | is discussing who belongs in and why, | is discussing who belongs in and why, |
1347 | 00:53:33,558 | 00:53:34,776 | and everybody knows the rules. | and everybody knows the rules. |
1348 | 00:53:34,820 | 00:53:37,692 | 75% of the vote from active members | 75% of the vote from active members |
1349 | 00:53:37,736 | 00:53:40,260 | of the Baseball Writers' Association of America | of the Baseball Writers' Association of America |
1350 | 00:53:40,304 | 00:53:41,696 | gets you into Cooperstown, | gets you into Cooperstown, |
1351 | 00:53:41,740 | 00:53:43,481 | and that vote is gonna bepublished in the morning, | and that vote is gonna bepublished in the morning, |
1352 | 00:53:43,524 | 00:53:45,222 | and many guys reveal their vote. | and many guys reveal their vote. |
1353 | 00:53:45,265 | 00:53:47,136 | - With the Naismith Hall of Fame | - With the Naismith Hall of Fame |
1354 | 00:53:47,180 | 00:53:51,271 | it's a secret process with a secret committee. | it's a secret process with a secret committee. |
1355 | 00:53:51,315 | 00:53:54,100 | - [Male] Nobody's quite surehow you do or don't get in | - [Male] Nobody's quite surehow you do or don't get in |
1356 | 00:53:54,143 | 00:53:56,363 | to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. | to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. |
1357 | 00:53:57,321 | 00:53:58,670 | - There are people who say that, | - There are people who say that, |
1358 | 00:53:58,713 | 00:54:00,715 | "Kenny Sailors is the best basketball player | "Kenny Sailors is the best basketball player |
1359 | 00:54:00,759 | 00:54:02,369 | they ever saw play". | they ever saw play". |
1360 | 00:54:02,413 | 00:54:04,676 | If you ever need a bigger testament | If you ever need a bigger testament |
1361 | 00:54:04,719 | 00:54:07,896 | that this was one of thegreat basketball players ever, | that this was one of thegreat basketball players ever, |
1362 | 00:54:07,940 | 00:54:10,290 | at the 1990 Final Four in Denver, | at the 1990 Final Four in Denver, |
1363 | 00:54:10,334 | 00:54:12,771 | they recognized the players of the decade | they recognized the players of the decade |
1364 | 00:54:12,814 | 00:54:15,339 | for the first 50 years of NCAA Tournament. | for the first 50 years of NCAA Tournament. |
1365 | 00:54:15,382 | 00:54:20,300 | For the 1980s, PatrickEwing, '70's, Magic Johnson, | For the 1980s, PatrickEwing, '70's, Magic Johnson, |
1366 | 00:54:20,344 | 00:54:24,522 | '60s, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,'50s, Bill Russell. | '60s, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,'50s, Bill Russell. |
1367 | 00:54:24,565 | 00:54:26,698 | Kenny got it for the 1940s. | Kenny got it for the 1940s. |
1368 | 00:54:26,741 | 00:54:28,047 | Not bad company. | Not bad company. |
1369 | 00:54:29,309 | 00:54:30,702 | - I know it's a hard job to induct people | - I know it's a hard job to induct people |
1370 | 00:54:30,745 | 00:54:32,878 | into the Hall of Fame, and the criteria, | into the Hall of Fame, and the criteria, |
1371 | 00:54:32,921 | 00:54:35,359 | you know, you've gotta lookat so many different things. | you know, you've gotta lookat so many different things. |
1372 | 00:54:35,402 | 00:54:36,708 | I understand that, | I understand that, |
1373 | 00:54:36,751 | 00:54:38,231 | but if you really want to do your job right, | but if you really want to do your job right, |
1374 | 00:54:38,275 | 00:54:39,145 | you would do your homework, | you would do your homework, |
1375 | 00:54:39,188 | 00:54:40,320 | you would do your research, | you would do your research, |
1376 | 00:54:40,364 | 00:54:42,670 | and you would realize that he belongs. | and you would realize that he belongs. |
1377 | 00:54:42,714 | 00:54:44,629 | - I am confident in saying, | - I am confident in saying, |
1378 | 00:54:44,672 | 00:54:48,197 | "There is no largeromission from a major sport | "There is no largeromission from a major sport |
1379 | 00:54:48,241 | 00:54:50,896 | Hall of Fame than Kenny Sailors". | Hall of Fame than Kenny Sailors". |
1380 | 00:54:50,939 | 00:54:53,812 | The only thing you can tell me | The only thing you can tell me |
1381 | 00:54:53,855 | 00:54:57,076 | about why Kenny Sailorsshouldn't be in the Hall of Fame | about why Kenny Sailorsshouldn't be in the Hall of Fame |
1382 | 00:54:57,119 | 00:54:59,818 | is because Kenny Sailors is not famous. | is because Kenny Sailors is not famous. |
1383 | 00:54:59,861 | 00:55:01,123 | [coughing] | [coughing] |
1384 | 00:55:01,167 | 00:55:02,429 | - [Interviewer] [mumbling]Were you sayin', | - [Interviewer] [mumbling]Were you sayin', |
1385 | 00:55:02,473 | 00:55:03,952 | talkin' about once you had some endorsements, | talkin' about once you had some endorsements, |
1386 | 00:55:03,996 | 00:55:05,606 | but the club got the money? | but the club got the money? |
1387 | 00:55:05,650 | 00:55:07,608 | - And what were you selling? | - And what were you selling? |
1388 | 00:55:07,652 | 00:55:08,870 | - [Kenny] | - [Kenny] |
1389 | 00:55:13,179 | 00:55:15,007 | - Prune juice, huh? | - Prune juice, huh? |
1390 | 00:55:15,050 | 00:55:18,924 | That's supposed to be for digestion? | That's supposed to be for digestion? |
1391 | 00:55:18,967 | 00:55:20,186 | - Oh, prune juice. | - Oh, prune juice. |
1392 | 00:55:20,229 | 00:55:23,232 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
1393 | 00:55:23,276 | 00:55:26,061 | That was the Gatorade backin the day, prune juice? | That was the Gatorade backin the day, prune juice? |
1394 | 00:55:26,105 | 00:55:27,367 | Ew. | Ew. |
1395 | 00:55:27,411 | 00:55:29,369 | - "Nature's great energy builder." | - "Nature's great energy builder." |
1396 | 00:55:29,413 | 00:55:30,718 | I gotta try that, actually. | I gotta try that, actually. |
1397 | 00:55:30,762 | 00:55:31,763 | - That's pretty good. | - That's pretty good. |
1398 | 00:55:31,806 | 00:55:33,068 | He's got a good smile. | He's got a good smile. |
1399 | 00:55:33,112 | 00:55:34,766 | He's repin' it, I like that. | He's repin' it, I like that. |
1400 | 00:55:34,809 | 00:55:36,420 | - You know, I'm almost 40, at this point, | - You know, I'm almost 40, at this point, |
1401 | 00:55:36,463 | 00:55:38,552 | I'll try anything, so I might have them give me | I'll try anything, so I might have them give me |
1402 | 00:55:38,596 | 00:55:40,293 | the Bennetts Prune Juice. | the Bennetts Prune Juice. |
1403 | 00:55:40,337 | 00:55:43,035 | - I don't know if you cando that nowadays, but hey, | - I don't know if you cando that nowadays, but hey, |
1404 | 00:55:43,078 | 00:55:44,602 | if it weren't for prune juice, | if it weren't for prune juice, |
1405 | 00:55:44,645 | 00:55:46,517 | there probably wouldn't have been a Gatorade. | there probably wouldn't have been a Gatorade. |
1406 | 00:55:48,910 | 00:55:50,303 | - Yeah, we've talked about this a lot, | - Yeah, we've talked about this a lot, |
1407 | 00:55:50,347 | 00:55:51,696 | and others have contributed ideas | and others have contributed ideas |
1408 | 00:55:51,739 | 00:55:53,654 | as to why Kenny's not in the Hall of Fame. | as to why Kenny's not in the Hall of Fame. |
1409 | 00:55:53,698 | 00:55:56,091 | It's a whole series of events, I think, | It's a whole series of events, I think, |
1410 | 00:55:56,135 | 00:55:58,703 | but essentially, that he disappeared for so long. | but essentially, that he disappeared for so long. |
1411 | 00:55:58,746 | 00:56:01,793 | - [Male] It is as simple asout of sight, out of mind. | - [Male] It is as simple asout of sight, out of mind. |
1412 | 00:56:01,836 | 00:56:03,882 | Kenny went away, and all of a sudden, | Kenny went away, and all of a sudden, |
1413 | 00:56:03,925 | 00:56:06,232 | his name became,"Remember Kenny Sailors?" | his name became,"Remember Kenny Sailors?" |
1414 | 00:56:06,275 | 00:56:07,799 | - [Male] The trail got lost | - [Male] The trail got lost |
1415 | 00:56:07,842 | 00:56:10,715 | after he'd spent anotherlife time in another world. | after he'd spent anotherlife time in another world. |
1416 | 00:56:13,326 | 00:56:14,283 | - And, of course, the question of | - And, of course, the question of |
1417 | 00:56:14,327 | 00:56:15,763 | who invented the modern jump shot | who invented the modern jump shot |
1418 | 00:56:15,807 | 00:56:17,417 | seemed to be almost irrelevant, | seemed to be almost irrelevant, |
1419 | 00:56:17,461 | 00:56:20,246 | because everybody thoughtthat it's always existed, | because everybody thoughtthat it's always existed, |
1420 | 00:56:20,289 | 00:56:21,203 | so who cares? | so who cares? |
