Musselman, Robert G. Portage, MI Died Friday afternoon May 24, 2019 at his residence. } Lowe recalled times on the road with the CBA's Tampa Bay Thrillers and Albany Patroons when Musselman would sneak into an adjoining hotel room and scare players with ghostly noises.
William H. "Bill" Musselman Obituary 2016 - Munz-Pirnstill The cause of death was heart and kidney failure. He'll tell you he should be coaching in the NBA. He was predeceased by : his wife Norma Jean Jackson Musselman; and his parents, Harry Musselman and Kathleen Musselman. However, his teams incurred more than 100 NCAA rules violations that resulted in stiff sanctions after he left. He was born in Battle Creek, MI on April 23, 1948, and raised in the Riverside, To view Bill's obituary or to send condolences to thefamily please visit. Undated (Times Union Archive), FILE--Bill Musselman cheers as he watches his Minnesota Timberwolves go on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers,125-118, in overtime in November 1989. [3], His tenure at Minnesota was tainted.
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Kenneth W. Myers | Obituaries | journal-news.net As he recalled it, he told his players: ''You guys haven't beaten anybody. "They should always stay in Albany," he says. Bill passed September 18th at 92. The team fared no better after Musselman's firing, finishing the season with a 16-28 record. And he sweetly asks Julie if she'll take the BMW out for a wash. Back home, Musselman can't wait to show off his condo. He also coached professionals in the American Basketball Association, the Western Basketball Association and the C.B.A. "I did all this myself," Musselman says, "I know about art and things like that.". Blasts the horn. When told no, Musselman nearly slams on the brakes. His biography, by Bill Heller, was aptly titled ''Obsessed.'' Following the 1970-71 season, Musselman left Ashland for the University of Minnesota. He had a loving and dedicated mother named Bertha (Combs) Miller who later married James Miller. He also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers for two seasons "Terp" Musselman. the rest of the season. He tells you he might still get a call. The Thrillers, who went 46-16 overall, lost the first game of the finals to the Rockford (Ill.) Lightning, before winning four consecutive games as Musselman won his third consecutive CBA championship. He is survived by his wife, Julie; their son, Max; and a son, Eric, and a daughter, Nicole, from a previous marriage. ", In an Associated Press story that day after Musselman died, Greg Anthony, a guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, described Musselman as "a great, great man. Bill Musselman, who spent a turbulent stay at the University of Minnesota in the 1970s and became the first coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, died Friday at 59. And, of course, he cruises the streets of his home city. word of self-pity, never said 'why me' or 'it's not fair.' As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Jane Delervo Clement, passed away on February 21, . William Arnold Musselman Obituary. Continental Basketball Association, American Basketball Association Failed to remove flower. And this (a day in the low 70s with no clouds) isn't even a nice day.". He was a creature of habit. On July 28, 1975, Musselman left the college ranks to join the pro game when he was hired to coach the San Diego Sails of the American Basketball Association. The 2019-20 season brought both Eric Musselman and Connor Vanover to the Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball program.. Musselman arrived that season as the new Razorbacks men's basketball coach. record was 78-180. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Before getting fired in April of 1991, Musselman was the head coach of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves for two years. Musselman was fired on April 22, 1991, a day after the 199091 season ended. He held 14 head coaching jobs over 35 yers and had been an assistant with the Portland Trail Blazers since 1997. She gets out of thecar and tries to tell Musselman he can't get out, which is something one never does to Musselman.
William Musselman Obituary (2004) - Trenton, NJ - "The Times, Trenton," "I think a lot of people probably see Bill as that guy on the sidelines, intense, up and down the floor, up and down the bench, but I don't know if a lot of people saw the other side of Bill," said Sidney Lowe, an assistant Timberwolves coach who played three years for Musselman in the CBA. Wikipedia. with symptoms similar to bone marrow cancer. #inline-recirc-item--id-b5cfc642-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { They'd rather go set up a business down the block where there's no competition.
