Coach

Any basketball fan who grew up in the Chicago area during the late '70s/early '80s has great memories of Coach Ray Meyer and the amazing DePaul teams he had during that era. They had a stretch where they lost three games TOTAL in the regular season (one each year) but lost early each time in the tournament, including a devastating defeat to St. Joseph's in 1981.

So while he was 92, it still came as a bit of a shock to hear about Coach passing away. My fandom for DePaul faded the longer I was gone from Chicago, and upon my return I don't really follow them, but I never lost my admiration for the man who was arguably one of the top 2-3 most important figures in the city's sports history. RIP.