Lon Kruger retires after 35 years coaching

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Lon Kruger, former Gator basketball coach retires.
Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger announces his retirement after 10 seasons as Sooners coach
I met Kruger when he was Gator's coach at a Gator Gathering in SW Fl. I was behind him in the food line...he could have obviously had someone bring him his dinner after his talk, but chose the line like everyone else. Nice unassuming man, had a pleasant conversation with him as his son and mine ran around goofing off.
Maybe we can lure him out of retirement!

 

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Best wishes to a fine man as well as a fine coach.

 

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Lon Kruger Coaching Record | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

 

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Gators first Final Four, baby!
Brown
DeClerq
DaMeathook
Cross
Mickens

 

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GatorBart said:

Gators first Final Four, baby!
Brown
DeClerq
DaMeathook
Cross
Mickens

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That was a fun team to watch.

 

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Much respect to Kruger. I forgot how weird looking that dude was.

 

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destingator said:

Much respect to Kruger. I forgot how weird looking that dude was.

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Find me a guy named Lon who doesn’t look weird.

 

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He was a great player at Kansas State too. 2 time conference Player of the Year. Averaged 18 his senior year without a 3 point line.

I tried to leave the house the other day with socks like that and my wife called me an idiot ;)

 

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Good guy, very average coach.

 

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GatorBart said:

Gators first Final Four, baby!
Brown
DeClerq
DaMeathook
Cross
Mickens

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The “round mound of rebound”!

 

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