Number 24

Published: Aug. 23, 2020, 7 a.m.

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Bailey, Barnes, Barry, Bonds, Bryant, Chelios, Gordon, Griffey, Henderson, Malone, Mays . . . the competition for the greatest #24 of all-time is absolutely STACKED.\\xa0 Bill Cartwright, the catalyst of the great Bulls teams of the early 90s joins us to talk about the Bulls, The Last Dance, his love of the Say Hey Kid and more! It's an action-packed show featuring a brand-new segment from Mr. Rudy Klancnik himself.

Our Guest
Bill Cartwright was a\\xa0 key part of the one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. He played 16 seasons for the Knicks, Bulls and Sonics and was co-captain of the Bulls teams that won three-straight NBA titles in the early 90s.\\xa0 After his playing days he became a successful assistant coach with the Bulls, Nets and Suns and a part of 3 more championship teams. He was a two-time All-American at University of San Francisco and is still the Dons all-time leading scorer. His #24 is retired at USF alongside legends like Bill Russell and KC Jones where he is now Director of University Initiatives.

1:31 \\u2013 \\u201cThis is the inaugural edition, ladies and gentlemen, of Number News.\\u201d
Rudy debuts a sparkly new segment, Number News (which will eventually be called Rudy\\u2019s Roundup). As the name states, it\\u2019s news and notes of import in the uniform number world.\\xa0

5:00 \\u2013 \\u201cIt\\u2019s 16 years . . .\\u201d
6-time NBA champ Bill Cartwright joins us and immediately corrects Tom on the number of years he played in the NBA. We also talk #24, the Bulls dynasty, The Last Dance, Willie Mays and why the Knicks still suck.

11:08 \\u2013 \\u201cI\\u2019m gonna kick it off, focusing on baseball.\\u201d
Rudy talks great baseball #24\\u2019s including Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr., Rickey Henderson and more. Football at 16:37. Basketball at 22:28. Hockey/NASCAR/Soccer at 31:23\\xa0

35:07 \\u2013 \\u201cYou excited? You feelin\\u2019 it?\\u201d

Screen stars. Actors wearing #24 in movies and TV:

  1. Corbin Bernsen as Roger Dorn in Major League (1989)
  2. Fred \\u201cThe Hammer\\u201d Williamson as Dr. Oliver Jones in MASH (1970)
  3. Toheeb Jimoh as Sam Obisanya in Ted Lasso (2020)
  4. Kadeem Hardison as Antoine Tyler in The Sixth Man (1997)
  5. Dylan O\\u2019Brien as Stiles Stilinski in Teen Wolf (2011-2017)\\xa0

37:33 \\u2013 \\u201cNow it\\u2019s time for the Hall of Shame.\\u201d
The Derrick Rose Award (great careers ruined by circumstance) goes to Nile Kinnick and Marvin \\u201cBad News\\u201d Barnes. The Hall of Shame recipient is Brazilian Soccer as an institution for the taboo it has associated with #24.

40:30 \\u2013 \\u201cLet\\u2019s focus on some Heat Check guys.\\u201d
These are people who are still playing and vying for a spot someday on the Hall of Fame list.

  1. Miguel Cabrera\\xa0
  2. Stephon Gilmore\\xa0
  3. Robinson Cano\\xa0
  4. Nick Chubb\\xa0
  5. Devonta Freeman\\xa0
  6. Josh Norman
  7. Buddy Hield\\xa0
  8. Lauri Markkanen.
  9. Kaapo Kakko\\xa0
  10. Johnathan Abram\\xa0

45:13 \\u2013 \\u201cLet\\u2019s go for it.\\u201d
The Hall of Fame List:

  1. Willie Mays
  2. Kobe Bryant
  3. Rickey Henderson\\xa0
  4. Jeff Gordon
  5. Ken Griffey, Jr.\\xa0

Our thanks to Frank Allocco at USF for helping us secure the interview with Bill Cartwright.

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