1421 | 00:56:22,683 | 00:56:24,511 | - Every time we did talk about it, | - Every time we did talk about it, |
1422 | 00:56:24,555 | 00:56:25,425 | there were those that said, | there were those that said, |
1423 | 00:56:25,469 | 00:56:27,906 | "Well, he didn't invent it". | "Well, he didn't invent it". |
1424 | 00:56:27,949 | 00:56:28,863 | "These guys invented it." | "These guys invented it." |
1425 | 00:56:28,907 | 00:56:30,865 | - I mean, Luisetti. | - I mean, Luisetti. |
1426 | 00:56:30,909 | 00:56:32,389 | - [Male] To a lot of people, | - [Male] To a lot of people, |
1427 | 00:56:32,432 | 00:56:34,042 | the jump shot wascredited to Hank Luisetti. | the jump shot wascredited to Hank Luisetti. |
1428 | 00:56:34,086 | 00:56:35,566 | - I called Hank Luisetti. | - I called Hank Luisetti. |
1429 | 00:56:35,609 | 00:56:37,829 | He said, "I didn't have a jump shot". | He said, "I didn't have a jump shot". |
1430 | 00:56:37,872 | 00:56:40,614 | "I had a running one-hander." | "I had a running one-hander." |
1431 | 00:56:40,658 | 00:56:41,746 | - [Male] There's a debate over | - [Male] There's a debate over |
1432 | 00:56:41,789 | 00:56:43,008 | the inventor of the jump shot, | the inventor of the jump shot, |
1433 | 00:56:43,051 | 00:56:45,010 | because you have so many definitions of it. | because you have so many definitions of it. |
1434 | 00:56:45,053 | 00:56:47,316 | - When you start talking aboutthis, everybody's got a name. | - When you start talking aboutthis, everybody's got a name. |
1435 | 00:56:47,360 | 00:56:48,448 | - John Miller Cooper. | - John Miller Cooper. |
1436 | 00:56:48,492 | 00:56:50,015 | - John Miller Cooper. | - John Miller Cooper. |
1437 | 00:56:50,058 | 00:56:53,105 | - So the story with John Cooperwas that he was in the post, | - So the story with John Cooperwas that he was in the post, |
1438 | 00:56:53,148 | 00:56:54,672 | and someone threw him a pass | and someone threw him a pass |
1439 | 00:56:54,715 | 00:56:56,064 | that he kinda had to jump up to get, | that he kinda had to jump up to get, |
1440 | 00:56:56,108 | 00:56:58,937 | and he just turned at thesame time, and shot it. | and he just turned at thesame time, and shot it. |
1441 | 00:56:58,980 | 00:57:01,853 | - You know, you talk aboutguys like Belus Smawley. | - You know, you talk aboutguys like Belus Smawley. |
1442 | 00:57:01,896 | 00:57:03,158 | - I've covered Belus, so I know. | - I've covered Belus, so I know. |
1443 | 00:57:03,202 | 00:57:05,552 | He was a two-handed shot off this way, | He was a two-handed shot off this way, |
1444 | 00:57:05,596 | 00:57:07,206 | kinda off to the side. | kinda off to the side. |
1445 | 00:57:07,249 | 00:57:08,816 | - It's one of those things, | - It's one of those things, |
1446 | 00:57:08,860 | 00:57:11,297 | that it's like ingrainedin our basketball culture, | that it's like ingrainedin our basketball culture, |
1447 | 00:57:11,340 | 00:57:14,518 | your jump shot is like your hand print. | your jump shot is like your hand print. |
1448 | 00:57:14,561 | 00:57:16,737 | - [Male] Even Joe Fulks, whowas a teammate of Kenny's, | - [Male] Even Joe Fulks, whowas a teammate of Kenny's, |
1449 | 00:57:16,781 | 00:57:17,869 | had an unusual shot. | had an unusual shot. |
1450 | 00:57:17,912 | 00:57:19,087 | - [Sports Announcer] A real pro-veteran, | - [Sports Announcer] A real pro-veteran, |
1451 | 00:57:19,131 | 00:57:20,915 | "Jumpin' Joe Fulks". - It was over his head, | "Jumpin' Joe Fulks". - It was over his head, |
1452 | 00:57:20,959 | 00:57:24,832 | the ball was up here, bothhands, he'd get a little height. | the ball was up here, bothhands, he'd get a little height. |
1453 | 00:57:24,876 | 00:57:27,748 | And boy, oh boy, how he could shoot that thing. | And boy, oh boy, how he could shoot that thing. |
1454 | 00:57:27,792 | 00:57:31,099 | - There might be 100 guys outthere that shot a jump shot | - There might be 100 guys outthere that shot a jump shot |
1455 | 00:57:31,143 | 00:57:32,797 | if you wanna count leavin' the floor, | if you wanna count leavin' the floor, |
1456 | 00:57:32,840 | 00:57:35,756 | and throwin' the ball towardthe bucket a jump shot. | and throwin' the ball towardthe bucket a jump shot. |
1457 | 00:57:35,800 | 00:57:37,671 | - The Hall of Fame recognized Glenn Roberts | - The Hall of Fame recognized Glenn Roberts |
1458 | 00:57:37,715 | 00:57:39,978 | as the founder of the jump shot, | as the founder of the jump shot, |
1459 | 00:57:40,021 | 00:57:42,981 | and they found him on very sparse evidence. | and they found him on very sparse evidence. |
1460 | 00:57:43,024 | 00:57:45,853 | - Who knows for sure, buthe was a guy in the '30s, | - Who knows for sure, buthe was a guy in the '30s, |
1461 | 00:57:45,897 | 00:57:49,248 | you know, had the shot,and put up great numbers. | you know, had the shot,and put up great numbers. |
1462 | 00:57:49,291 | 00:57:50,423 | - [Male] Clearly, Glenn Roberts | - [Male] Clearly, Glenn Roberts |
1463 | 00:57:50,467 | 00:57:51,990 | had a shot that was different | had a shot that was different |
1464 | 00:57:52,033 | 00:57:53,818 | that involved leaving the ground. | that involved leaving the ground. |
1465 | 00:57:53,861 | 00:57:55,863 | - But again, is it definitive? | - But again, is it definitive? |
1466 | 00:57:55,907 | 00:57:57,430 | No. | No. |
1467 | 00:57:57,474 | 00:58:01,303 | - People can legitimatelycontest a jump shot, | - People can legitimatelycontest a jump shot, |
1468 | 00:58:01,347 | 00:58:02,653 | but not "the jump shot". | but not "the jump shot". |
1469 | 00:58:05,351 | 00:58:08,310 | [footsteps thudding] | [footsteps thudding] |
1470 | 00:58:08,354 | 00:58:11,705 | - The real thing that separatesKenny from everyone else, | - The real thing that separatesKenny from everyone else, |
1471 | 00:58:11,749 | 00:58:13,446 | if you're talking about a jump shot, | if you're talking about a jump shot, |
1472 | 00:58:13,490 | 00:58:15,796 | is Kenny gave it its coming out party. | is Kenny gave it its coming out party. |
1473 | 00:58:17,929 | 00:58:18,973 | - Kids in their community | - Kids in their community |
1474 | 00:58:19,017 | 00:58:20,801 | started tryin' to imitate that shot | started tryin' to imitate that shot |
1475 | 00:58:20,845 | 00:58:23,151 | as soon as they saw it in "Life Magazine". | as soon as they saw it in "Life Magazine". |
1476 | 00:58:24,892 | 00:58:27,591 | I had people tell me, even ballplayers tell me | I had people tell me, even ballplayers tell me |
1477 | 00:58:27,634 | 00:58:30,985 | that that's the first pictureI ever saw of a jump shot. | that that's the first pictureI ever saw of a jump shot. |
1478 | 00:58:31,029 | 00:58:32,770 | - We've talked about what it meant to be | - We've talked about what it meant to be |
1479 | 00:58:32,813 | 00:58:36,643 | on the main stage of MadisonSquare Garden in 1943. | on the main stage of MadisonSquare Garden in 1943. |
1480 | 00:58:36,687 | 00:58:40,821 | "Life Magazine" was every bitas impactful, if not more. | "Life Magazine" was every bitas impactful, if not more. |
1481 | 00:58:42,214 | 00:58:44,695 | - So here's this "Life Magazine" picture, | - So here's this "Life Magazine" picture, |
1482 | 00:58:44,738 | 00:58:47,698 | read by and looked at by kids like me | read by and looked at by kids like me |
1483 | 00:58:47,741 | 00:58:50,918 | all over the country, saying,"What is happening here?" | all over the country, saying,"What is happening here?" |
1484 | 00:58:50,962 | 00:58:52,790 | - "Life Magazine" was such a dominant | - "Life Magazine" was such a dominant |
1485 | 00:58:52,833 | 00:58:55,357 | publication at the time that, you know, | publication at the time that, you know, |
1486 | 00:58:55,401 | 00:58:57,664 | millions of people see this shot, | millions of people see this shot, |
1487 | 00:58:57,708 | 00:59:00,449 | and they realize thatsomeone has done something | and they realize thatsomeone has done something |
1488 | 00:59:00,493 | 00:59:01,886 | that they don't normally see. | that they don't normally see. |
1489 | 00:59:01,929 | 00:59:04,366 | - [Male] Today, guys aretrained to go straight up, | - [Male] Today, guys aretrained to go straight up, |
1490 | 00:59:04,410 | 00:59:06,151 | but there was nobodytelling him how to do it, | but there was nobodytelling him how to do it, |
1491 | 00:59:06,194 | 00:59:07,718 | because nobody had done it. | because nobody had done it. |
1492 | 00:59:07,761 | 00:59:10,764 | - [Male] Kids saw it, and thenthey went and tried to do it. | - [Male] Kids saw it, and thenthey went and tried to do it. |
