friars shaved the top of their heads in 1972.
friars shaved the top of their heads in 1972.
why did friars shave the top of their heads?
1972
following mullaney's departure, dave gavitt, an assistant under mullaney who then became head coach at dartmouth, took over as the friars' head coach in 1969. in his second year, gavitt began a string of eight consecutive 20-win seasons. for the 1972–73 season, the team began playing in downtown providence at the brand-new 12,000-seat arena, the providence civic center (renamed the dunkin' donuts center in 2001). that season was the friars' best to date; led by ernie digregorio and the troubled center marvin barnes, the team went on a 17-team game winning streak that ended in a final four loss to memphis state. the next year, the friars posted a 28–4 record and made their second straight sweet sixteen appearance. the team continued its top-flight status with back-to-back 20-win seasons in 1976–77 and 1977–78, earning ncaa tournament bids each year, one coming after defeating top-ranked michigan in 1976. after a 10–16 season in 1978–79, gavitt left providence to become the first commissioner of the providence-based big east conference. he finished his 10-year career at providence with a 209–84 (.713) record.
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lionel kenneth osborn shave was born in 1916, the eldest child and only son of lionel charles horace shave and doris minnie helena (née long) in mentone, victoria, australia. shave had four sisters, valerie, helen, penelope and diana, of whom helen died in infancy. at the age of five years shave suffered osteomyelitis of the bone of his right arm. rather than the usual procedure of amputation, shave's surgeon, frank kingsley norris, employing revolutionary surgical techniques, removed sections of the bones of the lower arm leaving shave's right arm shorter and weaker, but with the hand functional. shave went on to play cricket and later to gain a gunners certificate.
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