Goodbye, George Mikan

Thanks for the memories. (...that my dad and basketball fans of his generation cherish.)
(http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3659242#) I hope this link is active...

As basketball's first "big-man", and it's first superstar, Big George carried the game on his wide and bony shoulders, and caused the game (college and pro) to adapt to his dominance. He was a human Phar Lap (a magnificent Australian racehorse-nicknamed Big Red- during the Depression) whose peerless prowess prompted officials to change the rules to curtail his dominance, for fear of spectators becoming bored with his predictable victory.

And thank you, Ray Meyer, for mentoring Mikan at DePaul and for devoting yourself to the task of maximizing his size and determination.

As Elliot Kalb points out at FOXSports.com, Hollywood could have a sure-fire feel-good movie in chronicling the true story of George Mikan's life. I suggest Ron Howard direct it, and Frank Deford could pen a screenplay that would honor this good man while his memory is still fresh in our minds. And to his credit, The George Mikan Story could be rated G.
(http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3659368)

Brad