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Bob Lanier (Detroit Pistons) dies at 73
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 1:57 am
by matt1
Re: Bob Lanier (Detroit Pistons) dies at 73
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 7:02 am
by moldyoldie
I was a big fan, or I should say a "little" fan standing next to him when I saw him and the rest of the Pistons at Metro Airport. He was graciously signing autographs for the plethora of fans who gathered around him. I had nothing for him to sign. Besides, I was too cool for such things.
I was also browsing magazines along with then-coach Dick Vitale. Lanier wasn't just big, but
B-I-G big! He wore a size 22 shoe. Even so, he had a soft lefty touch from mid-range and that most graceful of lost arts, the sweeping hook shot.
Small 10,000+ capacity Cobo Arena would rock when he and Jabbar would lock in battle.
RIP
Re: Bob Lanier (Detroit Pistons) dies at 73
Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 2:52 am
by matt1
Re: Bob Lanier (Detroit Pistons) dies at 73
Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 7:23 pm
by paul8539
I remember someone referring to him as Willie Lanier. Some sportscaster?