Remembering Jack Bruen: A Great Man Hidden In Anonymity

Posted by Calvin W Boaz on July-15-2009 Add Comments

After waking up at the break of dawn, I thought I was going to enjoy another informative edition of Mike & Mike in the Morning.  Unbeknown to me, today was the day Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic helped raise money for the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

Don't get me wrong, cancer is a horrible disease that causes great agony to people and their families. However, I feel the name of a charitable organization should not be linked to an individual of questionable character.

Jim Valvano became a legend as a college basketball coach when his North Carolina State defeated the Houston Cougars to a win the national championship in 1983. Valvano was named NC State's athletic director in 1986.

In 1989, the...

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