UL Athlete Andrew Toney

[moorecajun]

_ Forgive my ignorance, but where did Toney get the nickname "Boston Strangler"!?! _

It may have been the Boston fans that gave him that nickname. I had moved to Boston during that time period and all my Boston buddies hated the way he did what he wanted against the Celtics.

But they admired him.

[marklapinski]

We have started a Facebook page to help get Andrew Toney's #22 retired from the Philadelphia 76ers.

If you would like to help out with the cause we ask that you visit the page and hit the like button.

http://www.facebook.com/andrewtoney22

I am planning 22 days of Toney on Philaphans.com as part of my News, Notes, & Quotes section.

Day 1 - http://philaphans.com/sixers/?p=18669

Day 2 - http://philaphans.com/sixers/?p=18770

If you have stories or information please let me know and I can include them. Day two highlights what lead to SW Louisiana getting the death penalty and how Toney choosing the University helped restart the program.

Thanks, and please show your support.

Mark Lapinski,
Philaphans Sixers Editor

Mods - if you can "sticky" this, it would be much appreciated.

[Turbine]

Great idea, should be fun.
igeaux.mobi

[marklapinski]

Anyone who wants to tell me a story of his exploits while a player there is welcome to contact via e-mail.

I will try to get info from the University's sports information office. If anyone has a contact, let me know.

Thanks to those who have stopped by. One of his teammates with the Sixers his first couple of years with the team told me that he had foot issues when he was a rookie. Its a shame because the guy was a HOFer if he was healthy. He reminded me of a cross between Ray Allen and Dwayne Wade.

[Turbine]

Here is a LINK to a thread on Ragin Pagin -asking and talking- about Andrew Toney that goes back to 2002

[cajunfan32]

_ Here is a LINK to a thread on Ragin Pagin -asking and talking- about Andrew Toney that goes back to 2002 _

I love this quote someone put up in that thread:

Former Celtic player and current head of Celtic basketball operations, Danny Ainge once said in a NBATV interview "I tell you, Andrew was giving you nightmares when you thought about playing against him. He was already the Boston Strangler, so by the time I got there, I had heard all the stories about Andrew Toney. I was given all kinds of advice on how to defend him - be physical with him, just hang on to him, fight him and hold him. I learned through my own experience that was the exact opposite way to defend Andrew. I thought it was better to just let him run wherever he wanted and try to let him get bored, because every time he was challenged either mentally or physically, he seemed to respond."

[cajunfan32]

I also found a good article on Andrew Toney.
http://www.thedraftreview.com/index....k=view&id=2918

Here's a youtube video I found of him too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7UiR...eature=related

That video is just 1 of 5 parts. you can find the others on the side bar

[marklapinski]

Thanks for your help guys. We really appreciate the support. Got to post that Danny Ainge quote. He also said that he feared Toney more than Jordan.

That ESPN Vintage Series on Toney was great. They centered the documentary around game 7 of the 82 ECF's game against the 76ers in Boston...that was where you first heard the "Beat LA" chants when behind Toney, the Celtics fans realized there was no beating the Sixers that year.

Be sure to check out all the videos of that series on Toney. Well worth the watching.

[marklapinski]

Todays story (22 days of Toney - 19 more to go!)

Most of it is comments from your other thread. I was able to get some good stuff from a chat I had with one of you guys that I will put in Day 4 of the 22 days.

http://philaphans.com/sixers/?p=18887

Link to the Retire Andrew Toney's Number FB page.

http://www.facebook.com/andrewtoney22

Thanks for all your support.

[anhil8tor]

I'd love to get Toneys number retired but they haven't even retired Moses Malones number.