The REAL Sabres
February 23rd, 2004, 11:17:29 PM
Rich Kilgour (Honorable Mention: Brian Hall & Mike Hasen)
Singing the praises of UNSUNG HEROES
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Buffalo's sports history is filled with athletes and coaches who deserve more appreciation
Once a year, American Heritage publishes an article on some of the most underrated people, places and things in United States history. The magazine has covered such categories as comedian (Mort Sahl), movie classic ("Dodsworth"), founding father (Gouverneur Morris), teen idol (Bill Haley), and highway (Interstate 40). But why should that publication have all the fun? Buffalo's sports history is filled with underrated athletes and coaches. Here's an opportunity to square the ledger by picking out some people who should be more appreciated than they are:
Bandits player
Rich Kilgour: He's never been named to a National Lacrosse League season-ending All-Star team, never even won a weekly league honor since beginning his career as a Buffalo Bandit back in 1992. But the 35-year-old is still the glue of the franchise.
Kilgour has played defense on occasion, taken faceoffs, been part of the power play and man-down units and always provided leadership in the locker room. Though he's never tallied more than 13 goals in one season, Kilgour's shining moment as a scorer came during the 1999 NLL All-Star Game, when he netted three goals in the waning moments of regulation to force an overtime.
Other candidates: Little Brian Hall was never afraid to stick his nose into a corner in pursuit of a loose ball and also scored 34 goals and 98 points in his six seasons (1992-97). Mike Hasen scooped 119 loose balls in three seasons (1996-98) here, and ranks as one of the NLL's top one-on-one defenders.
The Full Article
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20040223/1045672.asp
Singing the praises of UNSUNG HEROES
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Buffalo's sports history is filled with athletes and coaches who deserve more appreciation
Once a year, American Heritage publishes an article on some of the most underrated people, places and things in United States history. The magazine has covered such categories as comedian (Mort Sahl), movie classic ("Dodsworth"), founding father (Gouverneur Morris), teen idol (Bill Haley), and highway (Interstate 40). But why should that publication have all the fun? Buffalo's sports history is filled with underrated athletes and coaches. Here's an opportunity to square the ledger by picking out some people who should be more appreciated than they are:
Bandits player
Rich Kilgour: He's never been named to a National Lacrosse League season-ending All-Star team, never even won a weekly league honor since beginning his career as a Buffalo Bandit back in 1992. But the 35-year-old is still the glue of the franchise.
Kilgour has played defense on occasion, taken faceoffs, been part of the power play and man-down units and always provided leadership in the locker room. Though he's never tallied more than 13 goals in one season, Kilgour's shining moment as a scorer came during the 1999 NLL All-Star Game, when he netted three goals in the waning moments of regulation to force an overtime.
Other candidates: Little Brian Hall was never afraid to stick his nose into a corner in pursuit of a loose ball and also scored 34 goals and 98 points in his six seasons (1992-97). Mike Hasen scooped 119 loose balls in three seasons (1996-98) here, and ranks as one of the NLL's top one-on-one defenders.
The Full Article
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20040223/1045672.asp