Phil Ford: We've Overcome Injuries Before

Posted Mar 20, 2012
I hold out hope because of what happened to us in 1977. When Tommy LaGarde injured his knee late in the season, we were playing our best basketball and Coach Smith had already told us he had a plan on how we were going to win the national championship. (Chapelboro.com)

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