1493 | 00:59:12,287 | 00:59:13,724 | - [Male] Well, I used myjump shot everywhere I went. | - [Male] Well, I used myjump shot everywhere I went. |
1494 | 00:59:13,767 | 00:59:16,814 | In fact, when I played with Providence, | In fact, when I played with Providence, |
1495 | 00:59:16,857 | 00:59:19,077 | they required me to goaround to the high school, | they required me to goaround to the high school, |
1496 | 00:59:19,120 | 00:59:22,384 | and hold clinics on how toshoot the jump shot, yeah. | and hold clinics on how toshoot the jump shot, yeah. |
1497 | 00:59:22,428 | 00:59:24,822 | I kinda enjoyed that, so. | I kinda enjoyed that, so. |
1498 | 00:59:24,865 | 00:59:26,824 | - You could use it as anargument to prove time travel. | - You could use it as anargument to prove time travel. |
1499 | 00:59:26,867 | 00:59:31,916 | I mean, it looks like thisguy from last night's NBA game | I mean, it looks like thisguy from last night's NBA game |
1500 | 00:59:31,959 | 00:59:33,657 | was plopped down into the era | was plopped down into the era |
1501 | 00:59:33,700 | 00:59:36,355 | of black leather shoes and tight shorts. | of black leather shoes and tight shorts. |
1502 | 00:59:36,398 | 00:59:38,400 | This was the shot that changed the game, | This was the shot that changed the game, |
1503 | 00:59:38,444 | 00:59:40,838 | but nobody realized, when he came down | but nobody realized, when he came down |
1504 | 00:59:40,881 | 00:59:42,666 | the world was gonna be different. | the world was gonna be different. |
1505 | 00:59:42,709 | 00:59:44,319 | [car engines roaring] | [car engines roaring] |
1506 | 00:59:44,363 | 00:59:45,407 | - [Larry] Here, let me clean you off here. | - [Larry] Here, let me clean you off here. |
1507 | 00:59:45,451 | 00:59:46,583 | - I got it. | - I got it. |
1508 | 00:59:46,626 | 00:59:48,367 | [banging] | [banging] |
1509 | 00:59:48,410 | 00:59:50,761 | Keep it just like it is in the front, Larry. | Keep it just like it is in the front, Larry. |
1510 | 00:59:50,804 | 00:59:53,024 | - It's just amazing to me | - It's just amazing to me |
1511 | 00:59:53,067 | 00:59:55,896 | that with all the evidence we've piled up | that with all the evidence we've piled up |
1512 | 00:59:55,940 | 00:59:57,811 | in the last 10 years, you know, | in the last 10 years, you know, |
1513 | 00:59:57,855 | 01:00:00,466 | and he still denies culpability. | and he still denies culpability. |
1514 | 01:00:00,509 | 01:00:02,555 | - And who knows, back in the 1800s, | - And who knows, back in the 1800s, |
1515 | 01:00:02,599 | 01:00:05,689 | some kid out in PodunkHigh could jump in the air, | some kid out in PodunkHigh could jump in the air, |
1516 | 01:00:05,732 | 01:00:07,865 | and throw the ball, couldn't he? | and throw the ball, couldn't he? |
1517 | 01:00:07,908 | 01:00:10,041 | It's a jump shot if his feet leaves the floor. | It's a jump shot if his feet leaves the floor. |
1518 | 01:00:11,216 | 01:00:12,652 | - [Male] He's not the type of individual | - [Male] He's not the type of individual |
1519 | 01:00:12,696 | 01:00:14,611 | who's going to speak against | who's going to speak against |
1520 | 01:00:14,654 | 01:00:16,482 | the accomplishments of other people. | the accomplishments of other people. |
1521 | 01:00:16,525 | 01:00:19,790 | When I spoke to Kenny,he was careful to confine | When I spoke to Kenny,he was careful to confine |
1522 | 01:00:19,833 | 01:00:22,314 | absolutes to what he knew. | absolutes to what he knew. |
1523 | 01:00:22,357 | 01:00:23,794 | - [Male] Kenny won't tellyou that he's the first. | - [Male] Kenny won't tellyou that he's the first. |
1524 | 01:00:23,837 | 01:00:25,273 | You know, he's too humble for that. | You know, he's too humble for that. |
1525 | 01:00:25,317 | 01:00:26,884 | - [Male] But he's happy to tell ya | - [Male] But he's happy to tell ya |
1526 | 01:00:26,927 | 01:00:29,103 | that this is what otherplayers in my era thought. | that this is what otherplayers in my era thought. |
1527 | 01:00:29,147 | 01:00:31,671 | - Ray Meyer from DePaul, hesaid it the best, I think. | - Ray Meyer from DePaul, hesaid it the best, I think. |
1528 | 01:00:31,715 | 01:00:33,499 | "Sailors may not have been the first player | "Sailors may not have been the first player |
1529 | 01:00:33,542 | 01:00:34,979 | to jump in the air, and shoot the ball, | to jump in the air, and shoot the ball, |
1530 | 01:00:35,022 | 01:00:37,677 | but he developed the shotthat's being used today." | but he developed the shotthat's being used today." |
1531 | 01:00:37,721 | 01:00:42,377 | [dramatic instrumental music playing] | [dramatic instrumental music playing] |
1532 | 01:00:46,338 | 01:00:47,687 | - In case he hasn't seen it, | - In case he hasn't seen it, |
1533 | 01:00:47,731 | 01:00:51,343 | I'm gonna bring him a copyof the nomination packet | I'm gonna bring him a copyof the nomination packet |
1534 | 01:00:51,386 | 01:00:54,476 | for the Naismith Hall ofFame, and he may have seen it. | for the Naismith Hall ofFame, and he may have seen it. |
1535 | 01:00:54,520 | 01:00:57,218 | I'm not sure, but I'm just bringing one along. | I'm not sure, but I'm just bringing one along. |
1536 | 01:00:57,262 | 01:00:59,699 | The nomination packet we have for Kenny Sailors | The nomination packet we have for Kenny Sailors |
1537 | 01:00:59,743 | 01:01:01,788 | is a knock your socks off package. | is a knock your socks off package. |
1538 | 01:01:04,182 | 01:01:05,313 | [knocking] | [knocking] |
1539 | 01:01:05,357 | 01:01:06,314 | - Come in, Jim! | - Come in, Jim! |
1540 | 01:01:07,664 | 01:01:08,926 | - Where's my buddy? | - Where's my buddy? |
1541 | 01:01:08,969 | 01:01:10,754 | [laughing] There he is. | [laughing] There he is. |
1542 | 01:01:11,711 | 01:01:12,886 | - [Kenny] How you doin'? | - [Kenny] How you doin'? |
1543 | 01:01:12,930 | 01:01:14,322 | - Kenny was fortunate when he came back | - Kenny was fortunate when he came back |
1544 | 01:01:14,366 | 01:01:16,673 | that there were somepeople in his inner circle | that there were somepeople in his inner circle |
1545 | 01:01:16,716 | 01:01:17,978 | who cared about his legacy. | who cared about his legacy. |
1546 | 01:01:18,022 | 01:01:20,328 | - Have you seen the packetfor the Hall of Fame? | - Have you seen the packetfor the Hall of Fame? |
1547 | 01:01:20,372 | 01:01:21,721 | Have you seen one of those?- No, | Have you seen one of those?- No, |
1548 | 01:01:21,765 | 01:01:22,940 | I haven't seen it. | I haven't seen it. |
1549 | 01:01:22,983 | 01:01:25,899 | "Developer of the modern jump shot." | "Developer of the modern jump shot." |
1550 | 01:01:25,943 | 01:01:27,945 | Yeah, that's pretty accurate. | Yeah, that's pretty accurate. |
1551 | 01:01:27,988 | 01:01:31,557 | That looks like the-- - This is Utah State | That looks like the-- - This is Utah State |
1552 | 01:01:31,600 | 01:01:33,080 | in Hells Half Acre. | in Hells Half Acre. |
1553 | 01:01:33,124 | 01:01:35,735 | Now, there's your "Life Magazine" shot. | Now, there's your "Life Magazine" shot. |
1554 | 01:01:35,779 | 01:01:36,649 | - Yeah. | - Yeah. |
1555 | 01:01:36,693 | 01:01:37,824 | And that crazy jump shot, | And that crazy jump shot, |
1556 | 01:01:37,868 | 01:01:39,696 | it's really got me into trouble. | it's really got me into trouble. |
1557 | 01:01:40,958 | 01:01:43,743 | It's bigger than Ithought it would ever be. | It's bigger than Ithought it would ever be. |
1558 | 01:01:43,787 | 01:01:47,051 | I never give a thought backwhen I was first developin' it | I never give a thought backwhen I was first developin' it |
1559 | 01:01:47,094 | 01:01:49,444 | that it would develop intosomethin' like it is today. | that it would develop intosomethin' like it is today. |
1560 | 01:01:49,488 | 01:01:51,316 | - The sport of basketball'sseen many names | - The sport of basketball'sseen many names |
1561 | 01:01:51,359 | 01:01:52,709 | shape its rich history, | shape its rich history, |
1562 | 01:01:52,752 | 01:01:54,754 | but there's one name that escapes memory. | but there's one name that escapes memory. |
1563 | 01:01:54,798 | 01:01:55,799 | - Not only is Kenny Sailors | - Not only is Kenny Sailors |
1564 | 01:01:55,842 | 01:01:57,148 | one of the great players of all time, | one of the great players of all time, |
1565 | 01:01:57,191 | 01:01:58,279 | he's the guy who first thought of the idea | he's the guy who first thought of the idea |
1566 | 01:01:58,323 | 01:01:59,933 | of shooting a jump shot. | of shooting a jump shot. |
