Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2021 10:33:36 GMT -6
The guy the fans came to see was King Kelly. In the end, the Aces won their 2nd straight title. Coleman, who had an uneven career (his story is well known by now) had already impressed the Carbondale crowd. Interesting, a year before he dropped the 49 on the Salooks, the Panthers had beaten SIU at Owenboro -- Coleman sitting it out for disciplinary reasons. Coleman scored 32 in this game. He had scored 40 a week earlier in a 109-107 win over No. 2-ranked Tenn. A&I at Nashville and had run up more than 130 points in four games up to the one against EC. Sportswriting at the time was full of hyperbole over these programs. Rightfully so. An era we will never again experience.
Some snips of that time frame.
