UL Athlete Andrew Toney

[Zeebart21]

Great player...too bad the injuries got to him...anytime you get props from the likes of Larry Bird, Moses Malone etc you know your the man....I remember watching those games on CBS and all the announcers would talk about how scared the Celtics were of him...never ran his mouth either but boy would he put a dagger in their hearts when the game was on the line...he was also part of that second great wave of teams after Lamar and Ebron and Freddie Saunders and Winkler...his group with Cordy Glenn, Calvin Crews etc was also a special group

Thats why they called him, "The Boston Strangler"...

Z

[iedmunds]

He returned to Philly back in 2001 with his kids during the NBA Finals. This was not his first visit back. For the record.

[Turbine]

He returned to Philly back in 2001 with his kids during the NBA Finals. This was not his first visit back. For the record.

Interesting, they must be drawing a distinction between an NBA event and a 76er's event

[Boomer]

I remember on the old sign at the corner of Congress and Bertrand when we signed him---it went something like this----Remember this name Andrew Toney!!!!

[USL1970]

Best basketball player in UL history.

[CajunAmos]

Best basketball player in UL history.

I'd have to separate college/pro basketball players. I'd think most would consider Bo Lamar would be rated a better college player, and Toney a better pro player.

[SlappyCajun]

Better scorer does not mean better player. My vote goes for Toney.

[CajunRed]

Slap...I think we agree. Bo was the best scorer ever to play here. Andrew was the best overall basketball player we've ever had. He could do it all.

One thing I remember is that he was faster down the court WITH the ball than those guarding him without it. He would often tear down court...leaving the defender to catch up...then would abruptly stop on a dime and bend at the waist...letting the defender run into and over him. Then he'd walk to the line and nail two.

The guy was a basketball freak.

[douglas]

from what i am told elvin ivory would have takin both of their lunch money at the same time

[Boomer]

Totally different positions and attitude!!!

[USL1970]

Totally different positions and attitude!!!

"At USL, I used them, and they used me," says Ivory. "All they wanted was a black to play basketball for them; they didn't give a damn about me personally. It was about one thing, about how bad they wanted me to go there. I used to tell them all the time, you're not doing me any favors." Elvin Ivory

[TheTruth]

Back in those days Toney had the quickest first step in the NBA