1567 | 01:01:59,977 | 01:02:04,285 | - As aplayer/pioneer/contributor,Sailors has few equals. | - As aplayer/pioneer/contributor,Sailors has few equals. |
1568 | 01:02:05,809 | 01:02:07,158 | - For where would basketballbe without Kenny Sailors, | - For where would basketballbe without Kenny Sailors, |
1569 | 01:02:07,201 | 01:02:09,769 | and what is known today as the jump shot? | and what is known today as the jump shot? |
1570 | 01:02:09,813 | 01:02:12,859 | - [Male] We've had CBS comeout, and do a feature on him. | - [Male] We've had CBS comeout, and do a feature on him. |
1571 | 01:02:12,903 | 01:02:16,254 | - [Male] The University ofWyoming has done a tremendous | - [Male] The University ofWyoming has done a tremendous |
1572 | 01:02:16,297 | 01:02:20,345 | service to unearth thisstory in the last 10 years. | service to unearth thisstory in the last 10 years. |
1573 | 01:02:21,520 | 01:02:22,782 | - [Male] It's not about Kenny, to him, | - [Male] It's not about Kenny, to him, |
1574 | 01:02:22,826 | 01:02:24,828 | but he does it to raise the bar | but he does it to raise the bar |
1575 | 01:02:24,871 | 01:02:26,177 | for the University of Wyoming, | for the University of Wyoming, |
1576 | 01:02:26,220 | 01:02:28,701 | and raise the bar for his teammates. | and raise the bar for his teammates. |
1577 | 01:02:28,745 | 01:02:29,615 | - [Male] The "New York Daily News" | - [Male] The "New York Daily News" |
1578 | 01:02:29,658 | 01:02:31,704 | did a feature on him last year. | did a feature on him last year. |
1579 | 01:02:31,748 | 01:02:34,446 | - Kenny Sailors is not just a Wyoming treasure, | - Kenny Sailors is not just a Wyoming treasure, |
1580 | 01:02:34,489 | 01:02:35,926 | but he's a treasure for the game. | but he's a treasure for the game. |
1581 | 01:02:35,969 | 01:02:40,669 | - He led Wyoming to the 1943 NCAA Championships. | - He led Wyoming to the 1943 NCAA Championships. |
1582 | 01:02:40,713 | 01:02:41,714 | They did beat Georgetown. | They did beat Georgetown. |
1583 | 01:02:41,758 | 01:02:42,802 | Patrick did not play in that game. | Patrick did not play in that game. |
1584 | 01:02:42,846 | 01:02:44,325 | He's not quite that old. | He's not quite that old. |
1585 | 01:02:44,369 | 01:02:46,806 | - Sailors belongs in theNaismith Memorial Hall of Fame. | - Sailors belongs in theNaismith Memorial Hall of Fame. |
1586 | 01:02:46,850 | 01:02:48,329 | I mean, you've got the guy | I mean, you've got the guy |
1587 | 01:02:48,373 | 01:02:50,114 | who invented the 24-secondshot clock in the Hall of Fame. | who invented the 24-secondshot clock in the Hall of Fame. |
1588 | 01:02:50,157 | 01:02:52,116 | You can't get the guy whoinvented the jump shot | You can't get the guy whoinvented the jump shot |
1589 | 01:02:52,159 | 01:02:53,073 | in the Hall of Fame? | in the Hall of Fame? |
1590 | 01:02:53,117 | 01:02:55,162 | [upbeat rock music playing] | [upbeat rock music playing] |
1591 | 01:02:55,206 | 01:02:57,382 | - [Male] He was involved in an ESPN special, | - [Male] He was involved in an ESPN special, |
1592 | 01:02:57,425 | 01:03:00,515 | narrating for the 75thanniversary of the Final Four. | narrating for the 75thanniversary of the Final Four. |
1593 | 01:03:00,559 | 01:03:02,822 | - Who better a person to narrate a story | - Who better a person to narrate a story |
1594 | 01:03:02,866 | 01:03:04,824 | about the history of the NCA Tournament | about the history of the NCA Tournament |
1595 | 01:03:04,868 | 01:03:07,174 | than the man who invented the jump shot? | than the man who invented the jump shot? |
1596 | 01:03:07,218 | 01:03:08,436 | - [Announcer] Please give a round of applause | - [Announcer] Please give a round of applause |
1597 | 01:03:08,480 | 01:03:11,396 | for Kenny Sailors. [audience applauding] | for Kenny Sailors. [audience applauding] |
1598 | 01:03:11,439 | 01:03:12,701 | - You know, since I've been here, | - You know, since I've been here, |
1599 | 01:03:12,745 | 01:03:14,834 | I've been asked by quite a few people, | I've been asked by quite a few people, |
1600 | 01:03:14,878 | 01:03:17,097 | you know, if I'm happy to be here. | you know, if I'm happy to be here. |
1601 | 01:03:18,316 | 01:03:21,710 | And, you know, at 92-years of age | And, you know, at 92-years of age |
1602 | 01:03:21,754 | 01:03:22,886 | you're happy to be anywhere. | you're happy to be anywhere. |
1603 | 01:03:22,929 | 01:03:24,844 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
1604 | 01:03:24,888 | 01:03:27,847 | [people chattering] | [people chattering] |
1605 | 01:03:29,457 | 01:03:31,895 | - [Male] I always marveledat how he'd come up here, | - [Male] I always marveledat how he'd come up here, |
1606 | 01:03:31,938 | 01:03:35,376 | he's 92-years-old, and he'd walk the arena | he's 92-years-old, and he'd walk the arena |
1607 | 01:03:35,420 | 01:03:39,511 | as if he was a, I don'tknow, 60 or 70-year-old guy. | as if he was a, I don'tknow, 60 or 70-year-old guy. |
1608 | 01:03:39,554 | 01:03:40,904 | - [Male] Kenny's always in the outdoors, | - [Male] Kenny's always in the outdoors, |
1609 | 01:03:40,947 | 01:03:42,731 | and he's always playin' basketball, | and he's always playin' basketball, |
1610 | 01:03:42,775 | 01:03:44,733 | and he always stayed in shape. | and he always stayed in shape. |
1611 | 01:03:44,777 | 01:03:45,822 | - [Male] And he could go out and shoot | - [Male] And he could go out and shoot |
1612 | 01:03:45,865 | 01:03:47,562 | left-handed, right-handed on a court, | left-handed, right-handed on a court, |
1613 | 01:03:47,606 | 01:03:49,260 | put up layups, little hook shots. | put up layups, little hook shots. |
1614 | 01:03:49,303 | 01:03:52,872 | - He was dribblin' thebasketball between his legs. | - He was dribblin' thebasketball between his legs. |
1615 | 01:03:52,916 | 01:03:55,875 | For God sake, I can't even find my leg. | For God sake, I can't even find my leg. |
1616 | 01:03:55,919 | 01:03:58,486 | - He can yo-yo up and down crosswise, | - He can yo-yo up and down crosswise, |
1617 | 01:03:58,530 | 01:04:00,880 | and he could still do all this stuff today. | and he could still do all this stuff today. |
1618 | 01:04:00,924 | 01:04:04,753 | You won't see many 90-plus-year-olds being able to do that. | You won't see many 90-plus-year-olds being able to do that. |
1619 | 01:04:04,797 | 01:04:05,711 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
1620 | 01:04:05,754 | 01:04:07,582 | - That was my jump shot. | - That was my jump shot. |
1621 | 01:04:07,626 | 01:04:10,020 | - You take away all the business, all the media, | - You take away all the business, all the media, |
1622 | 01:04:10,063 | 01:04:11,978 | all the hype around the game, | all the hype around the game, |
1623 | 01:04:12,022 | 01:04:16,113 | and you wanna see purelove, look at Kenny Sailors. | and you wanna see purelove, look at Kenny Sailors. |
1624 | 01:04:16,156 | 01:04:18,724 | [crowd cheering] [announcer shouting] | [crowd cheering] [announcer shouting] |
1625 | 01:04:18,767 | 01:04:22,728 | - Kenny is still around, andeverybody sees him at games. | - Kenny is still around, andeverybody sees him at games. |
1626 | 01:04:22,771 | 01:04:24,773 | People like to be around him. | People like to be around him. |
1627 | 01:04:24,817 | 01:04:27,689 | Children, they wanna get his autograph. | Children, they wanna get his autograph. |
1628 | 01:04:27,733 | 01:04:30,388 | - Was goin' to Wyomingpractices at 80-years-old, | - Was goin' to Wyomingpractices at 80-years-old, |
1629 | 01:04:30,431 | 01:04:32,390 | like, I know I probably, | like, I know I probably, |
1630 | 01:04:32,433 | 01:04:33,870 | if I've been playin' the game for that long, | if I've been playin' the game for that long, |
1631 | 01:04:33,913 | 01:04:35,393 | I'm not going to a random practice | I'm not going to a random practice |
1632 | 01:04:35,436 | 01:04:37,264 | on a Tuesday and Wednesdayjust to check it out. | on a Tuesday and Wednesdayjust to check it out. |
1633 | 01:04:37,308 | 01:04:38,918 | That's just love for the game. | That's just love for the game. |
1634 | 01:04:40,528 | 01:04:42,879 | - [Kenny] I practiced a littlebit, [speaking faintly]. | - [Kenny] I practiced a littlebit, [speaking faintly]. |
1635 | 01:04:43,705 | 01:04:45,272 | - Ready? - Ready. | - Ready? - Ready. |
1636 | 01:04:45,316 | 01:04:46,447 | - You'd look at him and say, | - You'd look at him and say, |
1637 | 01:04:46,491 | 01:04:48,710 | "I think Kenny Sailors could go on", | "I think Kenny Sailors could go on", |
