Comments on: Jim Couch Foundation Memories – Tony Campbell

By: Dan the Man

Dan the Man — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:23:26 +0000

Sean

You and your Dad are a class act ! Keep on Giving !

By: Sean Couch

Sean Couch — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:33:52 +0000

Dan:

My dad has always shown love to players and community. I remember feeling a bit left out at times, but as time went on I realized how much he loved the playground and how beneficial it was for me. As you can see it rubbed off in a great way.

By: Dan the Man

Dan the Man — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:52:10 +0000

Sean

Evidently, Your Dad subscribes to John Wooden’s motto which is attributed to Mother Theresa “Unless a life is lived for others, it is not worthwhile.”

By: Sean Couch

Sean Couch — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:17:01 +0000

Dan:

Great links!

By: Dan the Man

Dan the Man — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:33:45 +0000

You mean this Tony Campbell????

https://www.nbrpa.com/news/editorial/3_16_06.aspx

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121557/index.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Campbell

By: Sean Couch

Sean Couch — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:15:06 +0000

Bob:

Tony was at Paramus Catholic but left coaching a few years ago. He’s still in touch with us and hopefully he’ll have time to come to the games on the 18th.

By: Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love

Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:59:13 +0000

yo, for real, tony’s footwork in the post was ridiculous, on par with kevin mchale if i may go that far to say. with his back to the basket, he could pivot off either foot, turning inside, out, or inverted. you had to watch him to understand. then he’d stake and step back. his game was utter beauty to watch, man. for real. crazy pure form on the jimmy, handle, all that. he played for the knicks for a hot second, believe he got a ring with the lakers. i did dribbling drills at his camp in new jersey some years ago after meeting him at mr. couch’s work-out. real solid dude. is he still coaching high school out there?

By: Russ M.

Russ M. — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:22:58 +0000

I’ve spent a lifetime watching NYC summerball and my favorite sequence of all time was done by Tony up at the city college pro-am. He was on the left baseline about 25 ft from the basket when he crossed over left as if he was going to go baseline, but then crossed back to the right sending the guy who was guarding him flying out of bounds.It seemed like this guy was flying parallel to the court for about 6 ft.. Everyone stood with a huge ooh(!)and then he took it to the rim and dunked on a 7 footer! About 400 hundred adults jumping up & down like 7 yr olds on Christmas morning for about ten minutes.

By: kenny Patt

kenny Patt — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:41:36 +0000

I use to watch him play at City College in the summer league. One of my favorites there along with Mario Ellie, Chris Mullin , Mark Jackson ,Rod Strickland and even Rick Mahorn.

By: Sean Couch

Sean Couch — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:45:34 +0000

ali,

tony got cut out of the league as a first rounder and became an NBA all-star. i played against hint in the cba and the usbl. his mental toughness and skill brought him to the true level he deserved.