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The Kevin Sheehan Show, here's Kevin.

Basketball is being great to me, and for me to get in this Hall of Fame is like unbelievable.

And thank you very much.

That was Lefty Dressel five years ago, finishing up a very memorable Naismith Hall of Fame induction speech.

So glad that Lefty got into the Hall of Fame while he was still alive. Lefty passed away this morning

at the age of 92 years old. This is a special podcast on this Saturday to remember Lefty, one of the

most important figures in the history of college basketball, and in all time, D.C. and Maryland sports legend.

Scott's going to jump on with us. Scott Van Pelt, that is. We'll jump on with me in the next

segment to share his thoughts on a day that not all of you of a certain age will understand,

and that's fine. But for basketball fans of a certain age, call it 40 or older,

especially in our area and south throughout ACC country, Lefty was a giant. He left an indelible

mark on the sport during his coaching reign. And today, there are so many of us that are telling stories, sharing

memories, and almost all of them, all of them, and with a huge smile or a big laugh.

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Lefty could have sold that spot much better than I just did.

When Lefty coached, there was this word always used to describe him. You know, it was in his bio. It was

an announcer, you know, talking about Lefty at the beginning of a game. And the word was colorful.

It was always part of the description of Lefty. It was the definition part that says,

colorful means interesting, lively, exciting. And he was all of that.

You know, there isn't a writer in the history of D.C. or Maryland or anywhere on Tobacco Road that

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