Published 6/30/2009
by Kevin Cartini-Weinheimer
at Bleacher Report - College Basketball
“Eddie is a stickler for teamwork. His men understand it, and if a player attempts to star at the expense of the rest of the team, he is assailed immediately by the other members of the team as well as the coach. Syracuse teams play for points, not for press notices.” -Excerpt from Syracuse Basketball by Rod Macdonald
The legendary former Syracuse University basketball player and coach will finally get his due. It has been announced today that Edmund Dollard, also known as “Eddie” to family, will be inducted in to the 2009 class of the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame.
It has been a long time coming for the Syracuse native, who had a tremendous career as a player for the Orange from 1904-1908 as well as an even greater career as a coach from 1911 until 1924. His thirteen-year tenure as head basketball coach saw the second-highest winning percentage in school history, an undefeated season, and Syracuse University’s first ever National Championship. In ...
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