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William H. Musselman Obituary Until then, though, he says he's content to live the good life in Florida, a place he has called home since the 1970s. Musselman died at the clin ic's St. Marys Learn more about merges. OBITUARY William Gilbert Musselman September 13, 1927 - September 18, 2019. He was born on January 9, 1926 in Salem, Va., Musselman has nibbled but he won`t bite. area of Windsor Ontario. ", NBA coach Flip Saunders was quoted in the St. Paul Pioneer Press the day after Musselman died. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory can be madeto the charity of your choice. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Bill Musselman talks with another man whose back is to camera. ''He wants guys he can put together like a chain, linked.''. Son of Oscar Zimmerman and Eva Carson Baptized 8 Mar 1921 in the Trinity United Methodist Church, Bellefonte, Centre, PA Married to Henrietta E. Showers Age: 91 Buried: Private Funeral home: Musselman He was a decent high school athlete whose basketball team fared well against a neighboring team led by Bobby Knight. assis tant with the Portland Trail Blazers since 1997. The Maroons lost just twice over the past two seasons combined. ", "In his own mind, my dad knows he can coach in the NBA," said Eric Musselman, who considers his father his best friend. Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, USA. He will remove his running shorts and Minnesota Timberwolves T-shirt. The third annual induction ceremonies of the Louisville Catholic Sports Hall of Fame were celebrated on Nov. 5 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. 1,071 Views. Our practices were so consistent. Blazers president Bob Whitsitt said Musselman was "always focused, whether it was basketball, his children, his wife, or a fan who interrupted his dinner for an autograph. Says he plays a mean game of tennis. If he doesn't win an Academy Award, it's ridiculous. Everyone tonight was a star in their role.. His N.B.A. Hanson played for the Gophers in the 1950s and was subsequently an assistant coach with . Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. (Weaver) Musselman, age 86, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2023 at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover. Ben Roberts is the University of Kentucky men's basketball beat writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. This is beautiful downhere. Portland eliminated the Timberwolves in the first round of the "Financially, I`m not struggling," he says. Low 41F. I want my business where there's three other guys doing the same thing.''. Orlando Magic. William Clifford "Bill" Musselman Birth 13 Aug 1940. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. March 08, 1987 (Joe Walles/Times Union Archive), Olympic ticket sales for Paris Games get off to rocky start, Albany repeats as Section II Class AA girls' basketball champion, Former Patroons beat Albany in season opener, Championship legacy continues as Averill Park defeats CCHS, Greenwich casts defensive spell on Duanesburg, Five things to know about Section II basketball title weekend, Union to play host to Princeton in ECAC's first round of playoffs, RPI hockey gets set for home playoff game against Yale, Siena men's basketball needs win badly at Saint Peter's, Snow piles up in Capital Region; 49,000 customers without power, That's one big snake. Musselman's expansion team won more games than any of the four expansion teams and more in his second season (29) than any expansion team since the 1974-75 New Orleans Jazz. They were the first father and son to hold the title of NBA head coach. That makes Musselman smile. January 25, 1972, is a day Minnesota sports fans of a certain age will remember. I saw a couple of players, their eyes rolling around, and I walked away thinking, 'Come on, they're 30-3 and you're still challenging them.' He keeps a scrapbook full of newspaper clippings from around the country. The Mayo Clinic said he had primary systemic amyloidosis, a rare disease with symptoms similar to bone marrow cancer. moving to Edmonton Alberta in 1981. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service Hancock Chapel has been assisting the family. (Some sprays Ebner.). The attack on Witte came near the end of the Gophers-Buckeyes game. She was the loving wife of the late William R. Musselman, Sr. who . The cause of death was heart and kidney failure, a Mayo Clinic Then another trip, this time to a baseball field behind a Catholic church where another friend is conducting a clinic. He runs the beach. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Resend Activation Email. Obituaries. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Bucyrus, In an ESPN.com article,[9] Rosen describes a scene after a game between Rosen's CBA team and Musselman's Tampa Bay club: "We were involved in a tight game at Tampa Bay. Eileen Marie (Smith) Martin, age 88, of Johnston, IA formerly of Sac City, IA, died June 22, 2013, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA. Bill Musselman cut an impressive figure on the sidelines of the old Centennial . Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. April 23, 1948 - There were no excuses with him -- you had to play hard every night.". Musselman`s car finally rests at the condo of another buddy, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, the announcer for the World Wrestling Federation. Find an Obituary. You dont win championships without every dude buying into their role. When the sun goes down in Sarasota, Musselman is limited as to what he can do. He was born in Battle Creek, MI on April 23, 1948, and raised in the Riverside area of Windsor Ontario.
