The State of Kansas lost a son, while the game of Basketball lost a good man. May Charlie Spoonhour rest in peace and be remembered as an individual who cared for his athletes, and a person who worked hard. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and a special thought goes out to his son Jay who is a fine coach and a Pitt State Alum.
I remember coach Spoon from the Nike Coaching clinics he was a man who would put a smile on everyone's face because of the way he told his stories. A very good storyteller and a coach who had jokes and could ease the crowd.
As a high school coach you look up to the guys that are college coaches and wonder to yourself how did they get there? Some fell into it and won others worked their way up the ladder. Coach Spoon worked his way up the ladder because of his hard work and his dedication to the programs he served. He started out as an high school coach and worked his way up. That is tough to do now days but I admire somebody like that because I want to do that.
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