Former basketball coach for the Michigan State Spartans, Jud Heathcote (no relation to Hirsh), died at the spry age of 90.
The Spartans weren’t a fancy team. They tended to be more frugal than the other teams, often shunning luxury.
Heathcote really just did one, single thing as a coach: he recruited Magic Johnson. After that, he just rode Magic’s coattails.
Don’t believe me? Well, his 1995 autobiography is entitled Jud: A Magical Journey. That
title means one of two things: either Magic Johnson was his whole career or the motherfucker had some serious unicorns in his life.
When Johnson went pro, his reaction was: “I thought of two things: Vomit or suicide. And I might still do both.”
Heathcote retired as the winningest coach in the school’s history. A record he held onto until… his replacement broke it.
So, the whole reason that I’m writing this update is because this schlemiel talked some kid into going to a certain school.
Man, basketball sucks.
This hit goes to: Jodi and Husband! Their second hit gives them 30 points! Don’t despair, there’s always next year…
Happy pooling,
SPMI
Current Standings:
Lee Kwang Soo!: – 170 (Alice Drummond – 20, Dr. Henry Heimlich – 10, Hashemi Rafsanjani – 20, Lola Albright – 10, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – 60, Darren Daulton – 50)
Wes: 170 – (Holly Dunn – 50, John Glenn – 10, Debbie Reynolds – 20, David Penrose Buckson – 10, Erin Moran – 50, Jerry Lewis – 10, Colin Meads – 20)
Josh: 140 – (Florence Henderson – 20, Grant Tinker – 10, Gordie Tapp – 10, Terry Edwards – 60, Chuck Barris – 20)
Morrigan’s Mirror: 120 – (William Christopher – 20, Mary Tyler Moore – 20, Moulton “Pete” Marston – 20, Michael Bond – 20, Haruo Nakajima – 20, Barbara Cook – 20)
Team Sushi: 100 – (Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka – 30, Roger Moore – 20, Manuel Noriega – 20, Martin Landau – 20, Ara Parseghian – 10)
Jami: 100 – (Fidel Castro – 10, Bernard Frost – 20, Zsa Zsa Gabor – 10, George Michael – 50)
Babysitter: 100 – (June Foray – 10 – Glen Campbell – 20, Joost van der Westhuizen – 60, Nicolai Gedda – 10)
Tailgating w/ Jesus: 70 – (Ralph Branca – 10, Craig Sager – 40, Sam Ard – 30)
Jodi & Husband: – 30 (Bill Dana – 20, Jud Heathcote – 10)
M: 30 – (George Romero – 30)
Joanne: 30 – (Judge Joseph Wapner – 10, Helmut Kohl – 20)
M: 30 – (Sir John Hurt – 30)
Gianna: 20 – (Leonard Cohen – 20)
The Mumblers: 10 – (Don Rickles – 10)
Nathaniel: 10 – (Peter Sallis – 10)
Mary: 10 – (Chuck Berry – 10)