1638 | 01:04:48,754 | 01:04:51,713 | who's know how long hecould go on, in the 100s. | who's know how long hecould go on, in the 100s. |
1639 | 01:04:51,757 | 01:04:53,237 | - I know I'm an old man, | - I know I'm an old man, |
1640 | 01:04:53,280 | 01:04:56,544 | and I know I can't dotoday what I did when I was | and I know I can't dotoday what I did when I was |
1641 | 01:04:57,763 | 01:05:01,027 | even in my 70s, even come close to it. | even in my 70s, even come close to it. |
1642 | 01:05:01,071 | 01:05:04,161 | Yeah, I was still guidin'some when I was in my 70s. | Yeah, I was still guidin'some when I was in my 70s. |
1643 | 01:05:04,204 | 01:05:06,119 | Yeah, and I could climb that mountain | Yeah, and I could climb that mountain |
1644 | 01:05:06,163 | 01:05:07,729 | after that white sheep, and stuff, | after that white sheep, and stuff, |
1645 | 01:05:07,773 | 01:05:09,862 | but that was still, you know, | but that was still, you know, |
1646 | 01:05:09,906 | 01:05:10,863 | I shouldn't have been, probably, | I shouldn't have been, probably, |
1647 | 01:05:10,907 | 01:05:12,517 | because it is dangerous. | because it is dangerous. |
1648 | 01:05:12,560 | 01:05:15,085 | And I can still talk withpeople pretty well, so. | And I can still talk withpeople pretty well, so. |
1649 | 01:05:15,128 | 01:05:18,392 | And I can still do the thingsthat someone my age can do. | And I can still do the thingsthat someone my age can do. |
1650 | 01:05:18,436 | 01:05:21,004 | It's the physical things that I can't do, yeah, | It's the physical things that I can't do, yeah, |
1651 | 01:05:21,047 | 01:05:22,788 | and I don't even wanna try. | and I don't even wanna try. |
1652 | 01:05:24,442 | 01:05:26,270 | I wanna stay as healthy as I can | I wanna stay as healthy as I can |
1653 | 01:05:26,313 | 01:05:28,315 | up until the time I get out of here. | up until the time I get out of here. |
1654 | 01:05:28,359 | 01:05:30,448 | I don't wanna have to go into a nursing home, | I don't wanna have to go into a nursing home, |
1655 | 01:05:30,491 | 01:05:32,885 | or spend a long time in the hospital, | or spend a long time in the hospital, |
1656 | 01:05:32,929 | 01:05:34,843 | or somethin', you know? | or somethin', you know? |
1657 | 01:05:34,887 | 01:05:36,933 | I don't want people to have the trouble | I don't want people to have the trouble |
1658 | 01:05:36,976 | 01:05:38,804 | of tryin' to take care of me when I get older. | of tryin' to take care of me when I get older. |
1659 | 01:05:38,847 | 01:05:40,110 | There's the whole thing. | There's the whole thing. |
1660 | 01:05:40,153 | 01:05:42,068 | [somber instrumental music playing] | [somber instrumental music playing] |
1661 | 01:05:42,112 | 01:05:44,853 | [birds chirping] | [birds chirping] |
1662 | 01:05:52,078 | 01:05:52,905 | Yeah. | Yeah. |
1663 | 01:05:54,820 | 01:05:55,603 | Okay. | Okay. |
1664 | 01:05:59,781 | 01:06:01,392 | Okay, I got her. | Okay, I got her. |
1665 | 01:06:04,917 | 01:06:07,398 | - [Male] Well, Kenny'sslowed down a little bit, | - [Male] Well, Kenny'sslowed down a little bit, |
1666 | 01:06:07,441 | 01:06:09,878 | and remarkably so, will tell you. | and remarkably so, will tell you. |
1667 | 01:06:12,055 | 01:06:13,882 | He doesn't like getting out quite as much | He doesn't like getting out quite as much |
1668 | 01:06:13,926 | 01:06:16,668 | just 'cause it's harderfor him to stand and walk | just 'cause it's harderfor him to stand and walk |
1669 | 01:06:16,711 | 01:06:18,061 | for extended periods of time. | for extended periods of time. |
1670 | 01:06:21,847 | 01:06:24,110 | - What's amazing for a man who's been so proud | - What's amazing for a man who's been so proud |
1671 | 01:06:24,154 | 01:06:26,330 | of what he could do for so long on his own, | of what he could do for so long on his own, |
1672 | 01:06:26,373 | 01:06:28,375 | he's accepted these thingswith a lot of grace, | he's accepted these thingswith a lot of grace, |
1673 | 01:06:28,419 | 01:06:29,942 | and that's not easy. | and that's not easy. |
1674 | 01:06:29,986 | 01:06:31,074 | - [Kenny] Well, hi, Betty. | - [Kenny] Well, hi, Betty. |
1675 | 01:06:32,205 | 01:06:33,511 | - [Kelly] He focuses on the positive, | - [Kelly] He focuses on the positive, |
1676 | 01:06:33,554 | 01:06:35,252 | and I think that's why he's the person he is, | and I think that's why he's the person he is, |
1677 | 01:06:35,295 | 01:06:37,994 | and the person he hasbeen for quite some time. | and the person he hasbeen for quite some time. |
1678 | 01:06:38,037 | 01:06:39,212 | - Sat over here. | - Sat over here. |
1679 | 01:06:39,256 | 01:06:41,171 | - He still feels like he has a purpose, | - He still feels like he has a purpose, |
1680 | 01:06:41,214 | 01:06:44,304 | that's what keeps him goin',and makes him most fulfilled. | that's what keeps him goin',and makes him most fulfilled. |
1681 | 01:06:44,348 | 01:06:45,697 | - I tried to get him to | - I tried to get him to |
1682 | 01:06:45,740 | 01:06:47,046 | pay attention to me. - There you go. | pay attention to me. - There you go. |
1683 | 01:06:47,090 | 01:06:48,047 | - You never did. | - You never did. |
1684 | 01:06:48,091 | 01:06:49,396 | - She's lyin'. | - She's lyin'. |
1685 | 01:06:49,440 | 01:06:51,529 | You know, it was just the other way around. | You know, it was just the other way around. |
1686 | 01:06:51,572 | 01:06:52,791 | - Yeah, ha.- She wouldn't look at me. | - Yeah, ha.- She wouldn't look at me. |
1687 | 01:06:52,834 | 01:06:54,314 | - Ha ha ha. - Yeah, she wouldn't | - Ha ha ha. - Yeah, she wouldn't |
1688 | 01:06:54,358 | 01:06:56,664 | have anything to do with me.- Yeah. | have anything to do with me.- Yeah. |
1689 | 01:06:56,708 | 01:06:59,145 | - Here, I thought you were thegreatest girl in high school. | - Here, I thought you were thegreatest girl in high school. |
1690 | 01:06:59,189 | 01:07:00,451 | - Oh, baloney. | - Oh, baloney. |
1691 | 01:07:00,494 | 01:07:01,974 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
1692 | 01:07:02,018 | 01:07:03,758 | - Kenny's always had a good sense of humor. | - Kenny's always had a good sense of humor. |
1693 | 01:07:03,802 | 01:07:07,066 | He is not too proud toaccept kidding about himself. | He is not too proud toaccept kidding about himself. |
1694 | 01:07:07,110 | 01:07:08,372 | - Be careful with that hat. | - Be careful with that hat. |
1695 | 01:07:08,415 | 01:07:10,200 | I mean, I don't want you to get it dirty. | I mean, I don't want you to get it dirty. |
1696 | 01:07:10,243 | 01:07:12,463 | - [Bill] I don't wanna geta disease from this hat. | - [Bill] I don't wanna geta disease from this hat. |
1697 | 01:07:12,506 | 01:07:14,987 | That's a stinky, smelly, old hat | That's a stinky, smelly, old hat |
1698 | 01:07:15,031 | 01:07:16,293 | - Oh, come on, Bill. - that should be | - Oh, come on, Bill. - that should be |
1699 | 01:07:16,336 | 01:07:18,164 | probably buried outside with a skunk. | probably buried outside with a skunk. |
1700 | 01:07:18,208 | 01:07:22,821 | - Ha, yeah, that hat's got a lot of prestige, | - Ha, yeah, that hat's got a lot of prestige, |
1701 | 01:07:22,864 | 01:07:24,301 | and I'll tell ya, | and I'll tell ya, |
1702 | 01:07:24,344 | 01:07:25,954 | well, you can tell by lookin' at it. | well, you can tell by lookin' at it. |
1703 | 01:07:25,998 | 01:07:27,782 | - Well, it looks like alot of interesting things | - Well, it looks like alot of interesting things |
1704 | 01:07:27,826 | 01:07:29,132 | have happened to this hat, probably a lot | have happened to this hat, probably a lot |
1705 | 01:07:29,175 | 01:07:30,698 | more than sweat. - Well, the horse | more than sweat. - Well, the horse |
1706 | 01:07:30,742 | 01:07:33,049 | drank water out of it, and ate oats out of it, | drank water out of it, and ate oats out of it, |
1707 | 01:07:33,092 | 01:07:36,443 | and we did all sorts of things with that hat. | and we did all sorts of things with that hat. |
1708 | 01:07:36,487 | 01:07:38,271 | - What else did you-- - I drank out of it. | - What else did you-- - I drank out of it. |
1709 | 01:07:38,315 | 01:07:40,926 | But you can tell by lookin'at it, it's had a few years. | But you can tell by lookin'at it, it's had a few years. |
1710 | 01:07:40,969 | 01:07:42,275 | - So can I put this on your head | - So can I put this on your head |
1711 | 01:07:42,319 | 01:07:43,929 | just to see what it looks like today? | just to see what it looks like today? |
