Al McGuire Quotes


The people who know basketball, their elevators don't go to the top.


Citations

Moran, Joseph Declan. You Can Call Me Al: The Colorful Journey of College Basketball's Original Maverick, Al McGuire. Centennial Press, 1999, p. 134.

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Al McGuire
Al McGuire
  • Born: September 7, 1928
  • Died: January 26, 2001
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Coach

Alfred James McGuire was an American college basketball coach and broadcaster, the head coach at Marquette University from 1964 to 1977. He won a national championship in his final season at Marquette, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. He was also well known as a longtime national television basketball broadcaster and for his colorful personality.