No. 12 Tennessee beats Arkansas 75-57, soph G Zeigler hurt His overall coaching record at Minnesota is 61-32 with a .656 winning percentage. Hanson resigned after one season and was replaced by Bill Musselman. 3 in the country in March 1973. "Sports World Specials by Jim Benagh: A Different Court,", "Musselman hatched improbable cradle of NBA coaches", "Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves Box Score, February 4, 1990", BasketballReference.com: Bill Musselman (as coach), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Musselman&oldid=1142763519, College men's basketball head coaches in the United States, Continental Basketball Association coaches, High school basketball coaches in the United States, Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball coaches, South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball coaches, Wittenberg Tigers men's basketball players, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from January 2008, All articles needing additional references, Articles needing additional references from April 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 06:48. Led by Randy Ayers and Gus Bailey, Reno lost to Herb Brown's Tucson Gunners, four games to three, in the 1979 championship. BRISTOL - Paul William Musselman, age 94, of Bristol, Tenn., passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020 at his home. He had a stroke Oct. 28 and had been hospitalized off and on since. While at the University of Minnesota, Musselman posted a slogan Bill passed September 18th at 92. "I know what everyone in the league is doing," Musselman says. The BMW swerves but Musselman doesn't give it up. While he does this, Ebner, 28,talks about the life Musselman doesn't have anymore. Please subscribe to keep reading. people didn't see, Lowe said. At Wittenberg University, Musselman, 5 feet 10 inches and 175 pounds, lettered in basketball, football and baseball. "If I wasn't coaching and I was living in Albany, I'd go crazy.
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William Clark Zimmerman (1920-2013) - Find a Grave Memorial His oldest son Eric, formerly head coach of the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, is currently the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks mens basketball team. Eric Musselman, 27, is coaching in the CBA with the Rapid City Thrillers, one of his father's old teams. "I get to hang out with other pro athletes and talk sports. In 1971-72, he led the Gophers to an 18-7 record and their first Big Ten Championship in 53 years with a roster featuring Dave Winfield, Jim Brewer, Bobby Nix, Keith Young, Clyde Turner, Corky Taylor, and Ron Behagen. Musselman's roster included Rodney Monroe, Ronnie Grandison, Clinton Wheeler, Dave Jamerson, Brook Steppe, Tod Murphy, and Ralph McPherson. There, over the next three seasons, Musselman would build one of the winningest franchises in sports history. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo.
William Musselman Obituary - Longmont, CO He was the 12th of 13 siblings (3 passed away at . As an expansion team, his 1984-85 Thrillers team rolled to a 45-18 record to win the CBA title, downing the Detroit Spirits in seven games. Failed to report flower. Privacy Policy and Okerlund answers and hands the receiver to Musselman. Musselman once explained his intensity this way: ''I love competition. I think a lot of people probably see Bill as that guy on the The following season, Musselman moved a few miles up the Florida Gulf Coast to St. Petersburg where he was hired to coach the expansion Tampa Bay Thrillers of the CBA. 2000 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Musselman won`t cut up his former employer. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. He died Nov. 11, 2021. In 1964, after one season of coaching high school basketball, Musselman was hired to assist with the football and basketball teams at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. Jerry was born on January 27, 1937 in Lynch, Kentucky to Frank Musselman and Grace (Monahan) Musselman. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of William Harry Musselman to pay them a last tribute. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. Learn more about managing a memorial . Eileen was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Marie Smith; brothers: Cecil, Joe, and Frank; sisters-in-law: Pat Smith, Marvel Smith, and Luella Smith; and brothers-in-law: Dick Martin and Bill Musselman. He is survived by : his wife Brenda Rudiger; his children, Andrew Musselman (Meredith Mulder), Eden Musselman (Anna MacLeod), Dakota and Jasper; his siblings, John Musselman (Brenda Taylor) and Lee Curtis (Alan) of Windsor; and his nieces and nephews, Carrie, Sean, Reilly, Scott, Dayna, Darren, Angela and Jesse. He was 59. No knock, of course. According to former CBA coach Charley Rosen, Musselman possessed an "admirable sense of fairness." Baeuerle, Virginia L . ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) Bill Musselman, who spent a turbulent One of the reasons he got released was he played to win; ownership wanted him tobring the younger players along.
