Todd Zeigler

Abe Lemons was a basketball coach at the University of Texas back in the 70s. He was a character. Here are some of his gems.

“Doctors bury their mistakes, mine are still on scholarship.”

“I don’t jog. If I die I want to be sick.”

“Finish last in your league and they call you an idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you a doctor.”

“One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn’t do you any good.”

When asked how to stop illegal recruiting Abe said, “Just give every coach the same amount of money and tell them they can keep what’s left over.”

When asked about running set plays, Abe answered, “There are only two plays that I know, Romeo and Juliet and put the damn ball in the basket.”