When John Calipari arrived in Lexington, one of the first people he me was Rick Corman. He and Rick became close friends over the years.
The first person Ellen and I met when I took the job at the University of Kentucky was Rick Corman. He sent his plane to Memphis to pick us up and take us back to Lexington for our introduction. He was on the plane with us, and we spent the next hour and a half talking about anything other than basketball. He made it very clear from the start that he knew nothing about the sport. My wife instantly loved him.
Rick had been fighting a long battle with cancer, a battle he lost late last week.
Coach Cal will wear a red jacket this season to honor his dear friend.
I always said I would never wear red, but in honor of my friend, I’m going to wear a Rick Corman red jacket to one or more games this season. It’s the second color I said I would never wear but ended up doing (brown was the other), but I promise I will never wear orange. Oh, and it won’t be for the Louisville game either.
Calipari wrote a nice article on his website (We’ve lost one of our best).
Read We’ve lost one of our best by clicking here.