Insight Kansas: Two bills that could undermine Kansas schools Stewart had a career day with 36 points and 10 rebounds as the Bulldogs surprised the Bruins in a loser-out morning game. William Musselman William L. Musselman Jr. of Troy Pa., formerly of Warrington, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Musselman was named CBA Coach of the Year for the second time following the 1987-88 season. They made a mistake getting rid of Bill.". left. He even has a sculptured glass sea gull in blue resting on one of his glass tables. 215 N Walnut St.,
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Sidney Lowe, who played for Musselman in the CBA and NBA, said his former coach was "very demanding but he was an excellent coach. In a March 29, 2007, Minneapolis Star Tribune article by Steve Aschburner, Pooh Richardson, a member of the expansion Timberwolves, said: "We were the best expansion team out there. Once, he was asked the most irrational thing he had ever done. I wouldn't be in my position today if he hadn't taken me on as a CBA player. He was the owner of Musselman Building and Construction Company and also was the founding owner of Musselman's Warehouse complex, all in . Died: April 11, 2013 (aged 80) Born: June 3, 1932 . His career record in the pros was 603-426, and he won four consecutive CBA championships. "I`ll tell you what, though," Musselman says, "The best movie I`ve seen lately was with (Al) Pacino. "He's not home.". Among those honored was the Musselman family, which has produced an array of gifted athletes over the generations.
William Musselman Obituary (1937 - 2022) - Salem, VA - Roanoke Times "What a guy. ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) Bill Musselman, who spent a turbulent stay at the University of Minnesota in the 1970s and became the first coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, died Friday Yet the intense man could laugh at himself, too. But he still has people calling him from the NBA, people asking him for advice.". With the NBA out of his life now, Musselman, 52, needs something to occupy his time. "All my life all I wanted was to coach basketball and live in a warm climate. Just about every night he heads down to the Sarasota Brewing Co., a sports bar. They have come from the CBA (the Fort Wayne Fury wanted him bad before they took Rick Barry) and they have come from overseas. Would you like to offer William Arnold Musselmans loved ones a condolence message? In his fourth and final season at Minnesota, Musselman's team went 18-8 and included a roster of future NBA players Mychal Thompson, Mark Landsberger, and Mark Olberding. He's poured about $80,000 into it over the last year. Just 19 games into the season, sporting a 6-13 record, Musselman was fired. Biography: William H. Bill Musselman, 58 of Bucyrus passed away on Sunday February 21, 2016 at Kindred Hospital in Mansfield. Bexley - Camillus B. "I do miss NBA coaching," Musselman says, "but I don't miss the coaching challenge.". Musselman guided the team to a 25-46 mark before he was replaced by general manager Don Delaney, who went 3-8 to close out the 1980-81 season. The importance of saying "I love you" during COVID-19, Effective ways of dealing with the grieving process, Solutions to show your sympathy safely during the Covid-19 pandemic, Memorial Chapel and Plowe Funeral Service. Randy Allen Musselman, 36, East Freedom, died unexpectedly Thursday at UPMC Altoona after an apparent heart attack. Other coaches who played for Musselman include Flip Saunders, Scott Roth, Michael Ray Richardson, and Tod Murphy (Gordon College). Bill Musselman, who in the last 35 years held 13 head coaching jobs in college and professional basketball and left an imprint everywhere as a volatile, intense taskmaster, died yesterday at the Mayo Clinic's St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Write your message of sympathy today. Explore Life Stories, Offer Condolences & Send Flowers. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again.
No. 23 Kentucky, Arkansas try to shake off tough losses Sidney Lowe, an assistant coach of the Timberwolves who played on three of Musselman's C.B.A. His starting lineup that season featured Flip Saunders, who would go on to have a successful NBA coaching career. He will be sorely missed.". Thanks for your help!
William Musselman Obituary (1948 - 2023) - Legacy Remembers (AP Photo/St. Finally, he gives the gas another spurt and the car is back on course. I love doing that.". Musselman, who had served as head coach during the game after Mike Dunleavy was ejected, collapsed after leaving the arena. This browser does not support getting your location. cemeteries found in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list.