Leigh Montville’s Take on Jim Calhoun [Sports On Earth]

By On 2012/09/14 · 2 Comments

Here’s a take on Jim Calhoun from one of the great writers, and great gentlemen, in our business, Leigh Montville, a fellow New Haven guy (and a fellow Notre Dame-West Haven alum) who is now contributing to the new venture, Sports On Earth. He has written many brilliant books on sports.

Leigh is a UConn grad, and goes way back to the early Boston days with Calhoun, and collaborated on his 1999 book, “Dare to Dream.”

Here is Montville’s piece on Calhoun’s retirement, called The Final Chapter.

 
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2 Responses to Leigh Montville’s Take on Jim Calhoun [Sports On Earth]

  1. judy kennedy says:
    2012/09/17 at 8:45 am

    as you have followed jim calhoun’s career, i have followed yours. you lived on howe st. and i on dwight st. i was at uconn during the toby kimball days and wes bialasouknia and never missed a home game.
    you went on to an illustrious career as a writer, author. i melted into oblivion. cest la vie. i am proud to call you a former neighbor.

    judy kennedy

  2. TZToronto says:
    2012/09/17 at 12:02 pm

    I just missed the Toby Kimball years, but I was there for Wes and Bill Corley. I saw Wes go off for 50 against Maine and Corley for 51 against UNH. If there had been a 3-point line for Wes, he would have had 65 points. But Toby Kimball should be mentioned as one of the all-time great Huskies. He was possibly the greatest rebounder in UConn history. OK, he played against Yankee Conference-type players, but he had some unbelievable games.