I played against 2 eras of NC State football players in the intramural league, but I tried to stay out of the paint and shoot from outside. The time that I can remember going inside was against Joe Scarpati and his teammates back in the winter of 64. Little Joe and I got our feet tangled going after a rebound, I hit the floor and Don Montgomery(a big tight end)fell on me with my arm behind my back…3 days later, I could use it again. No broken bones, but it was numb for the better part of 3 days.
Our UPS team played the footballers(Shaw etal) pretty closely back in 71.
Then I graduated and played in the industrial league in Raleigh. Those games could really get rowdy. But, I just kept shooting from the outside…except for the rare “Earl the Pearl” spin move that was successful a few times…
"Whomp 'em, Up, Side the Head"!
