A final thought about Chris Street

[GunnerHawk]

Watched the Duke game last night. That young man had the length, athleticism and drive to be special. That said, his energy expended was off the chart.

I truly think his death really set our program back significantly.

Great piece by the BIG Network.

 

[ObeseMuffins]

I never got to watch him play but based on his highlights - he sure looked like a surefire NBA player.

 

[stender72865]

No matter what team you supported, you couldn't help but admire + respect his ability, work ethic, and love of the game.

I know ISU honored him by having players wear #40 for a few years Hoiberg + Loren Meyer come to mind. Does anyone know if that eventually stopped? Was it just for native Iowa kids? Too bad if it stopped.

Great player. Seemed like a better person. Still sad 30 years later.

 

[TampaHawkfan]

I still think it would be cool to get his name on the court or worked into the name of the arena somehow.

"Mediacom Court" doesn't quite have the same meaning.

Even 3 decades later, his legacy and importance to the program and the fan base is obvious.

 

[WilliesGuy]

I can’t believe it’s been 30 years since his passing, where does the time go….
I have a lot of memories of Chris having competed against him in high school and attending the University of Iowa when his untimely passing struck the college basketball world. I attended a central Iowa high school and graduated in 1990. We participated in the old Central Iowa Conference in sports(Ankeny, Boone, Indianola, Newton, Southeast Polk, South Tama, and Urbandale). This was the last year the conference was around for football and then it disbanded altogether the next year. Yeah I know South Tama vs Ankeny wasn’t fair. Chris broke his foot playing quarterback for the Indians his senior year and missed the first half of the basketball season. 6’8” quarterback and he also pitched as a sophomore for the baseball team. Pretty intimidating to say the least. After returning to the court he played with a protective boot on his foot and still managed to dunk on us with ease. In Iowa City I crossed paths with him a couple times but he never remembered me. Once he was “sick” outside of the Sports Column and two of Iowa City’s finest let him go. Now to that cold snowy night in January, I was at the Airliner when the news broke. Randy Larsen soon announced that the bar was closing early and you could hear a pin drop. I grabbed my jacket and ran home to my apartment on North Van Buren Street. When I got home the phone was ringing and my mom was on the other end. Through our tears we both managed to say I love you. Pretty heavy times. Iowa Hawkeye basketball would never be the same for me.

On a side note I also had to guard a kid from Ames named Hoiberg who did play in the League for a few years and is still associated with the game. I personally thought Fred was the better athlete but that’s just my opinion.

Go Hawks!!

 

[jberesford]

No matter what team you supported, you couldn't help but admire + respect his ability, work ethic, and love of the game.

I know ISU honored him by having players wear #40 for a few years Hoiberg + Loren Meyer come to mind. Does anyone know if that eventually stopped? Was it just for native Iowa kids? Too bad if it stopped.

Great player. Seemed like a better person. Still sad 30 years later.

Didnt know that. That's pretty cool a rival team did that. What would people think if instead of retiring a number in a situation like that, the team made it an honorary number and made sure someone ALWAYS wore it?

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

No matter what team you supported, you couldn't help but admire + respect his ability, work ethic, and love of the game.

I know ISU honored him by having players wear #40 for a few years Hoiberg + Loren Meyer come to mind. Does anyone know if that eventually stopped? Was it just for native Iowa kids? Too bad if it stopped.

Great player. Seemed like a better person. Still sad 30 years later.

Pretty sure it was always an instate kid who wore it.

 

[ROHawk 44]

I never got to watch him play but based on his highlights - he sure looked like a surefire NBA player.

He would have played. He was averaging 14 and almost 10 his junior year so he was starting to stuff the stat sheet more. But nothing like Keegan or Luka. Davis always played 10 deep and ran guys in and out like crazy though. Like others said, his energy and enthusiasm was what always stood out. That would have kept him on a roster for a long time.