Larry Conley
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"George Larry Conley" is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'3" guard (basketball)/guard, Conley played college basketball at the University of Kentucky under legendary coach Adolph Rupp. During the 1965-66 season, Conley was a starter on a Kentucky team that also featured Pat Riley and Louie Dampier. The Wildcats lost the championship game of 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament/that season's NCAA Tournament 72-65 to University of Texas at El Paso/Texas Western, this game was the center of the 2006 film Glory Road (film)/Glory Road.

Conley played one season in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Kentucky Colonels. He currently broadcasts college basketball for Fox Sports (United States)/Fox Sports, after previously performing the same role for ESPN, NBC, CBS, American Broadcasting Company/ABC, and Raycom Sports.

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Sure, there were times when I hated the man but like all great coaches he was a great teacher. He would settle for nothing less than our very best. That's what a coach should do.

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People say it's considered the biggest time of the year for eating. I just enjoy eating a lot of food and being with friends and family.

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There's no question that we were not expected to be there. We weren't picked to be in the top two or three in the Southeastern Conference. With nobody over 6-5, there was no way we were going to be there, so looking back, we did accomplish a great deal.

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I left some green beans and mashed potatoes on that track the first week, I want to tell you. It was hard. Really hard.

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After this go-around, particularly with the movie, then you can pretty much put it on the shelf.

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I think if neither one of them makes the NCAA tournament, they'll probably drape the state in black.

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I just can't wait to visit with all of my old teammates and catch up with so many people. That's what's really most important.

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I wish I could anticipate some of the stories and lies that will be told. It's going to be great to get everyone together so we can tell all of the families, all of the wives and children, just how good we were because they never got to see us play.

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I think he would be interviewed, absolutely. By the same token, he got a contract a couple of years ago that pays him pretty well. This is a heck of a program. It would tough to pick up and leave what he's got going right now.

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