Newspapers Sure Have Changed

[TedBaxter]

The Milwaukee Journal sent Bill Dwyre to Queens to follow up on Dwyane Johnson back in 1981. Johnson was Marquette's priority recruit and would sign a couple months later.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19810225&id=wRUhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wisEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4709,2357124&hl=en

[Mark Miller]

I remember Rick Majerus, in another article about Dwayne Johnson in the Journal, saying ... "Dwayne Johnson will be the best high school player in America next year. Mark that down."

[TedBaxter]

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19810405&id=GW0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ySsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5481,2784406&hl=en

Johnson verbals to MU.

[Phantom Warrior]

Wish I could actually read the entire article instead of just a couple of columns, but I can't figure out how to make that happen.

Also, interesting article on the team that year. The writer laid it all out about how serious that team's problems were and that Hank had no answers. You don't see that kind of article any more. That must have been Doc's frosh year. Names from the fairly-distant past - Schlundt, O. Lee, Doc, Michael Wilson, Marquardt, Artie Green. Pretty decent talent.

As far as Dwayne, I also recall Rick's quote. But then again, Rick was often given to hyperbole. He made some comments about Rod Grosse and Mike Davis that were so far off as to border on the ridiculous.

[The Reptile]

You mean biggest sleeper since Rip Van Winkle? Yup, kinda sounded like he spent too much with Rip's Pappy Van Winkle.

[TedBaxter]

I have a laptop and hold the left button down and it goes into pan mode and I navigate it that way. There are also some features at the top of the article that you can use to navigate.

[Nukem2]

I have a laptop and hold the left button down and it goes into pan mode and I navigate it that way. There are also some features at the top of the article that you can use to navigate.Yes, just hold the left down the left clicker on the mouse and navigate.

[835schroeder]

He was great in Ballers!

[Gato78]

I have posted this before but it bears repeating (or I am starting with Murf styled dementia): I have run into Dwayne Johnson at MSG and Orlando at Marquette games. Although he finished his career at Whitewater, he considers himself a part of the MU family! Nice guy.

[Nukem2]

I have posted this before but it bears repeating (or I am starting with Murf styled dementia): I have run into Dwayne Johnson at MSG and Orlando at Marquette games. Although he finished his career at Whitewater, he considers himself a part of the MU family! Nice guy.
Those academics got in his way at MU. Do you know what he is doing now?

[TulsaWarrior]

Roman Mueller, "the biggest sleeper since Rip Van Winkle." I think he went to Ball State after his time at Marquette.

[TedBaxter]

Those academics got in his way at MU. Do you know what he is doing now?

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dwayne-johnson/46/281/1a6

Same guy?

[MulliganMusings]

You mean biggest sleeper since Rip Van Winkle? Yup, kinda sounded like he spent too much with Rip's Pappy Van Winkle.

I think that comment was made in reference to Roman Mueller who subsequently followed Rick To Ball State.