The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong. So said Pete Carril s father, a Spanish immigrant who worked for thirty-nine years in a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, steel mill. His son stood only five-foot-six but nonetheless became an All-State basketball player in high school, a Little All-American in college, and a highly successful coach. After twenty-nine years as Princeton University s basketball coach, he became an assistant coach with the NBA s Sacramento Kings. In 1997 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.Coach Carril inspired his teams...
The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong. So said Pete Carril s father, a Spanish immigrant who worked for thirty-nine years ...
