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Post by motorcitysam on Feb 16, 2016 13:53:05 GMT -5
Sweet Du gets a nice story on Channel 2, regarding his basketball career, retirement from the Detroit Fire Department, and receiving the Conti award. (The only bad moment of the report is when the reporter says Du played for "Detroit Mercy".) As Commish pointed out in another thread, Duerod had a great shooting percentage. He wasn't a volume shooter like a lot of guys today. Had he played with the three point line, his career would be even more impressive. www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/92269391-story
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2020 12:57:49 GMT -5
RIP Duuu
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Post by ptctitan on Nov 13, 2020 13:08:46 GMT -5
Cancer sucks.
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Post by nctitan on Nov 13, 2020 13:21:52 GMT -5
RIP to a Titan legend.
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Post by Rogobob77 on Nov 13, 2020 15:46:15 GMT -5
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Post by Rogobob77 on Nov 13, 2020 15:54:34 GMT -5
I recall watching the opening game of his Junior season on TV. Duerod hit on 12 of 14 shots and scored 25 points in what was Smokey Gaines' debut, a 76-64 road win over Toledo.
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Post by larrytitan on Nov 13, 2020 15:57:06 GMT -5
I remember the night he lit up Jimmy Vs Iona team with Jeff Ruland at MSG in 1979. On the way home on LIRR, passengers were raving about Due and his rainbow jumper from the corner. Proud to be a Titan🏀
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Post by larrytitan on Nov 13, 2020 16:03:52 GMT -5
Not to argue, Rogo, but Vitale was HC for Duerods first two seasons.
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Post by Rogobob77 on Nov 13, 2020 16:19:12 GMT -5
Not to argue, Rogo, but Vitale was HC for Duerods first two seasons. I wasn’t thinking straight. I corrected.
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Post by motorcitysam on Nov 13, 2020 16:22:10 GMT -5
This year is brutal.
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Post by Rogobob77 on Nov 13, 2020 17:22:23 GMT -5
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Post by Rogobob77 on Nov 14, 2020 8:52:00 GMT -5
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Post by Commissioner on Nov 14, 2020 10:43:56 GMT -5
How sad. I’m glad they honored him a couple years ago , before it was too late.
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Post by Rogobob77 on Nov 14, 2020 12:20:12 GMT -5
My favorite Terry Duerod memory was from a game played on 2/6/79. Here’s part of Commish’s writeup for what he designated as the 8th greatest win in Titan basketball history, decided by a Duerod buzzer beater:
Detroit 64, @#9 Marquette 63
The Marquette game opened . . . with the 16-3 Warriors charging out to a 10 point lead in the opening minutes. Detroit closed the gap but still trailed 38-35 at the half. UD took the lead midway through the second half and stetched it six points, 56-50, on a Keith Jackson free throw with 8:10 remaining, but Marquette fought back to tie it at 58 on a Bernard Toone basket with less than six minutes to play. The teams traded baskets, and a Sam Worthen foul shot put the Warriors up 61-60 with 2:38 left. A minute later, Cureton hit two free throws to regain the lead for Detroit, but a Toone jumper from the top of the key with 40 seconds left put Marquette back on top, 63-62. Detroit called two time outs trying to set up a final shot. The game winner came when All-American Terry Duerod nailed a 22 footer from above the key with just 2 seconds on the game clock. Freshman forward Jerry Davis led Detroit with 15 – 13 in the first half while Detroit struggled to stay close - while Duerod finished with 14.
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Post by fan on Nov 16, 2020 12:18:25 GMT -5
I think Duerod's winning shoot was a turn around jumper from 22 to 25 feet out, a amazing shoot.
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