WraithSentinel Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 This is truly sad news here. http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/7063540 Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser died on Thursday morning of an apparent heart attack shortly after jogging. Prosser was rushed to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Prosser, 56, was one of the most well-liked coaches in the industry and known for his witty and sarcastic sense of humor. He grew up in Pittsburgh and went to high school at Carnegie before attending the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Prosser has spent the past seven seasons at Wake Forest after spending one year at Loyola (Md.) and seven at Xavier. He has a career record of 291-146. Prosser led Wake Forest to the NCAA Tournament in each of his first four seasons and the Demon Deacons won the ACC regular-season in 2003. The Demon Deacons have struggled recently — missing the tournament in each of the past two years. Prosser and his staff were in high spirits recently after learning that two of the nation's top high school players — Al Farouq Aminu and Tony Woods — committed to Wake Forest earlier this month. The staff already had a commitment from another one of the nation's top players, Ty Walker. Obviously, Prosser's peers were stunned to hear the news. "It's so sad. I feel so bad for his wife, Nancy," said Arizona State Herb Sendek, who coached against Prosser when he was with N.C. State. "Skip was a gentleman and someone who represented what was good about our profession. He was the kind of person you wanted your son to play for." "I was sitting with him yesterday in Orlando," Georgia Tech's Paul Hewitt said. "He was just a great person. It's so sad." "He's a great guy and I watched his career blossom," added Arizona coach Lute Olson. "This is beyond belief. It's awful. He was always very positive and friendly. Extremely outgoing. The kind of guy you always looked forward to seeing." Prosser is survived by his wife, Nancy, and two sons, Scott (28) and Mark (27). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncthompson11 Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 All I can say is wow. My prayers go out to the prosser family and the Wake Forest Nation. It sounds like to me he was a very active person and probably worked out regularly. This is a tragedy in the sports world today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeacKillsaDevil Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Awful news. No idea where we go from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncthompson11 Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Its a shame all of the Michael Vick stuff going on today is going to overshadow what has happened to the Prossers and Wake Forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shug94 Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 A good man, and a good coach who was taken from us far too early. This is kinda depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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