I will miss the association with the players and coaches. It has been a great ride. Jack Ramsay Read Quote
Just as an athlete must exercise his body to be a winner, a leader must exercise his position of authority. If he doesn’t, he loses that authority. Jack Ramsay Read Quote
Teams that play together beat those teams with superior players who play more as individuals. Jack Ramsay Read Quote
The best players I have seen and known have confidence in their teammates. They know that basketball’s not a one-man game. That confidence brings out the best in everybody, because it’s contagious. Jack Ramsay Read Quote
At Mass General in January 2007, Dr. Loeffler’s team attached a ring-shaped metal frame to my head with four pins. Then I went to the radiation center, where they strapped me to the treatment table and secured the head frame so that I couldn’t move. Jack Ramsay Read Quote
I went through my entire athletic life as a basketball player with only minimal physical setbacks, the worst being a couple of brain concussions, one in a college game in 1948, the other in 1954 while playing in the Eastern League, from which I recovered without permanent damage. Jack Ramsay Read Quote
I got interested in coaching while I played at St. Joseph’s. Because we played a national schedule, we played teams coached by Nat Holman, Joe Lapchick, Hank Iba, and others. I could see the impact the coach had on their teams, and I thought, ‘That’s a pretty good thing to do.’ Jack Ramsay Read Quote
Saint Joseph’s still is among the smaller-enrollment institutions with a big-time basketball program. The Jesuits still offer the same high-quality education. St. Joe’s students and alumni are as supportive as ever, and their spirit is unquenchable. Jack Ramsay Read Quote
During my 11-year coaching tenure, Saint Joseph’s won or tied for the Big Five championship seven times, went to 10 postseason tournaments – including seven NCAA appearances – and reached the Final Four in 1961. Jack Ramsay Read Quote
In 1955-56, Saint Joseph’s won the first Big Five championship, compiled a 23-6 overall record, and entered its first postseason competition ever – the National Invitation Tournament – finishing third. That season’s success seemed to vault St. Joe’s into the national collegiate basketball scene, and it has been there since. Jack Ramsay Read Quote
