Where is digger phelps

Get away from each other and stay inside, Phelps counseled the kids. Life has changed exponentially for everyone in the past few weeks, and continues to do so. A two-time cancer survivor he beat prostate cancer in , then bladder cancer in , Phelps remains vigilant about his health.

I just really hang around the house. Tuesdays are big viewing nights. One time this season, he left an Irish hoops game at halftime so he could catch "Magnum P. Phelps constantly monitors the news channels to keep up with the latest on coronavirus. Phelps knows Trump? That Trump? Of course, Phelps knows Trump. Spend time around the former Irish coach and you realize he knows a lot of people.

He has as many stories as he knows people. An incoming call on his flip phone he still has one of those could be from just about anybody in sports, politics or life. The Trump tie-in dates to when Phelps was coaching at Fordham and befriended sportscaster Howard Cosell.

Trump knew about Fordham. In his years coaching, he was always considered a potentially hot broadcasting candidate. For that matter, in , while still at Notre Dame, he served as a commentator for the Los Angeles Olympics. Digger, nicknamed as such because his dad was a mortician, still lives in South Bend, in the same home he bought when he moved out there in Phelps who went at ND is proudest of his graduation record.

He says that all 56 players who completed their four-year playing careers earned their degrees. How did you end up at Fordham and succeed in the shadow of the Knicks, St. We were becoming a powerhouse nationally. I was 28 when I was hired and 29 when I began coaching there. I played four guards and one center. We pressed virtually fulltime. It was an unforgettable year. I had a great group of guys, Charlie Yelverton and Kenny Charles who then was only a sophomore.

We beat Dr. New York City fell in love with us. Villanova then lost to UCLA in the national title game. We finish It was a storied year. In my mind, that season was one of the greatest in New York college basketball history. In your New York time, you got to know Howard Cosell. Howard was as big at it got. He did a local ABC show in addition to his national work. He made me a superstar there.

He was creative. Howard would introduce me. You coached P. Carlesimo at Fordham. What was he like? If you needed anything on campus, he got it it done. He was of course the son of t he AD, Peter Carlisemo. If you had to organize a pep rally, speak at a dorm, he could always set it up effectively.

He was a bit of a prankster too. Digger laughs. One night, he bet each of his teammates that he can wear his sweat pants, a jock and no game pants, and can get away with it. I clear the bench and summon PJ to check in. I ask again. He just sits there. Use basketball as the hook. Have a picnic for the kids before they go back to school. Show them 10 options where violence is only one of the 10 and show them why to choose the other nine. Theodore M.

Hesburgh, C. The former Irish coach had no qualms about his after-coaching career path, but Hesburgh made it clear he was less than impressed. Merging Faith and Fields of Play. Other Basketball Profiles. But, allow basketball to define him? No chance. In Phelps served as an observer for elections in Cambodia. Challenge kids to do something to make their lives better. The city—and schools and youth—of South Bend have been the beneficiaries. Home About Search.