July 26, 2007

Wake Forest Coach Skip Prosser Dead : Prosser collapsed while jogging, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

read story | posted by TheQatarian to Basketball at 4:43 PM CDT (11 comments total)

For those who asked, "How can this sports week get worse?" here's your answer. Not a big ACC fan (I'm in Big Ten country), but I've heard nothing bad about the man, and my best wishes to his family and the Wake Forest community.

Comment icon posted by TheQatarian at 4:44 PM CDT on July 26

The hits keep coming. See previous.

Condolences to both families.

Comment icon posted by gradys_kitchen at 4:48 PM CDT on July 26

I switched allegiance from UC to Xavier when he coached there becase I thought so much of him.


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Comment icon posted by mick at 5:33 PM CDT on July 26

The Black Hand's link.

Comment icon posted by justgary at 5:58 PM CDT on July 26

I'm just in shock. I do a lot of work for Wake Forest athletics and happened to meet Coach Prosser his first day on campus. I always liked to think I might have been the first Wake Forest fan (who wasn't on the payroll) he met. I can't say I knew the man well but every time I saw him he just seemed so happy to be doing what he did. There are lots worse ways to live your life.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned is how he got into coaching. Skip's ambition was actually to be a history teacher. When he got his first job the principal told him he needed a history teacher and a basketball coach. Could Skip do both? Well, he needed the job, so yeah he could do it. Found out he was pretty good at it.

But, at heart, Skip Prosser was always a teacher first. I wish there were more like him. Godspeed.


Comment icon posted by gradioc at 7:38 PM CDT on July 26

If anyone wants to know how to be a coach, look no fruther then Skip. A fine example of what a college coach needs to be. Respected by players, other coaches, and many fans of basketball. He will be missed, but he he has left the Wake program in good shape. Condolences to all.

Comment icon posted by robi8259 at 7:39 PM CDT on July 26

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Comment icon posted by tieguy at 11:37 PM CDT on July 26

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Comment icon posted by tommytrump at 11:45 PM CDT on July 26

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Comment icon posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 7:12 AM CDT on July 27

Great story, Gradioc.

Comment icon posted by rcade at 8:11 AM CDT on July 27

Big loss to college basketball. Thoughts and prayers to Skips' family.

Comment icon posted by DCPSR at 2:58 PM CDT on July 27

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