A true legend in the game of college basketball. Even though he’s famously remembered for wanting to kill John Calipari at a press conference, he was a hell of a man!
RIP John Chaney
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Liked him a lot. Good man and coach. I still wish they would have let him go ahead and whip Cal's ass 25 years ago. OFC
In 1988 or 89, Temple took my Tar Heels to the wood shed in a nationally televised TV game on Sunday after UNC played an ACC game on Saturday. My bookie begged me to put a big bet on UNC. He offered me a better line because all his smart clients loaded up on Temple. I really upset him by refusing. Temple's Center, Ramon Rivas, bruised J.R. Reid all afternoon
When the game started John looked very sharp in his suit before the game was over he was a total mess not only a great coach but also a great person.
I will never forget watching a Duke/Temple regular season game and I thought “this HAS to be the only college matchup in the history of college basketball where both coaches ALSO looks like their mascots!” I never got that image out of my head.
RIP to the Wise Old Owl!
RIP to the Wise Old Owl!
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Chaney was one of the greats but his temper was a little scary. Cal looked more than a little scared in that video. 
Cal was in a bad spot. If you beat up someone twice your age, you look like a jerk. If you lose like Robin Ventura against Nolan Ryan, you're the punchline to a joke
Chaney was definitely going to win. He had temporary insanity on his side.
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