1712 | 01:07:43,972 | 01:07:48,107 | I think it's good for him,and for me, to test his wit. | I think it's good for him,and for me, to test his wit. |
1713 | 01:07:48,760 | 01:07:50,283 | Keeps him sharp. | Keeps him sharp. |
1714 | 01:07:50,327 | 01:07:53,504 | He's gotta have comebacks,and he can dish it right back. | He's gotta have comebacks,and he can dish it right back. |
1715 | 01:07:53,547 | 01:07:56,550 | - I treat this hat with a lot of respect, Bill. | - I treat this hat with a lot of respect, Bill. |
1716 | 01:07:56,594 | 01:07:57,682 | - [Bill] It doesn't deserve any. | - [Bill] It doesn't deserve any. |
1717 | 01:07:57,725 | 01:07:59,858 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
1718 | 01:07:59,901 | 01:08:01,120 | [shoes squeaking [balls thudding] | [shoes squeaking [balls thudding] |
1719 | 01:08:01,164 | 01:08:05,951 | [players chattering incoherently] | [players chattering incoherently] |
1720 | 01:08:05,994 | 01:08:08,388 | - [Larry] Anytime Kenny's in the building, | - [Larry] Anytime Kenny's in the building, |
1721 | 01:08:08,432 | 01:08:11,217 | I wanna make sure heunderstands the love's there. | I wanna make sure heunderstands the love's there. |
1722 | 01:08:11,261 | 01:08:12,436 | - Hi, Coach. | - Hi, Coach. |
1723 | 01:08:12,479 | 01:08:14,002 | Excuse me for not gettin' up. | Excuse me for not gettin' up. |
1724 | 01:08:14,046 | 01:08:15,308 | - You don't have to get up. | - You don't have to get up. |
1725 | 01:08:15,352 | 01:08:16,918 | I'm supposed to get up for the old man. | I'm supposed to get up for the old man. |
1726 | 01:08:16,962 | 01:08:18,442 | You're not supposed toget up for the young man. | You're not supposed toget up for the young man. |
1727 | 01:08:18,485 | 01:08:19,225 | - Okay. | - Okay. |
1728 | 01:08:19,269 | 01:08:20,052 | - How you doin'? | - How you doin'? |
1729 | 01:08:20,096 | 01:08:20,966 | - He wanders our halls. | - He wanders our halls. |
1730 | 01:08:21,009 | 01:08:22,489 | He comes to our games. | He comes to our games. |
1731 | 01:08:22,533 | 01:08:23,925 | He hugs our kids when we lose. | He hugs our kids when we lose. |
1732 | 01:08:23,969 | 01:08:25,492 | He hugs our kids when we win. | He hugs our kids when we win. |
1733 | 01:08:25,536 | 01:08:28,321 | We're fortunate that he'sbeen part of our experience. | We're fortunate that he'sbeen part of our experience. |
1734 | 01:08:29,714 | 01:08:31,194 | - Three-up, guys. | - Three-up, guys. |
1735 | 01:08:31,237 | 01:08:34,588 | - Sometimes what you give getsthrown back to you tenfold, | - Sometimes what you give getsthrown back to you tenfold, |
1736 | 01:08:34,632 | 01:08:35,850 | and that's the dream, I think, | and that's the dream, I think, |
1737 | 01:08:35,894 | 01:08:37,852 | all of us have for Kenny Sailors. | all of us have for Kenny Sailors. |
1738 | 01:08:37,896 | 01:08:38,853 | - [Kenny] You bet. | - [Kenny] You bet. |
1739 | 01:08:38,897 | 01:08:40,072 | - [Male] He's already put his name | - [Male] He's already put his name |
1740 | 01:08:40,116 | 01:08:41,247 | amongst the greatest college players, | amongst the greatest college players, |
1741 | 01:08:41,291 | 01:08:43,336 | he and the College Basketball Hall of Fame, | he and the College Basketball Hall of Fame, |
1742 | 01:08:43,380 | 01:08:44,555 | but it would be great for him to be | but it would be great for him to be |
1743 | 01:08:44,598 | 01:08:45,860 | in the Naismith Hall of Fame, | in the Naismith Hall of Fame, |
1744 | 01:08:45,904 | 01:08:47,558 | and have his name with all those great | and have his name with all those great |
1745 | 01:08:47,601 | 01:08:49,821 | college and professional players. | college and professional players. |
1746 | 01:08:49,864 | 01:08:51,562 | - [Male] Everyone who knows his story | - [Male] Everyone who knows his story |
1747 | 01:08:51,605 | 01:08:53,259 | would love to see this happen for him | would love to see this happen for him |
1748 | 01:08:53,303 | 01:08:55,000 | when he can appreciate it, when he can live it, | when he can appreciate it, when he can live it, |
1749 | 01:08:55,043 | 01:08:56,610 | when he can know that he went down | when he can know that he went down |
1750 | 01:08:56,654 | 01:08:58,046 | with the greatest basketball players ever, | with the greatest basketball players ever, |
1751 | 01:08:58,090 | 01:08:58,960 | and he'll be there forever. | and he'll be there forever. |
1752 | 01:08:59,004 | 01:09:00,614 | He deserves to know that. | He deserves to know that. |
1753 | 01:09:01,920 | 01:09:03,878 | - [Male] The sooner the election, the better. | - [Male] The sooner the election, the better. |
1754 | 01:09:03,922 | 01:09:06,359 | - It's a borrowed time situation. | - It's a borrowed time situation. |
1755 | 01:09:06,403 | 01:09:08,405 | It would be great right now. | It would be great right now. |
1756 | 01:09:08,448 | 01:09:12,887 | [upbeat music playing]- Please welcome your host | [upbeat music playing]- Please welcome your host |
1757 | 01:09:12,931 | 01:09:14,324 | for the NBA All-Star | for the NBA All-Star |
1758 | 01:09:14,367 | 01:09:17,457 | Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame announcement-- | Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame announcement-- |
1759 | 01:09:17,501 | 01:09:18,719 | - It is a big day. | - It is a big day. |
1760 | 01:09:18,763 | 01:09:20,721 | A lot of people have worked a lot. | A lot of people have worked a lot. |
1761 | 01:09:20,765 | 01:09:22,419 | - Yeah, you know, this weekend, | - Yeah, you know, this weekend, |
1762 | 01:09:22,462 | 01:09:24,072 | hopefully we'll get some good news. | hopefully we'll get some good news. |
1763 | 01:09:24,116 | 01:09:28,468 | - It's so exciting justthinking about if it happens. | - It's so exciting justthinking about if it happens. |
1764 | 01:09:28,512 | 01:09:30,731 | - I think Kenny's probablyhandelin' it the best. | - I think Kenny's probablyhandelin' it the best. |
1765 | 01:09:30,775 | 01:09:32,516 | But for those of us who really would like | But for those of us who really would like |
1766 | 01:09:32,559 | 01:09:33,821 | to see him get this honor, | to see him get this honor, |
1767 | 01:09:33,865 | 01:09:35,606 | we're probably a little more anxious than he is. | we're probably a little more anxious than he is. |
1768 | 01:09:35,649 | 01:09:36,737 | - Good morning, everybody, | - Good morning, everybody, |
1769 | 01:09:36,781 | 01:09:38,130 | and thank you for joining us here. | and thank you for joining us here. |
1770 | 01:09:38,174 | 01:09:39,610 | A very special welcome to | A very special welcome to |
1771 | 01:09:39,653 | 01:09:41,307 | all of our friendswatching around the world | all of our friendswatching around the world |
1772 | 01:09:41,351 | 01:09:42,961 | on NBA-- - Well, that's the | on NBA-- - Well, that's the |
1773 | 01:09:43,004 | 01:09:45,616 | million dollar question, "Does he have a chance?" | million dollar question, "Does he have a chance?" |
1774 | 01:09:45,659 | 01:09:48,923 | - Truthfully, I think they're about 50/50. | - Truthfully, I think they're about 50/50. |
1775 | 01:09:48,967 | 01:09:50,273 | It should be 100%. | It should be 100%. |
1776 | 01:09:50,316 | 01:09:52,275 | - We need to get to now the introduction | - We need to get to now the introduction |
1777 | 01:09:52,318 | 01:09:56,453 | of the first members of theHall of Fame class of 2015. | of the first members of theHall of Fame class of 2015. |
1778 | 01:10:02,328 | 01:10:03,242 | - [Jim] Oh, shit. | - [Jim] Oh, shit. |
1779 | 01:10:10,554 | 01:10:12,338 | I'm so down in some ways, | I'm so down in some ways, |
1780 | 01:10:12,382 | 01:10:14,819 | and then I'm so pissed off in other ways. | and then I'm so pissed off in other ways. |
1781 | 01:10:14,862 | 01:10:18,649 | And to me, it goes back to the two basic areas. | And to me, it goes back to the two basic areas. |
1782 | 01:10:18,692 | 01:10:22,870 | One, it happened so long ago it's not relevant. | One, it happened so long ago it's not relevant. |
1783 | 01:10:22,914 | 01:10:24,785 | And then the second part of it is, | And then the second part of it is, |
1784 | 01:10:24,829 | 01:10:28,093 | we just haven't reallyproved our case well enough. | we just haven't reallyproved our case well enough. |
1785 | 01:10:29,312 | 01:10:30,878 | I need to sit down, and think about this, | I need to sit down, and think about this, |
1786 | 01:10:30,922 | 01:10:32,010 | and I think all of us do. | and I think all of us do. |
1787 | 01:10:32,053 | 01:10:35,796 | But from winning you get some feedback, | But from winning you get some feedback, |
