| Article: |
Jorgensen memories remain for Huskies
SYCAMORE - Old fishing tales have nothing on the Tom Jorgensen reunion.
The sixth annual reunion of Jorgensen, the Northern Illinois University men's basketball coach from 1966-73 and his players, coaches and friends took place on Saturday with a golf outing in the morning and dinner at Johnny's Charhouse in Sycamore.
The stories and memories the players swap every reunion get bigger and better every time.
“We're all All-Americans now,” Jerry Zielinski, a former NIU forward, said with a laugh.
The one thing that actually does grow over time is the love and respect Jorgenson's former players have for him.
In what might be the best tribute to Jorgenson, it's not one story, one game or one moment that defines what Jorgensen means to each of th
|