Mike Rice was a senior in college in 62. That should mean he graduated high school in 58. So that'd mean he was born in 1940. That'd make him 69, not 75. I think it's a good thing that HCP does TV editing, and not stats.
You know who Mike Rice reminds me of? Lou Boudreau. Boudreau was a Hall of Fame shortstop for the Cleveland Indians. Later in life, he was the color commentator for Chicago Cubs broadcasts for nearly 30 years. Like Rice, he really new the game and always had interesting stories to tell. You could tell he really loved the game. Like Rice, Boudreau had a devil of a time pronouncing players' names - especially the latin players. At least Rice usually gets the names correct for the Blazer players and only seems to have trouble with the players on other teams. Ivan DeJesus was the Cubs starting shortstop for five seasons, and during that time I heard Boudreau pronounce his name in every concievable manner except one - the correct way. Oddly enough, although Boudreau was a baseball player, manager and announcer, he was also the Bulls radio play-by-play announcer back in the late 1960s. It seemed odd to me at the time, and even odder now, but heck, Schonz was the voice of the Seattle Pilots during their one and only season. So, I guess such cross-overs in the broadcast booth aren't unheard of, especially back in the 60s and 70s. BNM
