Opus74 Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2017/12/01/perry-wallace-dies-vanderbilt-university-sec-basketball-integration-color-barrier/848005001/ I'm sure Oman will find this hilarious but it's kinda a big deal for fans of Vandy bball and Nashvillians in general He was the epitome of class for four years at Vandy in a time when society was coming out of the dark ages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 They were set to honor him on Saturday at the SEC championship game and he died literally the day before. Obviously they honored him at the Vandy game on Sunday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Sure you two are familiar with it, but his bio Stronger Inside is great insight into the specifics of his life and how Vandy was changing at the time, as well as the greater feel for race and sports in the Southeast and US on the whole. VU classmate of mine wrote it. We worked at The Hustler. (Think he might have been at WRVU too while I was there, but getting to old to recall clearly). https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Inside-Wallace-Collision-Sports/dp/0826520243 You literally could not have have picked a more suitable person than Wallace for the role he was to have. Incredibly impressive life after the days on the court were long done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 I met him a few times when we both worked at WCL, the AU law school. Talk about someone who did the utmost with their life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 5 hours ago, Starkiller said: They were set to honor him on Saturday at the SEC championship game and he died literally the day before. I was ready to write if off as not important enough until I saw this gem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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