At the time of his selection to the Hall of Fame McGuire said the honor was bestowed because of his years coaching at Marquette, but he really learned to coach at Belmont Abbey, a small school in North Carolina, from 1957-64. That's where I drove the bus, picked up the towels, wrapped the ankles. You've got to work your way to the top. He was joined in the Hall of Fame by his brother Dick, who also played at St. John's and for the Knicks. He remained active in his adopted community of Milwaukee where he served as chairman of Al's Run to benefit Children's Hospital of Wisconsin for 14 years.
Funeral services are pending.
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