bradleyfan124
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To hell with their renovations. They need to find a place for these items. This is history you can ever get back again. They need to care more about Peoria than that
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Players from the past
- Thread starter daveineureka
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And…L.C. Bowen, Willie Betts, Alex McNutt, and Steve Kuberski.
Of course. I simply posted those that came to mind. Those who think I'm a youngster can remember Chet Walker, Joe Billy McDade, Bobby Joe Mason, and many others.
Then there's Roger Phegley and Hersey Hawkins that can be added to this list.
There's a small museum on the left as you enter the Renaissance Coliseum on Bradley's campus-
Bradley should buy up as much of the Bradley basketball related HOF plaques as possible
and display them there.....
I checked the list - plaques of Joe Stowell, AJ Robertson, Forddy, Buescher, The Famous Five, the 1950, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1982,
and 1986 Bradley Basketball Teams, and of course Joe Allen, Hersey, Jim Les, JJ, Barney Cable, Bob Carney, Bobby Joe Mason, Bobby
Humbles, Squeaky, AP, Phegley, Chris Reynolds, Al Smith, Curtis Stuckey, Tart, Unruh, Chet the Jet & more....
I have no idea how many are available- I called and bought two of the Richwoods' State Champs that I have a personal connection to.
Bradley should buy up as much of the Bradley basketball related HOF plaques as possible
and display them there.....
I checked the list - plaques of Joe Stowell, AJ Robertson, Forddy, Buescher, The Famous Five, the 1950, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1982,
and 1986 Bradley Basketball Teams, and of course Joe Allen, Hersey, Jim Les, JJ, Barney Cable, Bob Carney, Bobby Joe Mason, Bobby
Humbles, Squeaky, AP, Phegley, Chris Reynolds, Al Smith, Curtis Stuckey, Tart, Unruh, Chet the Jet & more....
I have no idea how many are available- I called and bought two of the Richwoods' State Champs that I have a personal connection to.
Dub
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I've always been fascinated by the fact there seem to be two types of people when it comes to history and it's related physical relics.... those who value it deeply and those who don't. It reminds me of a time when I went back to my high school looking for the trophy case that had all the trophies from my era (mid 90's). They had all been disposed of in the trash 20+ years prior, and they were getting ready to do the same with the trophies of the generation that followed mine. We are all just passing through....
Much of it is in that small museum area in Ren-Col but not all
My friend, whose brother was a past Bradley HOF athlete, and who had one of those huge photos hanging in the Fieldhouse foyer, has been trying for years to find out what happened to those photos. He has tried calling everyone, including Corky Robertson (when he was still alive) and nobody seems to know where those photos went. If anyone has any clues, let me know.
In his reply to my post, immediately above yours (the one I'm replying to), yoda said some of the photos are in a museum in the Ren Col.
Here is a mention of the museum on the Renaissance Coliseum web page - LINK
and a couple photos showing the museum and some of the items that used to be in the Fieldhouse foyer
(click on each photo to expand)
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Yes, I am aware of the A.J. Robertson picture (I think it's a painting, not a photo) in the Ren-Col museum (officially named the Burklund Family Heritage Hall). But I'm not aware that most of the huge photos of the great Bradley athletes that hung in the Fieldhouse foyer are there.
If you are a fan or a collector of Bradley memorabilia - this is a great opportunity
How you can own a piece of Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame history
The Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame has removed hundreds of inductee plaques from the outside walls of Carver Arena to make way for renovations.sports.yahoo.com
There are almost 270 of the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame plaques for sale at $20 each!
Today is supposed to be the last day to buy them. They are all stacked on tables just outside the Civic Center
on the covered landing of the loading docks facing Kumpf Blvd.
Many are spoken for - all the great Bradley teams and players, Hersey, Les, Joe Allen, even Billy Stone and guys form baseball & other sports.
Plus lots of local heroes - Jim Thome, Ben Zobrist, etc....
But many remain unclaimed. I would have bought many more except I am now in the phase of life where I am selling ny memorabilia
and not actively looking to get more. The only ones I bought were a couple of great Richwoods teams that won State titles.
If you are interested get on the phone right now with Mike Burns - (309) 369-1219.
There hasn't been much coverage of what's going on down at the Civic Center - the "renovations". and maybe this deserves a thread of its own since it isn't about past players.... I'll leave that to mods- so I did some digging and talked to a source down at the arena.
The "The Peoria Civic Center Authority board voted to spend $1.3 million" on renovations that mainly include the replacement of the entire cooling and ice plant - exclusively for the Rivermen (who threatened to leave and play their games elsewhere if they didn't get what they wanted).