1788 | 01:10:35,840 | 01:10:37,494 | and from losing you get some feedback, | and from losing you get some feedback, |
1789 | 01:10:37,537 | 01:10:40,148 | and I think that we get all our ducks in a row, | and I think that we get all our ducks in a row, |
1790 | 01:10:40,192 | 01:10:42,890 | and then we bang 'em early for next year. | and then we bang 'em early for next year. |
1791 | 01:10:42,934 | 01:10:45,066 | Please believe me, this aint finished. | Please believe me, this aint finished. |
1792 | 01:10:46,590 | 01:10:48,809 | - When Kenny Sailors getsinto the Hall of Fame | - When Kenny Sailors getsinto the Hall of Fame |
1793 | 01:10:48,853 | 01:10:51,812 | it will, unfortunately, be a ripple. | it will, unfortunately, be a ripple. |
1794 | 01:10:51,856 | 01:10:53,510 | Not with a bang, but a whimper. | Not with a bang, but a whimper. |
1795 | 01:10:55,555 | 01:10:56,948 | It will, however, | It will, however, |
1796 | 01:10:56,991 | 01:11:00,212 | complete the Naismith MemorialBasketball Hall of Fame, | complete the Naismith MemorialBasketball Hall of Fame, |
1797 | 01:11:00,256 | 01:11:02,083 | because right now it's incomplete, | because right now it's incomplete, |
1798 | 01:11:02,127 | 01:11:04,999 | and it can't be complete without Kenny. | and it can't be complete without Kenny. |
1799 | 01:11:05,043 | 01:11:06,000 | - The evidence is there. | - The evidence is there. |
1800 | 01:11:06,044 | 01:11:07,175 | It's been there. | It's been there. |
1801 | 01:11:07,219 | 01:11:08,829 | You're hopin' that over time, | You're hopin' that over time, |
1802 | 01:11:08,873 | 01:11:12,050 | maybe the next year somehow,they see it differently | maybe the next year somehow,they see it differently |
1803 | 01:11:12,093 | 01:11:13,834 | than they saw it a year before. | than they saw it a year before. |
1804 | 01:11:13,878 | 01:11:16,750 | But I just don't think peopleare gonna appreciate something | But I just don't think peopleare gonna appreciate something |
1805 | 01:11:16,794 | 01:11:19,318 | that happened, in their eyes, so long ago. | that happened, in their eyes, so long ago. |
1806 | 01:11:19,362 | 01:11:21,973 | - His name, his accolades,it's just his whole legacy | - His name, his accolades,it's just his whole legacy |
1807 | 01:11:22,016 | 01:11:23,104 | should be in the Hall of Fame, | should be in the Hall of Fame, |
1808 | 01:11:23,148 | 01:11:24,671 | and his family deserves that as well. | and his family deserves that as well. |
1809 | 01:11:26,064 | 01:11:28,414 | We're gonna keep fightinguntil we get him in there. | We're gonna keep fightinguntil we get him in there. |
1810 | 01:11:28,458 | 01:11:32,723 | - The game is built onwhat the pioneers have done | - The game is built onwhat the pioneers have done |
1811 | 01:11:32,766 | 01:11:36,335 | in every era, and we owe 'em a lot, | in every era, and we owe 'em a lot, |
1812 | 01:11:36,379 | 01:11:38,381 | because that's the foundation of the game, | because that's the foundation of the game, |
1813 | 01:11:38,424 | 01:11:40,339 | and you see trial and error, | and you see trial and error, |
1814 | 01:11:40,383 | 01:11:43,560 | you see innovation atthat time, and new things, | you see innovation atthat time, and new things, |
1815 | 01:11:43,603 | 01:11:46,258 | like Kenny Sailors and the jump shot. | like Kenny Sailors and the jump shot. |
1816 | 01:11:46,302 | 01:11:47,999 | - His story has to be told. | - His story has to be told. |
1817 | 01:11:48,042 | 01:11:51,481 | Now that I know, I'm gonnatake it to the Hall of Fame. | Now that I know, I'm gonnatake it to the Hall of Fame. |
1818 | 01:11:51,524 | 01:11:55,049 | I'm gonna share this storywith other athletes and people | I'm gonna share this storywith other athletes and people |
1819 | 01:11:55,093 | 01:11:59,184 | so they know the origin of where this started. | so they know the origin of where this started. |
1820 | 01:11:59,227 | 01:12:03,101 | - All of us that have everplayed or coached the game | - All of us that have everplayed or coached the game |
1821 | 01:12:03,144 | 01:12:08,149 | should have a picture of KennySailors' ass up somewhere | should have a picture of KennySailors' ass up somewhere |
1822 | 01:12:09,673 | 01:12:13,720 | that we can kiss every timewe go into the locker room. | that we can kiss every timewe go into the locker room. |
1823 | 01:12:13,764 | 01:12:15,243 | - I want Sailors' family just to know | - I want Sailors' family just to know |
1824 | 01:12:15,287 | 01:12:16,680 | that we appreciate him. | that we appreciate him. |
1825 | 01:12:16,723 | 01:12:18,812 | We appreciate what he did for the game. | We appreciate what he did for the game. |
1826 | 01:12:18,856 | 01:12:20,553 | We appreciate just the level of teaching | We appreciate just the level of teaching |
1827 | 01:12:20,597 | 01:12:23,034 | that he brought after hefinished playing the game. | that he brought after hefinished playing the game. |
1828 | 01:12:24,383 | 01:12:25,906 | It's just something I've never seen before. | It's just something I've never seen before. |
1829 | 01:12:25,950 | 01:12:29,519 | Just to love and care forother people, and for the game, | Just to love and care forother people, and for the game, |
1830 | 01:12:29,562 | 01:12:31,347 | that's just an amazing man right there. | that's just an amazing man right there. |
1831 | 01:12:31,390 | 01:12:33,958 | - I don't think to this day Kenny is interested | - I don't think to this day Kenny is interested |
1832 | 01:12:34,001 | 01:12:36,569 | in his legacy as a jump shooter. | in his legacy as a jump shooter. |
1833 | 01:12:36,613 | 01:12:38,745 | He doesn't care that he'sthe first jump shooter. | He doesn't care that he'sthe first jump shooter. |
1834 | 01:12:38,789 | 01:12:40,138 | He doesn't even wanna talk about that. | He doesn't even wanna talk about that. |
1835 | 01:12:40,181 | 01:12:42,923 | He's interested in talkingabout what he had to do | He's interested in talkingabout what he had to do |
1836 | 01:12:42,967 | 01:12:44,708 | to be the best version of himself. | to be the best version of himself. |
1837 | 01:12:45,883 | 01:12:47,798 | - There's only one number retired | - There's only one number retired |
1838 | 01:12:47,841 | 01:12:50,888 | at the University of Wyoming,and that's number four. | at the University of Wyoming,and that's number four. |
1839 | 01:12:50,931 | 01:12:53,673 | If you've got a legacy in that size, | If you've got a legacy in that size, |
1840 | 01:12:53,717 | 01:12:58,374 | you've got a high ladder toclimb to reach Kenny Sailors. | you've got a high ladder toclimb to reach Kenny Sailors. |
1841 | 01:12:58,417 | 01:12:59,723 | - This is probably the quote | - This is probably the quote |
1842 | 01:12:59,766 | 01:13:01,855 | that summed Kenny up the best for me I said, | that summed Kenny up the best for me I said, |
1843 | 01:13:01,899 | 01:13:03,291 | "Do you wanna go into the Hall of Fame?" | "Do you wanna go into the Hall of Fame?" |
1844 | 01:13:03,335 | 01:13:05,468 | He says, "Oh, sure I wannago into the Hall of Fame". | He says, "Oh, sure I wannago into the Hall of Fame". |
1845 | 01:13:05,511 | 01:13:06,773 | "It'd mean a great deal to me." | "It'd mean a great deal to me." |
1846 | 01:13:06,817 | 01:13:08,688 | "Basketball's done a lot for me." | "Basketball's done a lot for me." |
1847 | 01:13:08,732 | 01:13:11,909 | I told Jim Brandenburg that,and he laughed and said, | I told Jim Brandenburg that,and he laughed and said, |
1848 | 01:13:11,952 | 01:13:13,693 | "Kenny's got that backwards". | "Kenny's got that backwards". |
1849 | 01:13:13,737 | 01:13:16,392 | "Nobody's ever done morefor basketball than Kenny." | "Nobody's ever done morefor basketball than Kenny." |
1850 | 01:13:20,396 | 01:13:22,049 | - I guess, from a world standpoint, | - I guess, from a world standpoint, |
1851 | 01:13:22,093 | 01:13:24,965 | they'd probably say, "I had acalling to play basketball". | they'd probably say, "I had acalling to play basketball". |
1852 | 01:13:27,272 | 01:13:30,275 | Since it's worked out, basketball's given me an opportunity | Since it's worked out, basketball's given me an opportunity |
1853 | 01:13:30,318 | 01:13:32,451 | to speak to people thatprobably wouldn't have even | to speak to people thatprobably wouldn't have even |
1854 | 01:13:32,495 | 01:13:34,758 | spoke to me if I hadn't been a good ball player. | spoke to me if I hadn't been a good ball player. |
