Tommy LaGarde Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Tommy LaGarde | | Hometown: | Detroit, MI | | High School: | Central Catholic | | Born: | February 10, 1955 (70) | | Height/Weight: | 6-10, 230 | | Position: | Center | | Notes: | 1976 Olympic Basketball Gold Medalist, 1977 All-American | | Related: | Steve Krafcisin | Bruce Buckley | Rich Yonakor | Phil Ford |
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Ford Corners: A Silver LiningWe won two ACC championships in the Greensboro Coliseum when I played, and the first one was really special because we had to beat N.C...
Thu Mar 14, 2013
DeCock: Ex-UNC star Tommy LaGarde builds career around unexpectedA big man on some of the best UNC teams of the ’70s, his No.?45 is one of the honored numbers hanging from the roof...
Sun Aug 19, 2012
Video: Tommy LaGarde, the original "Maverick"
Former North Carolina Tar Heel and Dallas Maverick Tommy LaGarde disputes the claim that John McCain and Sarah Palin are the original mavericks in this...
Tue Jul 31, 2012
Phil Ford: We've Overcome Injuries Before
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...
Tue Mar 20, 2012
Tommy LaGarde blocks out Marquette memories
Tommy LaGarde holds a place in UNC basketball lore because of a game in which he didn’t play. That came in 1977 against Marquette in...
Thu Mar 24, 2011