PLUS another $3.5 million for additional upgrades within the arena and a total of $20 million to work on the Civic Center exterior glass facade and elsewhere.
There was even a developer who wanted to build a facility in Pekin and lure the Rivermen there but Peoria came up with the big money.
There are a few other aspects of the renovations but not much has ever been made public, and as usual, there doesn't seem to be any consideration of the needs of Bradley Basketball in all of this.
The Civic Center has a page dedicated to the construction progress but it just shows a few pictures. In the arena hallway, all the HOF plaques and memorabilia were removed to do some painting and there are no plans to put them back - and as noted elsewhere ABOVE, they are for sale.
The Rivermen start play at home on Oct. 24 and Bradley starts there October 28 (exhibition vs SIUE) so they better finish up soon.
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I saw this - Kerry Burrell passed away---
LINK
... from Chicago played 4 years for Jim Molinari- 1993-97, & was part of the 1996 Championship team
As a senior in 1997 he averaged 7.2 ppg, 4 reb, 2 asst
he has been to a few Bradley games, most notably in 2017 to honor Burrell's (and AP's) 1996 team was inducted into the Bradley Hall of Fame
And.....also last season for more honors -- and I also saw him at a BU game up at UIC a couple years ago.
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... from Chicago played 4 years for Jim Molinari- 1993-97, & was part of the 1996 Championship team
As a senior in 1997 he averaged 7.2 ppg, 4 reb, 2 asst
he has been to a few Bradley games, most notably in 2017 to honor Burrell's (and AP's) 1996 team was inducted into the Bradley Hall of Fame
And.....also last season for more honors -- and I also saw him at a BU game up at UIC a couple years ago.
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bradleyfan124
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I am sorry to hear that. There are some players that are not flashy, just steady players. One you can count on to help the team to win. In my opinion Kerry was one of those players
So sad to hear this. Kerry was a terrific player at Chicago Simeon HS and was a member of Jim Molinari's recruiting class of 1993 that in addition to Kerry, also included Anthony Parker and Aaron Zobrist. Those three freshmen joined sophomores Deon Jackson, Billy Wright, Chad Kleine, Dwayne Funches, and Rick Harris, and second-year juco transfer Marcus Pollard to turn around 5 straight losing seasons and give Bradley a 23-8 record (14-4 in MVC) in 1994-95. They got an NIT bid, and beat Murray State and Old Dominion before falling in the 3rd round at Siena.
That group had 20+ wins each of the next 2 seasons, and won the MVC regular season in 1995-96 and played in the NCAA Tournament in Providence, RI. Then with Jackson, Funches, Wright, Kleine, gone, Kerry had his best season in 1996-97 and played a key role as a starter, along with Parker, Zobrist, Bayo Akinkunle, and Eric Roberson, leading Bradley to another NIT appearance.
After graduating from Bradley in 1997, Kerry made his home in Chicago. I ran into him a couple years after he graduated. He was working for a downtown business at that time, and the last I heard about him, he was still work and living in Chicago. Kerry was just 51 years old. RIP.
Here is an article from 2017 when the Bradley MVC Championship team of 1995-96 was inducted into the Bradley Hall of Fame. There are some funny comments and jokes by the coach and players, including a zinger from Coach Mo directed at Kerry Burrell.
https://smry.ai/www.pjstar.com/stor...03/bradley-glory-days-on-display/22494609007/ (close the ad panel on the right side to read the article)
That group had 20+ wins each of the next 2 seasons, and won the MVC regular season in 1995-96 and played in the NCAA Tournament in Providence, RI. Then with Jackson, Funches, Wright, Kleine, gone, Kerry had his best season in 1996-97 and played a key role as a starter, along with Parker, Zobrist, Bayo Akinkunle, and Eric Roberson, leading Bradley to another NIT appearance.
After graduating from Bradley in 1997, Kerry made his home in Chicago. I ran into him a couple years after he graduated. He was working for a downtown business at that time, and the last I heard about him, he was still work and living in Chicago. Kerry was just 51 years old. RIP.
Here is an article from 2017 when the Bradley MVC Championship team of 1995-96 was inducted into the Bradley Hall of Fame. There are some funny comments and jokes by the coach and players, including a zinger from Coach Mo directed at Kerry Burrell.
https://smry.ai/www.pjstar.com/stor...03/bradley-glory-days-on-display/22494609007/ (close the ad panel on the right side to read the article)