tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post3388641402898850820..comments2024-03-11T16:39:12.344-05:00Comments on Once A Knight ...: Orvis: a sports community's MVPNico Van Thynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-58512326657830658492017-08-28T08:17:08.041-05:002017-08-28T08:17:08.041-05:00From Dante Rebori (Springfield, Mo.): Coach Sigler...From Dante Rebori (Springfield, Mo.): Coach Sigler took the reins of the Saint Agnes Fightin' Irish as head coach early in the 1947-48 season when coach Joe Newton left to take a job with the State of Missouri. Orvis had been the assistant coach to Newton.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-7409889915695990422016-04-17T21:58:30.099-05:002016-04-17T21:58:30.099-05:00From John Marshall: LOVE those old photos of Orvis...From John Marshall: LOVE those old photos of Orvis Utopia when he was a young man. Amazing guy, a real classy man and a true institution.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-40299748158500048102016-04-17T14:47:43.771-05:002016-04-17T14:47:43.771-05:00When I was umpiring at Centenary in the early '...When I was umpiring at Centenary in the early '70's, if Joanne Sigler was present there would be a time during the game, invariably, when I would hear a piercing voice from the lawn chairs along the third base line - "Marshall, you haven't gotten a call right yet!" It usually came after a Ray Charles call, but it was as predictable as the sun setting in the west (and just as reassuring). If I saw her today, those would probably be the first words out of her mouth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647861071877155326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-13943652695290991962016-04-12T18:32:57.095-05:002016-04-12T18:32:57.095-05:00From Robert Levy: Just read your Orvis Sigler blog...From Robert Levy: Just read your Orvis Sigler blog. Great. Never knew all that about him and see that Joanne is still with him and us.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-79680642957621831092016-04-08T13:57:40.970-05:002016-04-08T13:57:40.970-05:00From Pesky Hill: Thanks for this great piece on Or...From Pesky Hill: Thanks for this great piece on Orvis. I loved going to watch those Centenary teams when I was growing up in the late '50s and early '60s. Yes, Cecil Upshaw and Captain Hook, Tom Kerwin, were among my favorites.<br />I talked met with Coach a month or so ago at our annual Independence Bowl meeting. We had a great visit. I kidded him about how he used to get on officials. Then he surprised me by telling me he had never been thrown out of a game. I didn’t challenge him on that, but he saw my mouth drop when he told me.<br />Then he said, "Of course, back then you could get as many technical fouls as you wanted. I got five in a game at Oglethorpe (Atlanta)."<br />Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-89324307681357398252016-04-08T13:54:05.794-05:002016-04-08T13:54:05.794-05:00From Dick Hicks: Great article. I remember he and ...From Dick Hicks: Great article. I remember he and Dad were good friends. Dad made sure Roger and I went to his basketball camps. I think Dad said we both got to go for $50. I remember some of his drills like dribbling with plastic solid white glasses with only the top half cut off (taught you to feel for the ball vs. looking down to see the ball); also he would use ropes to tie your arms to your body and force you to "center up" the guy you were guarding with your nose -- forced you to play defense with your feet and NOT reach. All of those camps really helped me to become a better overall basketball player.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-63995570284849274002016-04-08T13:51:11.250-05:002016-04-08T13:51:11.250-05:00From Bud Dean: Nice piece on a nice man. Always li...From Bud Dean: Nice piece on a nice man. Always liked him, but [not] most of his players.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-35445639675853503762016-04-08T13:50:08.373-05:002016-04-08T13:50:08.373-05:00From Sydney Boone: Played in the old gym [at Cente...From Sydney Boone: Played in the old gym [at Centenary, Haynes Gym] a lot -- with Byrd (Scotty Robertson would have us play practice games vs. the Gents) and then as a freshman at La. Tech. Loved Coach Sigler. <br />Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-44826691982069532992016-04-08T13:39:49.451-05:002016-04-08T13:39:49.451-05:00From James Manasseh: Orvis was always one of dad&#...From James Manasseh: Orvis was always one of dad's favorite people. Thanks for reminding everyone of this great man.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-6145880799402026362016-04-08T13:37:20.708-05:002016-04-08T13:37:20.708-05:00From Joe Monsour: I love Orvis! Been friends for m...From Joe Monsour: I love Orvis! Been friends for many years. He spent every Friday in my restaurant. But enough about that great and colorful man, where is he getting that waffle?Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-41166814307576362182016-04-08T13:36:18.970-05:002016-04-08T13:36:18.970-05:00From Angelina Rice: Great article. I enjoyed readi...From Angelina Rice: Great article. I enjoyed reading about Coach Sigler, who was at Centenary when I attended.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-89470197480464828542016-04-08T13:35:09.729-05:002016-04-08T13:35:09.729-05:00From Raleigh Whitehead: Susan Sigler was able to h...From Raleigh Whitehead: Susan Sigler was able to help my brother receive his master's degree conferred on him shortly before his death in 1996. Such a gracious and caring lady. They met while he was a patient at M.D. Anderson in Houston and she was a volunteer.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-65265450548344458032016-04-08T13:34:21.878-05:002016-04-08T13:34:21.878-05:00According to one Internet site, the answer to the ...According to one Internet site, the answer to the "U" question is ... Utopia.<br />Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-40932092400334091852016-04-08T13:32:25.344-05:002016-04-08T13:32:25.344-05:00From Tom Marshall: Good job. Coach Sigler was real...From Tom Marshall: Good job. Coach Sigler was really nice to me during my one year as a student sportswriter at Centenary. But I never asked him this burning question: What does the "U" stand for?Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-89290824908680713062016-04-08T13:30:31.244-05:002016-04-08T13:30:31.244-05:00From Pat Booras: Tremendous. See him at lunch on F...From Pat Booras: Tremendous. See him at lunch on Fridays often.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-15088631040447404712016-04-08T13:29:40.025-05:002016-04-08T13:29:40.025-05:00From Ron Hill: Excellent article. I remember him w...From Ron Hill: Excellent article. I remember him well and did not know he was still around.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-48096360682006925662016-04-08T13:29:00.121-05:002016-04-08T13:29:00.121-05:00From Jerie Shirley Black: Orvis has been in my lif...From Jerie Shirley Black: Orvis has been in my life a very long time -- a great friend to my daddy, and he and Joanne have been assets to Shreveport for many years. Old school all the way.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-85891790440779008472016-04-08T13:25:38.465-05:002016-04-08T13:25:38.465-05:00From Tom Arceneaux: A great guy and a worthy oppon...From Tom Arceneaux: A great guy and a worthy opponent [in a Shreveport City Council race] in 1982. We were the bookends. I was the youngest candidate and he was the most mature.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.com