1855 | 01:13:36,324 | 01:13:39,458 | And the Lord uses these thingsin the lives of individuals. | And the Lord uses these thingsin the lives of individuals. |
1856 | 01:13:39,502 | 01:13:41,721 | My case, it was sports, and the jump shot. | My case, it was sports, and the jump shot. |
1857 | 01:13:44,768 | 01:13:46,813 | Yeah, I'm not in the Hall of Fame. | Yeah, I'm not in the Hall of Fame. |
1858 | 01:13:46,857 | 01:13:48,075 | So far, I've never made it. | So far, I've never made it. |
1859 | 01:13:49,729 | 01:13:52,166 | If I were to make the Hall of Fame today, | If I were to make the Hall of Fame today, |
1860 | 01:13:52,210 | 01:13:54,125 | oh, you know, it'd be nice. | oh, you know, it'd be nice. |
1861 | 01:13:54,168 | 01:13:56,780 | I mean, I'm a human beingjust like everybody else. | I mean, I'm a human beingjust like everybody else. |
1862 | 01:14:00,479 | 01:14:02,699 | But I know I belong tothe greatest Hall of Fame | But I know I belong tothe greatest Hall of Fame |
1863 | 01:14:02,742 | 01:14:04,788 | that any man or woman can ever belong to, | that any man or woman can ever belong to, |
1864 | 01:14:06,442 | 01:14:09,096 | and when you belong to that,and you know you belong to it, | and when you belong to that,and you know you belong to it, |
1865 | 01:14:09,140 | 01:14:10,881 | you don't worry about these Halls of Fames | you don't worry about these Halls of Fames |
1866 | 01:14:10,924 | 01:14:12,709 | that men create down here. | that men create down here. |
1867 | 01:14:12,752 | 01:14:14,362 | Don't mean that much to you. | Don't mean that much to you. |
1868 | 01:14:15,276 | 01:14:18,062 | [intense booming] | [intense booming] |
1869 | 01:14:19,193 | 01:14:23,459 | [somber instrumental music playing] | [somber instrumental music playing] |
1870 | 01:14:28,551 | 01:14:29,900 | - [Sports Announcer] Wyoming's Kenny Sailors, | - [Sports Announcer] Wyoming's Kenny Sailors, |
1871 | 01:14:29,943 | 01:14:33,381 | who had just turned95-years-of-age two weeks ago, | who had just turned95-years-of-age two weeks ago, |
1872 | 01:14:33,425 | 01:14:36,167 | passed away in his sleepthis morning at 2:50 a.m. | passed away in his sleepthis morning at 2:50 a.m. |
1873 | 01:14:38,038 | 01:14:39,866 | Here in Laramie, Wyoming. | Here in Laramie, Wyoming. |
1874 | 01:14:39,910 | 01:14:41,999 | I'll just say this, there's no bigger fan, | I'll just say this, there's no bigger fan, |
1875 | 01:14:42,042 | 01:14:45,829 | or a fellow that lovedCowboy and Cowgirl basketball | or a fellow that lovedCowboy and Cowgirl basketball |
1876 | 01:14:45,872 | 01:14:47,831 | as much as Kenny Sailors. | as much as Kenny Sailors. |
1877 | 01:14:47,874 | 01:14:52,879 | ♪ Don't you dare think | ♪ Don't you dare think |
1878 | 01:14:53,750 | 01:14:58,145 | ♪ That I don't think about you | ♪ That I don't think about you |
1879 | 01:14:59,886 | 01:15:04,804 | ♪ Just 'cause we can't speak | ♪ Just 'cause we can't speak |
1880 | 01:15:04,848 | 01:15:08,155 | ♪ Doesn't mean you're not on my mind ♪ | ♪ Doesn't mean you're not on my mind ♪ |
1881 | 01:15:08,199 | 01:15:11,681 | - I remember one time we werewatchin' the NCAA Tournament, | - I remember one time we werewatchin' the NCAA Tournament, |
1882 | 01:15:11,724 | 01:15:15,511 | and I asked Kenny about hisFinal Four, and he said, | and I asked Kenny about hisFinal Four, and he said, |
1883 | 01:15:15,554 | 01:15:18,905 | "Well, my Final Four would be God, husband, | "Well, my Final Four would be God, husband, |
1884 | 01:15:18,949 | 01:15:21,821 | father, and US Marine in that order". | father, and US Marine in that order". |
1885 | 01:15:21,865 | 01:15:23,693 | I noticed that basketballwas not on the list, | I noticed that basketballwas not on the list, |
1886 | 01:15:23,736 | 01:15:25,085 | and he said, "Yeah". | and he said, "Yeah". |
1887 | 01:15:25,129 | 01:15:26,434 | He said, "Those are the mostimportant things to me". | He said, "Those are the mostimportant things to me". |
1888 | 01:15:26,478 | 01:15:27,784 | "Those are my Final Four." | "Those are my Final Four." |
1889 | 01:15:27,827 | 01:15:32,832 | ♪ I'll be watching from a distance ♪ | ♪ I'll be watching from a distance ♪ |
1890 | 01:15:34,094 | 01:15:38,621 | ♪ I'll be watching from a distance ♪ | ♪ I'll be watching from a distance ♪ |
1891 | 01:15:39,839 | 01:15:44,191 | ♪ Oh, I'll be watching from a distance ♪ | ♪ Oh, I'll be watching from a distance ♪ |
1892 | 01:15:45,018 | 01:15:50,023 | ♪ Oh | ♪ Oh |
1893 | 01:15:50,720 | 01:15:55,725 | ♪ Oh | ♪ Oh |
1894 | 01:15:56,856 | 01:16:01,034 | ♪ It's been a dark night | ♪ It's been a dark night |
1895 | 01:16:01,948 | 01:16:05,691 | ♪ But it's gonna be all right | ♪ But it's gonna be all right |
1896 | 01:16:17,747 | 01:16:22,099 | [instrumental piano music playing] | [instrumental piano music playing] |
1897 | 01:16:40,030 | 01:16:44,469 | [somber instrumental music playing] | [somber instrumental music playing] |
1898 | 01:17:19,939 | 01:17:22,463 | - When we think about UW athletes, | - When we think about UW athletes, |
1899 | 01:17:22,507 | 01:17:25,815 | it's not just what they do onthe court, or on the field, | it's not just what they do onthe court, or on the field, |
1900 | 01:17:25,858 | 01:17:27,773 | it's how they represent the university, | it's how they represent the university, |
1901 | 01:17:27,817 | 01:17:29,819 | how they represent the state of Wyoming | how they represent the state of Wyoming |
1902 | 01:17:29,862 | 01:17:32,865 | that gives us such pride in what they do. | that gives us such pride in what they do. |
1903 | 01:17:32,909 | 01:17:37,609 | Today, we recognize one veryspecial athlete, Kenny Sailors. | Today, we recognize one veryspecial athlete, Kenny Sailors. |
1904 | 01:17:40,960 | 01:17:43,876 | [crowd cheering and applauding] | [crowd cheering and applauding] |
1905 | 01:17:43,920 | 01:17:47,140 | - Well, a statue wasunveiled of my grandfather. | - Well, a statue wasunveiled of my grandfather. |
1906 | 01:17:47,184 | 01:17:49,839 | The first thing I thoughtwas, "That is so huge". | The first thing I thoughtwas, "That is so huge". |
1907 | 01:17:49,882 | 01:17:51,275 | [laughing] | [laughing] |
1908 | 01:17:51,318 | 01:17:54,582 | - It's a great replica ofhis shot in all the detail. | - It's a great replica ofhis shot in all the detail. |
1909 | 01:17:54,626 | 01:17:57,629 | It brings him back to life just a little bit. | It brings him back to life just a little bit. |
1910 | 01:17:57,673 | 01:17:59,892 | - Kenny Sailors, as you look at this statue, | - Kenny Sailors, as you look at this statue, |
1911 | 01:17:59,936 | 01:18:01,894 | it's larger than life, which is appropriate, | it's larger than life, which is appropriate, |
1912 | 01:18:01,938 | 01:18:03,766 | because he certainly was that way. | because he certainly was that way. |
1913 | 01:18:03,809 | 01:18:05,637 | - I think of all the things we've done here, | - I think of all the things we've done here, |
1914 | 01:18:05,681 | 01:18:08,814 | I'm most proud of this because of that man. | I'm most proud of this because of that man. |
1915 | 01:18:08,858 | 01:18:12,818 | I don't know if you can ever tribute him enough, | I don't know if you can ever tribute him enough, |
1916 | 01:18:12,862 | 01:18:15,952 | but this is about as good as we could do. | but this is about as good as we could do. |
1917 | 01:18:15,995 | 01:18:17,736 | - It's almost surreal. | - It's almost surreal. |
1918 | 01:18:17,780 | 01:18:20,304 | It makes me feel reallyproud that I'm a Sailors. | It makes me feel reallyproud that I'm a Sailors. |
1919 | 01:18:20,347 | 01:18:22,132 | - It's appropriate we celebrate somebody | - It's appropriate we celebrate somebody |
1920 | 01:18:22,175 | 01:18:25,744 | that has meant so much tothis state, to the game, | that has meant so much tothis state, to the game, |
1921 | 01:18:25,788 | 01:18:27,703 | and not just when he was playing, | and not just when he was playing, |
1922 | 01:18:27,746 | 01:18:30,706 | but he always gave back to the community. | but he always gave back to the community. |
1923 | 01:18:30,749 | 01:18:32,446 | A great UW Cowboy. | A great UW Cowboy. |
1924 | 01:18:33,839 | 01:18:36,712 | - I know he'd be embarrassed,and he'd be mad at us, | - I know he'd be embarrassed,and he'd be mad at us, |
1925 | 01:18:36,755 | 01:18:41,020 | but we're very proud thatit turned out as it did. | but we're very proud thatit turned out as it did. |
1926 | 01:18:41,064 | 01:18:45,503 | [somber instrumental music playing] | [somber instrumental music playing] |